Graphics Reference
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2.
With the Trim tool selected, click inside the sixth clip in the sequence (Scene 8 Slate 58 Take 2) so that
both ends of the clip are selected.
3.
Hold and drag the clip all the way to the left until the clip runs out of media and a red trim bracket is dis-
played at the Out point. Watch the Viewer as you drag, the clip's new start point is displayed on the left, and
the new end point is displayed on the right.
4.
Play back the clip to see the result. Most of the camera pan has been removed, but the last part of the
movement is still visible at the beginning of the clip. To eliminate this, use a Ripple edit to trim 15 frames
off the start of the clip.
Performing a Slide edit
The last type of edit that can be performed using the Trim tool is a Slide edit. This moves the position of a clip
earlier or later in an edited sequence without altering the content of the clip itself or the overall duration of the
sequence. Instead, a Slide edit trims the clips that reside before and after the clip being moved. A Slide edit is
useful when you want to move a clip to a specific point in the Timeline, such as when positioning a clip to the
beat of a music track. To initiate a Slide edit, hold down the Option key as you click inside a clip in an edited
sequence. This selects the edit points and adds brackets to the two adjacent clips, because these are the clips be-
ing trimmed by the Slide (see Figure 6.7).
Figure 6.7
A Slide edit moves the position of the clip in the edited sequence.
View the seventh clip in the Bump in the Night sequence (Scene 8 Slate 57 Take 2). In this shot, Katie gets out
of bed to take a closer look at the alphabet blocks on the floor. This is followed by a close shot of the blocks just
before she kicks them (Scene 8 Slate 59 Take 1). Let's slide the close shot of the blocks earlier in the Timeline
and trim the end of the clip where she gets out of bed:
1.
Open the Bump in the Night Project in the Timeline.
2.
With the Trim tool selected, hold down the Option key and click inside the eighth clip in the sequence
(Scene 8 Slate 59 Take 1) so that the ends of the two adjacent clips are selected.
3.
With the Option key still held down, hold and drag the clip 2 seconds and 10 frames to the left so that it
starts at 1 minute, 18 seconds, and 7 frames in the Timeline. As you drag, notice how the clip before is be-
ing shortened and how the clip after is being extended.
4.
Play back the clip to see the result.
Using the keyboard to make Ripple, Roll, Slip, and Slide edits
