User Manual

Trimming On-the-Fly

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You must display two rows of buttons in the Composer window to see the trim controls. For more

information, see “Composer Settings” on page 1367.

4. To stop the playback loop, click the Play Loop button again.

5. To deselect trim points, click the Source/Record Mode button.

To review footage starting from the previous transition:

1. Move the position indicator to the transition you want to review.

2. Click the Edit Review button.

The position indicator moves before the previous transition and begins to play.

In a sequence with multiple selected tracks, the Edit Review command moves the position

indicator before the first set of edits that line up on all the selected tracks.

3. To stop play, press the space bar.

Trimming On-the-Fly

You can use the J-K-L keys on the keyboard to play outgoing or incoming material and mark

trim points. This is similar to the procedure for marking footage on-the-fly, as described in

“Marking and Subcataloging Footage” on page 518.

For convenience, this method isolates the trim controls to just three keys.

When trimming with the J-K-L keys, you cannot completely trim away all frames in a segment.

Your Avid editing application always leaves one frame. To remove the remaining frame, see

“Refining Trims” on page 745.

To trim on-the-fly:

1. Click either the outgoing (A-side) or incoming (B-side) monitor to play in real time during

the trim.

2. Select one or more transitions for overwrite trimming, ripple trimming, or dual-roller

trimming.

For more information, see “Selecting Trim Sides” on page 737.

3. Use the J-K-L keys to step (jog), play, or shuttle through the footage at varying speeds:

t Press and hold the K key while pressing the J or L key to step slowly backward or

forward through the footage. When you find the frame where you want to relocate the

transition, release the K key to complete the trim.

t Press the J or L key once to play at normal speed, or more than once to shuttle at higher

speeds. When you see the frame where you want to relocate the transition, press the

space bar or the K key to complete the trim.