Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual
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Chapter 5
Basic Editing
Position the pointer over Sample Clip 2 in the sequence.
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Drag Sample Clip 2 left or right. Notice that the clip moves left or right without its
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duration changing. After you slide the clip, the sequence adjusts, leaving no gaps.
You can slide the clip left or right only when the surrounding clips have In
Important:
and Out points that leave extra media on the ends of the clip.
Move an edit point between clips to change where a cut occurs:
Select the Roll tool in the Tool palette.
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Roll tool
You use the Roll tool to move an edit point forward or backward.
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Click an edit point on either end of Sample Clip 2 to select it.
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Drag the edit point left or right. Notice that the edit point moves (changing the
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preceding clip’s Out point and the following clip’s In point simultaneously). As you
change the edit point, the cut rolls forward or backward, leaving no gap.