Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 744)

Chapter 22 Refining Transitions Using the Transition Editor 409
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When you trim the outgoing or incoming clip with the Ripple tool, the Canvas shows
the current frame of the edit point you’re dragging, along with the clip’s name and the
current timecode value of the clip in a single frame display. A tooltip is displayed at the
location of the pointer in the Transition Editor to show the offset between the new edit
point you’re selecting and the original edit point.
To do a ripple edit, adjusting the length of the transition:
1 Open the transition in the Transition Editor.
2 Place the pointer at the Out point of the outgoing clip or at the In point of the
incoming clip.
3 When the pointer changes to the Ripple tool, drag the edit point to another frame
in your clip.
When you do a ripple
edit, a tooltip shows the
offset between the new
and old edit points.
In the Canvas, the frame
of the new edit point is
shown.