Grass Valley Aurora Edit LD v.7.0 - Manual (Page 110)

Trimming your clips
You may often need to shorten your clips or change the starting or ending frame. In
Aurora Edit you trim clips by changing the Mark In and Mark Out points.
1. Click once on the clip you want to trim to select it.
2. Press 3 on the keyboard or click the Trim Tool button in the Timeline toolbar.
The Trim window appears.
3. To trim the beginning of a shot, press the spacebar to play the clip and press the
spacebar again to stop at the frame where you want the clip to start.
You can also use the slider to find the approximate In point and then use the A ,
S , D , and F keys on the keyboard to find the exact spot.
4. Press I on the keyboard to mark a new In point.
5. To trim the end of the same clip, play the clip again and stop at the frame where
you want the clip to end.
6. Press O on the keyboard to mark a new Out point.
7. Continue trimming other clips in your sequence.
Using handles to add frames to your clips
If you have recorded handles with your clips, you have additional frames to choose
from when trimming your clips.
1. In the Trim Tool, click the Add Handles button.
The handles appear as additional frames on the slider in the Viewing Monitor.
2. Mark new In and Out points for your clip using the additional material.
Locking the duration of a clip
Sometimes you need to trim a clip while maintaining its duration. The Lock Duration
feature allows you to keep the clip duration constant while trimming by using the extra
frames in the handles and adjusting the clip.
For instance, if you move the Mark In point 5 frames from the beginning of the clip,
the Mark Out point moves automatically 5 frames to maintain the duration.
• In the Trim Tool, click the Lock Duration button.
110 Aurora Edit LD User Guide 08 April 2010
Trimming clips