System information
1. Select the event you want to edit.
2. Perform any of the following actions to enter expanded edit mode:
n Choose Edit >Select >Enter Expanded Edit Mode.
n Press 5 on the numeric keypad.
n Double-click the event edge.
In expanded edit mode, a red bracket is displayed to indicate which event edge will be trimmed, and
the track is displayed in an A/B roll:events before the edit point are displayed in the A roll and
subsequent events are displayed on the B roll. Additional frames available for editing are shown on
the other side of the edit point:
The Video Preview window displays a split-screen preview so you can monitor frames on both sides
of the edit point.
3. Drag event edges of the edit point or use the 1, 3 and 4, 6 keys on the numeric keypad to trim the
current event edge:
n Drag the transition/crossfade between two events — or drag the cut arrow between the track
layers — to perform an adjacent trim. Red brackets are drawn on both event edges to
indicate that both events are being trimmed. You can also hold Ctrl+Alt while dragging an
event edge to perform an adjacent trim.
n Press 1 to trim one video frame left, or press 3 to trim one video frame right (or hold
Ctrl+Shift+Alt while rolling the mouse wheel).
n Press 4 to trim one screen pixel left, or press 6 to trim one pixel right (or hold Ctrl+Shift while
rolling the mouse wheel). Depending on the current zoom level, the trim duration will vary.
n Hold Ctrl while pressing 1 to time compress one frame left, or press 3 to time stretch one
frame right.
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