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166Final Cut Pro User Guide
Nudge clips with keyboard shortcuts
You can “nudge” selected items to move them by very small amounts, such as frames.
Nudging by subframes is also available for connected audio-only clips.
Nudging clips in the timeline is similar to making a slide edit; the preceding clip and the
following clip must have media handles (additional media available beyond the edit point).
See
Make slide edits in Final Cut Pro.
1. In Final Cut Pro, select one or more clips in the timeline.
2. To nudge the clips, do any of the following:
• Move the selection left by one frame: Press Comma (,).
• Move the selection left by 10 frames: Press Shift-Comma (,).
• Move the selection right by one frame: Press Period (.).
• Move the selection right by 10 frames: Press Shift-Period (.).
3. If you want to nudge connected audio clips by one or more subframes, do any of the
following:
• Move the selection left by one subframe: Press Option-Comma (,).
• Move the selection left by 10 subframes: Press Option-Shift-Comma (,).
• Move the selection right by one subframe: Press Option-Period (.).
• Move the selection right by 10 subframes: Press Option-Shift-Period (.).
For more information about subframes, see Zoom in to audio waveforms in
Final Cut Pro.
The nudged clip appears at the new position in the timeline. The adjacent clips are trimmed
to accommodate the change in the clip’s position. If you prefer to fill in the vacated parts of
the storyline with a gap clip, select the Position tool by pressing P before nudging clips.
Overwrite clips using the Position tool
You can move clips by dragging them in the timeline to overwrite other clips. This allows
you to place clips precisely without causing other clips to move to make room.
1. In Final Cut Pro, click the Tools pop-up menu in the top-left corner of the timeline and
choose Position (or press P).
The pointer changes to the Position tool
.
Tip: To switch to the Position tool temporarily, hold down the P key. When you
release the P key, the tool reverts to the previously active tool.