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Trimming an event beyond its end
You can trim an event beyond its end, extending it as a result. Once extended, the event loops by default. A notch indicates where
the looped event repeats.
Alternately, you can turn looping off and make the last frame of an event’s media repeat for the duration of the event (a freeze
frame). A notch appears at the point in the event where the video ends and the freeze frame begins.
Trimming adjacent events
You can trim adjacent events simultaneously. Press Ctrl+Alt while dragging the common edge between two adjacent events. The
trim adjacent cursor appears (
Press Ctrl+Alt over the boundary
between two events... ...and drag left... ...or right to trim both events at once.
).
Trimming a time selection
Trimming events removes all media outside the time selection. The removed information is not placed on the clipboard. Trimming
is different from cutting in that the events within the time selection are preserved.
1. Select a time range. For more information, see Selecting a time range on page 31.
2. Press Ctrl+T or, from the Edit menu, choose Trim.
The material outside the time selection (across all tracks) is removed from the project. However, the time information (space)
between events is not removed.
Events before trim Clipboard contents Events after trim
Trimmed information is not
placed on the Clipboard.
Splitting events
You can create multiple, independently functioning events from a single event by splitting it. Splitting creates a new ending point
for the original event and creates a starting point for the newly created event.
Splitting an event does not alter the original media. The original media file’s information is there, but is omitted for playback based
on where the event’s starting or ending point occurs on the timeline.
When split, the two new events are flush against one another. The two events can be moved independently.
One event
Split position
Two events after split
The two new events can be
moved independently.
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