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184Final Cut Pro User Guide
2. Option-drag a clip to the left or right.
Yellow selections on the neighboring clips indicate a slide edit.
As you drag, a timecode field indicates the amount of time you’re moving the clip in the
timeline.
When you release the mouse or trackpad button, the slide clip appears at the new
position in the timeline. The adjacent clips are trimmed to accommodate the change in
the clip’s position.
Note: If either edit point turns red as you drag, you’ve reached the end of the available
media for that side of the clip.
With the current selection, you can also slide the clip with keyboard shortcuts by doing
one of the following:
• Press Comma (,) or Period (.) to nudge the start and end points one frame to the left
or right. You can also press Shift-Comma or Shift-Period to nudge the start and end
points 10 frames to the left or right.
• Press the Plus Sign (+) key or the Minus Sign (–) key followed by the timecode
duration to slide the clip left or right, then press Return.
See
Arrange clips in the Final Cut Pro timeline.