System information
Selecting data
Perform any of the following actions to select data in the Trimmer window:
n Use the transport controls to play your media file. Press I or [ to mark the beginning of the selection,
and press O or ] to mark the end of your selection.
n Drag in the Trimmer window to select a range of data.
n If you know the timecode of the beginning and end of your selection, double-click the boxes at the
bottom of the Trimmer window and type timecode values.
To select only the audio or video portion of the media, right-click and choose Select Audio Only or
Select Video Only from the shortcut menu, or you can press Tab or Shift+Tab to cycle the selection
among audio only, video only, or audio and video.
If Show Video Frames is selected in the Trimmer shortcut menu, press Ctrl+Shift+Up to give more
space to the video and Ctrl+Shift+Down to give more space to the audio. You can also right-click the
audio or video timeline and choose Video Height Larger, Audio Height Larger, or Video and Audio
Equal Height from the shortcut menu.
Adding media to the timeline
When the Import stereo as dual mono check box is selected on the General tab of the Preferences
dialog, two-channel audio files will be added to the timeline as separate mono audio events on
separate tracks. For more information, see "Preferences - General Tab" on page 576.
The audio events are grouped, and tracks that are created by adding media will be panned hard left and
hard right. You can right-click the waveform in the Trimmer, choose Channels, and then choose a
command from the submenu to choose which channel is used for that event.
Dragging a selection to the timeline
1. Open a media file in the Trimmer.
2. Select the portion of the file that you want to use.
3. Drag the selection to the desired track. The selection becomes a new event on the track. If the media
file includes both audio and video, each is placed on a separate track.
Three-point editing
1. Open a media file in the Trimmer.
2. Mark the in and out points in your media file to create a selection:
a. Click the Play button in the Trimmer to start playback, or click to position the cursor in
the Trimmer timeline.
b. Press [ or I to mark the beginning of the selection.
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