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2 Move the pointer to the edit point between the two shots that you want to roll, and drag
it either left or right to make the edit.
The Timeline updates to reflect the edit you’re making.
Ripple Tool
A ripple edit adjusts a shot’s In or Out point, making that shot longer or shorter, without
leaving a gap in the Timeline. The change in duration of the shot you adjusted ripples
through the rest of the program in the Timeline, moving all shots that are to the right of
the one you adjusted either earlier or later in the Timeline.
A ripple edit is a one-sided edit, meaning that you can only use it to adjust the In or Out
point of a single shot. All shots following the one you’ve adjusted are moved—to the left
if you’ve shortened it or to the right if you’ve lengthened it. This is a significant operation
that can potentially affect the timing of your entire program.
A B C
A B C
Before edit
After edit
Important: Ripple edits can be dangerous if you are trying to maintain sync between
your program in Color and the original audio in the Final Cut Pro sequence or source EDL
that is being mixed somewhere else entirely, since the shots in your Color project may
move forward or backward while the externally synced audio doesn’t.
To perform a ripple edit
1 Do one of the following to choose the Ripple edit tool:
• Choose Timeline > Ripple Tool.
• Press Control-T.
2 Move the pointer to the In or Out point of the shot you want to shorten or lengthen, then
drag it either left or right to make the edit.
The Timeline updates to reflect the edit you’re making, with all the shots following the
one you’re adjusting moving to the left or right to accommodate the change in timing.
Slip Tool
Performing a slip edit doesn’t change a shot’s position or duration in the Timeline; instead
it changes what portion of that shot’s media appears in the Timeline by letting you change
its In and Out points simultaneously.
178 Chapter 7 Timeline Playback, Navigation, and Editing