Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 548)

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Cutting Clips
and Adjusting Durations
Once you’ve assembled clips in your sequence, you can
easily cut them and adjust their durations.
This chapter covers the following:
 Performing Basic Cut Edits (p. 213)
 Changing the Duration of Clips in the Timeline (p. 217)
 Opening Sequence Clips in the Viewer to Change Durations (p. 218)
Performing Basic Cut Edits
The most basic edit is a straight cut, like the ones performed with a razor blade on a piece
of film. Basic cuts are described in this section, to help you in the rough editing process.
Cutting Clips in the Timeline
Each time you cut a clip in your sequence, it is split into two clips. You can make cuts
with the Razor Blade tool, or you can make cuts during playback by pressing Control-V.
Razor Blade tool
Razor Blade All tool