System information
Slipping and Sliding Events
To help you picture what happens when you slip and slide events, think of an event as a window to a media
file. The window can display the entire media file or a small section. When the window displays only a
portion of the media file, you can move either the window or the underlying media to adjust the media that
is played by an event:
n When you slip an event, your event maintains its place on the timeline, but the media file moves in
the direction you drag.
n When you slide an event, the media file maintains its place on the timeline, but the event moves in
the direction you drag.
If you want to slip all of an event's takes when slipping media, make sure Slip All Takes is selected in
the Options menu. For more information, see "Using Takes as Alternate Versions of Events" on page
171.
Shifting the contents of (slipping) an event
Hold Alt while dragging an event. The cursor is displayed as a .
As you drag the event, the contents of the event shift, but the event will not move. You can use this
technique when you want to maintain an event's length and position, but have the event play a different
section of the source media file.
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.
Tips:
n Hold Alt+Shift while dragging any portion of an event to slip-trim the right edge. The left edge
of the event will remain fixed on the timeline, and the media is slipped past the left edge of the
event. This slip mode is useful when you want to slip an event without changing its last frame.
n Hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift and drag an event to split it at the point you click and trim the event in the
direction you drag (eraser mode).
Holding the Shift key temporarily overrides snapping if it is enabled. Release the Shift key while
dragging to snap the event to available snap points.
n If you want to slip all of an event's takes when slipping media, choose Slip All Takes from the
Options menu. For more information, see "Using Takes as Alternate Versions of Events" on
page 171.
Sliding an event
Hold Ctrl+Alt while dragging an event. The cursor is displayed as a
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