Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 732)

This window shows a two-up display, with the Out point of the outgoing clip on the left
and the In point of the incoming clip on the right. Two green bars—one at the top of
each clip—highlight which edit points the Trim Edit window will affect. Using the Trim
Edit window, you can perform a ripple edit to either side of the selected edit point, or a
roll edit to both sides. You can also slip clip In and Out points together to change what
part of the clip appears in the Timeline (see
“Slipping Clips in the Timeline” ).
Outgoing clip
Incoming clip
Green bar
There are four ways you can perform trim edits in this window:
• Drag the clip In and Out points in the Trim Edit window scrubber bars.
• Use the jog and shuttle controls to move the playheads on either side of the edit, and
then set new In and Out points using the Mark In and Mark Out buttons (or the I and
O keys).
• Move the playhead using the J, K, and L keys to find new Out and In points for the
selected edit point. If the dynamic trimming option is turned on, the selected edit point
moves to the new position of the playhead whenever you press K to stop playback.
• Use the Trim Forward and Trim Backward buttons (Shift-Right Bracket and Shift-Left
Bracket) to perform the selected trim operation to the outgoing and incoming clips on
either side of the edit point. The inner trim buttons trim an edit point by one frame,
whereas the outer, multi-frame trim buttons adjust edit points by a default duration
of five frames. You can perform ripple and roll edits using these buttons while the
selected edit plays back, trimming frame by frame as you watch the selected edit loop
over and over.
Note: The number of frames the multi-frame trim buttons add or subtract can be
changed in the Editing tab of the User Preferences window. For more information, see
“Choosing Settings and Preferences.”
Opening and Closing the Trim Edit Window
The Trim Edit window opens when you select edit points with certain tools. You can also
open the Trim Edit window manually at any time.
732 Chapter 46 Trimming Clips Using the Trim Edit Window