Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 526)

526 Part VII Fine-Tuning Your Edit
To close the Trim Edit window, do one of the following:
m Move the playhead in the Timeline or Canvas away from the edit point.
m Click anywhere in the Timeline away from an edit point to deselect all edit points in
the Timeline.
m Press Command-W.
Controls in the Trim Edit Window
Before you begin using the Trim Edit window, you may want to familiarize yourself with
the controls.
 Current sequence timecode: Shows the timecode number of the currently viewed edit
point in the sequence. You can type + (plus) or – (minus) and a timecode duration to
adjust the edit forward or backward using the current mode (ripple or roll).
 Track pop-up menu: If you’ve selected multiple edit points, this lets you choose the
track that you want to view in the Trim Edit window. You can change the track you’re
viewing at any time.
 Green bar: Indicates what kind of trimming operation you’re about to perform:
 On the left side (over the outgoing clip): A ripple edit to the outgoing clip’s Out point
 On the right side (over the incoming clip): A ripple edit to the incoming clip’s In point
 Over both: A roll edit to the edit point between both clips
You can switch between these operations by pressing U or by clicking the relevant
part of the Trim Edit window (as described in “
Trimming an Edit in the Trim Edit
Window ” on page 531).
Transport controls
Track pop-up menu
Playback
controls for the
incoming clip Playback
controls for the
outgoing clip
Outgoing clip Incoming clip
Green bar
Trim buttons
Current sequence timecode
Shuttle control Shuttle control
Scrubber bar
Jog control