Slipping a clip in the trim edit window – Apple Final Cut Express HD User Manual
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Reviewing and Playing Back Your Edits
in the Trim Edit Window
To play the edit using the transport controls, do one of the following:
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Click the Play In to Out button to play from the beginning of the first clip to the end of
the second clip.
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Click the Play Around Edit Loop button or press the Space bar to loop the playback of
the edit. Extra frames surround your edit point, defined by the pre-roll and post-roll
settings set in the Editing tab of the User Preferences window. (For more information,
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Choosing Settings and Preferences
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Click the Stop button to stop playback and position the playhead on the edit.
To view an individual clip in the Trim Edit window, do one of the following:
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Use the playback controls for the outgoing or incoming clip.
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Activate the outgoing or incoming clip by moving your pointer over it. Press L to move
forward, press J to reverse playback, and press K to stop. Press J or L repeatedly to
speed up or slow down playback. Press K and either L or J together to perform slow-
motion playback.
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Tip: As you use the J, K, and L keys, the audio shifts pitch smoothly rather than
stuttering, as it does when you scrub. For more information, see the next section,
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Listening to Audio While Trimming
Slipping a Clip in the Trim Edit Window
The Slip tool changes the clip’s In and Out points simultaneously while maintaining the
clip’s duration. Surrounding clips are not affected. You can slip either of the clips
displayed in the Trim Edit window.
To slip an edit in the Trim Edit window:
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Double-click an edit point in the Timeline to open it in the Trim Edit window.
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Do one of the following:
 Shift-drag the edit point on either scrubber bar to slip that clip.
 Select the Slip tool in the Tool palette, then drag the edit.
As you drag, the display shows the In and Out point frames for the clip you are slipping.
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Release the mouse button.
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When you’ve finished trimming, close the Trim Edit window.