Grass Valley NewsEdit XT v.5.5 - Manual (Page 132)

Chapter 6 Trimming Your Clips
130 Digital News Production
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.
To use handles:
1. Click the Add Handles button in the Trim Tool.
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 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.
To lock the duration of a clip:
• Click the Lock Duration button in the Trim tool.
Playing Past Out
Playing Past Out lets you create an Out point on the fly while viewing media
after the Mark Out point, which is useful when verifying the Out point.
To play past the Out point:
1. Click the Play Past Out button in the Trim Tool.
2. Play the clip.
The clip continues playing past the Mark Out point, letting you see the rest
of the footage in the clip.