System information
Trimming events
From the Edit menu, choose Trim to remove all data from the events except the selected data.
This command has no effect if there is no selected data.
1. Drag the cursor to make a timeline selection (or hold down the Shift key and use the Arrow keys to
make the selection).
2. From the Edit menu, choose Trim. All data outside of the selection is deleted. Events that are not
selected will not be trimmed.
For more information, see "Adjusting an Event's Length" on page 158 and "Splitting events" on page
149.
Tips:
n Press Alt+[ (or choose Edit >Trim Start) to trim the start of the selected event to the cursor.
n Press Alt+] (or choose Edit >Trim End) to trim the end of the selected event to the cursor.
Post-Edit Ripple
You can ripple the contents of the timeline following an edit after performing the following tasks:
n Adjusting an event's length by trimming, slip-trimming, sliding, or time stretching.
n Moving events.
n Cutting events.
n Pasting events.
n Deleting events.
Applying a post-edit ripple manually
1. Perform one of edits listed above. In the following example, the second event is being trimmed, and
the arrow above the timeline indicates where the post-edit ripple will occur and the direction the
affected events will move.
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