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Creating subclips, Copying a clip to the timeline, A quick way to edit – Grass Valley NewsEdit XT v.5.5 User Manual

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Chapter 6

Trimming Your Clips

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Digital News Production

Creating SubClips

If you want to create a shorter clip from a larger recorded clip:

1. Press the

I

and

O

buttons on the keyboard to mark new edit points.

2. Click

Create SubClip

on the Bin Trimmer window.

The Create Subclip dialog appears.

3. Name the subclip and click

OK

.

When you close the Trimmer, click

No

to save changes. Otherwise, the master

clip will be modified.

Copying a Clip to the Timeline

If you want to copy a portion of a larger recorded clip to the Timeline:

1. Open a sequence window if one is not open.

2. Press the

I

and

O

buttons on the keyboard to mark new edit points.

3. Press

C

on the keyboard or click

Copy to Timeline

on the Bin Trimmer

window.

The smaller clip copies to the Timeline at the insert point and is ready for
editing.

A Quick Way to Edit

To quickly edit a sequence:

1. Click

Play Past Out

on the Bin Trimmer window.

2. Play the clip.

3. Mark an In point.

4. Mark an Out point.

5. Copy to the Timeline by pressing

C

on the keyboard while the clip is playing.

6. Repeat steps 3-5 to continue your edits.