Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 583)

This chapter covers the following:
• Performing Basic Cut Edits (p. 583)
• Changing the Duration of Clips in the Timeline (p. 587)
• Opening Sequence Clips in the Viewer to Change Durations (p. 587)
Once you’ve assembled clips in your sequence, you can easily cut them and adjust their
durations.
Performing Basic Cut Edits
The most basic edit is a straight cut, like the ones performed with a razor blade on a piece
of film. Basic cuts are described in this section, to help you in the rough editing process.
Cutting Clips in the Timeline
Each time you cut a clip in your sequence, it is split into two clips. You can make cuts
with the Razor Blade tool, or you can make cuts during playback by pressing Control-V.
Razor Blade tool
Razor Blade All tool
• Razor Blade: Adds an edit point to a sequence clip by cutting a single clip item, along
with any clip items linked to it in the Timeline, into two pieces. This edit point is added
at the frame of the clip item in the Timeline that you click.
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Cutting Clips and Adjusting
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