System information
Hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift while dragging the event edge between two events to ignore event grouping for
fast J and L cuts.
Trimming all but the selected portion of an event
1. Drag 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. For more information,
see "Trimming events" on page 147.
Time-stretching an event
The Resample and stretch quality setting on the Audio tab of the Project Properties dialog determines
the quality of processing when time-stretching audio events. For more information, see "Setting Project
Properties" on page 53.
To change the duration of an event without changing its contents, hold Ctrl while dragging the right or left
edge of an event. The mouse pointer is displayed as a . You can use the Time stretch/pitch shift
controls in the Event Properties dialog to specify whether the pitch of an audio event will be preserved while
stretching. For more information, see "Editing Event Properties" on page 180.
As you drag the edge of a video event, a zigzag line is displayed between video frames to show you that the
event has been stretched:
If Active Take Information is selected from the View menu, audio events will display a percentage in the
lower-right corner of the event to indicate the playback rate after stretching. If the media has a known
tempo, the effective playback tempo (after stretching) is listed in parentheses after the stretch amount.
Slip-trimming an event
Hold Alt while dragging the right or left edge of an event. The cursor is displayed as a .
As you drag the event edge, the opposite edge of the event will remain fixed, trimming the media from the
edge you drag.
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