Specifications

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Extracting Top and Tail
4. (Option) If mapping to the keyboard, click the Settings tab of the
Project window, and select the Keyboard settings.
5. Click the Top and Tail buttons, and drag them from the Command pal-
ette to the Keyboard palette. (Editors who use the I and O keys to mark
IN and OUT points will often map the Top and Tail command to the E
and R keys.)
Yo u c an a ls o m ap Top an d Ta i l t o a loc at ion on th e u ser in te rf a ce , su ch
as below the Record monitor or above the Timeline.
Top a n d Tail have been mapped
to the Timeline interface
To edit using Top and Tail:
1. In the Timeline, select only those tracks you want to edit (deselect all
other tracks).
2. Place the position indicator where you want to perform an edit.
3. To extra ct, do on e of the following:
 Press the E key to which you mapped the Top button (or click the
Top butto n in the user interf ace). This extracts t he f oot age f rom the
start of the segment to the position indicator.
 Press the R key to which you mapped the Tail button (or click the
Tail butt on in the user interf ace). This extracts t he f oot age f rom the
position indicator to the end of the segment.
Using Top and Tail to quickly extract portions of shots is a great way to
cut down all types of sequences, particularly montage. In this way, you
can roughly edit clips into the Timeline and then cut the shots down (often
matching video to music or narration) right in the Timeline.
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