Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 131)

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Cut the start or end of a clip at the playhead
Some of your video clips may have sections at the beginning or the end that you don’t want to
include in your project. You can easily trim off these ranges with a single command, even while
playing back the project. No selections are required. This type of edit is sometimes called a top
and tail edit.
1 In the Timeline, position the playhead or the skimmer on the frame at which you want to trim
the clip.
Skimmer
Original clip
2 Do one of the following:
•
To trim off the start of the clip: Choose Edit > Trim Start, or press Option-Left Bracket ([).
•
To trim off the end of the clip: Choose Edit > Trim End, or press Option-Right Bracket (]).
The clip is trimmed to the playhead (or skimmer) position, and the Timeline updates accordingly.
New end point
of the trimmed clip
Trimmed clip
In the case of connected clips or storylines, Final Cut Pro trims the selected clip. If there is no
selection, Final Cut Pro trims the topmost clip.