User Manual

Reviewing Trim Edits
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For greater control while performing a trim, do one of the following:
t Press Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or press the Command+Option key (Macintosh) as you drag one
frame at a time.
t Press the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key (Macintosh) to snap to other transition
points.
As you trim, all selected transitions in the Timeline move in unison. The Trim counter
displays the frame count backward or forward for one or both trim sides, and the monitors
display the new incoming or outgoing frames.
Reviewing Trim Edits
You can review an edit by using the Play Loop button or the Edit Review button.
The Edit Review button (in the Play tab of the Command Palette) lets you review an edit or other
change that you made to a transition. You can set how far the position indicator moves backward
by using the Preroll option in the Play Loop tab of the Trim Settings dialog box. For more
information, see “Trim Settings Overview” on page 736.
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Using the Edit Review command causes your Avid editing application to deselect trim rollers on
all transitions.
To review the most recent trim edit or to play the currently selected transition:
1. (Option) To see the Timeline in a closer view while you review the trim, click the Focus
button. (To return to your original view of the Timeline, click the Focus button again.)
You can also select an option in the Features tab of the Trim Settings dialog box to focus the
Timeline automatically when you select a transition by entering trim mode with no trim edits
or trim tools selected. For more information, see “Trim Settings: Features Tab” on
page 1441.
2. Click the Play Loop button.
The system enters a playback loop. This loop begins at a preroll point before the transition
and ends at a postroll point.
3. Modify the length of the preroll, postroll, and transition effect duration by clicking the
appropriate timing text box and typing a new value.
Preroll length text box (top left), postroll length text box (top right), and transition effect duration
text box (bottom)