- Working with the Trim Edit Window
- Performing Dual-Roller and Single-Roller Trimming
- Using J-K-L Trimming
- Dragging Edit Points
- Trimming in the Timeline
- Using Asymmetrical Trimming
- Trimming in the Viewer
- What Youve Learned
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Performing Dual-Roller and Single-Roller Trimming
Avid has purple rollers in the Timeline that indicate a dual-roller or single-roller trim. The Final Cut Pro Timeline display for dual- and single-sided editing is very similar to Avid’s. You see the similar types of A-side and B-side “rollers” around the edit point in the Timeline.
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As with Avid’s purple “active” bars in its Trim mode window, a green “active” bar above an image in the FCP Trim Edit window indicates that it will be adjusted in the trim. One green bar over either the A- or B-side image indicates a single-roller trim; green bars over both images indicate a dual-roller trim.
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As in Avid, clicking one side or the other of the FCP Trim Edit window selects a single-roller trim mode. Clicking the space between the two images selects a dual-roller trim mode. When these selections are made, the Timeline edit point reflects the active side or sides, just as in Avid.
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Dual-Roller Editing
Whereas Avid has its dual-roller trim mode, FCP has its Roll tool, which appears when the pointer moves between the A and B images in the Trim Edit window. Click in the center of the Trim Edit window to select a roll edit (dual-roller mode). A green bar appears above both images.
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Single-Roller Editing
The equivalent of Avid’s single-roller mode is the FCP Ripple tool, which appears when the pointer moves into the A- or B-side image in the Trim Edit window. Click the left or right image to select single-roller mode. A green bar appears above the selected side of the edit point. FCP refers to this as a ripple edit because it pulls up or pushes back (ripples) the other clips in the sequence by the amount of the trim without leaving any gaps.
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You have several ways to perform a roll (dual-roller trim mode) or ripple (single-roller trim mode) type of trim in FCP. The following are a few methods; others are discussed in the following pages.
To trim numerically:
- Click either the A- or B-side clip to work with the Ripple (single-roller) tool, or click between the two images to work with the Roll (double-sided roller) tool.
- Click the minus (–) or plus (+) sign, and enter a trim amount in the Trim Edit window.
The trim amount is displayed in the Current Sequence Timecode field above the two image areas.
- Press Return.
All trim changes made in the Trim Edit window are reflected in the Timeline.
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To trim using shortcuts:
With either a Ripple tool (single-roller) or Roll tool (dual-roller) selected, do one of the following:
- Press the Left or Right Bracket key ([ or ]) to trim one frame.
- Press the Left or Right Angle Bracket (< or >)—Avid’s Trim Left or Right keys—to trim one frame.
- To trim a designated multiframe trim amount (set in the Editing tab of User Preferences), press Shift-[ (Left Bracket) or Shift-] (Right Bracket). You can also press Shift-< or Shift-> (Right or Left Angle Bracket keys) to trim the multiframe amount.