Trim in the preview window – Adobe Premiere Elements 12 User Manual
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release the Alt key after you begin dragging.) Notice that the video stays aligned with the previous clip.
If trimming the end of the clip, when the Trim-Out icon
appears, press Alt and drag the edge to the desired frame. (You can release
the Alt key after you begin dragging.) Notice that subsequent clips in the track shift left.
Tip: Alt-dragging a clip temporarily unlinks the clips. When you want to move or edit them together, select them again.
5. If you need to trim an adjacent clip so its audio doesn’t overlap with the linked clips you’ve just trimmed, repeat step 3 on the adjacent audio
clip.
Trim in the Preview window
You can preview any clip and set new In and Out points for it before adding it to the Expert view timeline or the Quick view timeline. You might, for
example, preview your clips to determine their quality and trim unusable parts before arranging them. You can preview and trim clips in the
Preview window.
Trimming a clip in the Preview window sets its In and Out points for all subsequent instances in the Expert view timeline or the Quick view
timeline. It does not change the In and Out points of clip instances that are already in the Expert view timeline or the Quick view timeline. To let all
clip instances use the same In and Out points, set them before placing the clip in either timeline.
Preview window
A. Zoom control B. Clip In point C. Current time D. Playback controls E. Current-time indicator F. Clip Out point G. Clip duration
Preview a clip in the Preview window
In the Project Assets panel, double-click a clip and do any of the following in the Preview window:
To play the clip, click the Play button.
To step back or forward one frame, click the Step Back button or the Step Forward button.
Scrubbing the Timecode.
Trim a clip in the Preview window
You can trim a clip in the Preview window before placing it in the Expert view timeline. Trimming in the Preview window does not affect instances
of the clip that are already in the Expert view timeline or the Quick view timeline.
Once a clip is in a movie, you can reopen it in the Preview window to change its In and Out points for subsequent instances. You can either regain
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