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Motion uses the terms move, trim, and slip to describe the different ways of editing
Timeline objects.
• Move: Changes the location of an object without affecting its content or duration.
• Trim: Changes the duration of an object without affecting its location or content.
• Slip: Changes the content of an object without affecting its location or duration.
Moving Objects
Move an object when you want it to begin and end at a different point in the Timeline.
To move an object bar in the Timeline
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In the Timeline track area, drag an object bar left or right to move it in time.
A tooltip appears, identifying the new In and Out points as you drag the bar. A delta
symbol (triangle) indicates the number of frames you are moving.
To move an object bar and snap it to the In and Out points of neighboring objects
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Press Shift as you drag the object bar in the Timeline.
Vertical lines appear in the track, corresponding to the In and Out points of other object
bars. The active object bar snaps to these lines as you drag.
Moving Object Bars to the Playhead Position
You can move an object bar to a new location in its track by using the Move Selected In
Point or Move Selected Out Point command. This command shifts the position of the
selected object bar to the current playhead position. You can also use this command to
move and align multiple objects in one operation.
To move an object bar to the playhead position
1 Select the object bar to move.
Shift-click to select multiple object bars, if desired.
2 Place the playhead at the point in the Timeline where you want to move the object.
3 Choose Mark > Move Selected In Point (or press Shift-Left Bracket) to align the object’s
beginning to the playhead, or choose Mark > Move Selected Out Point (or press Shift-Right
Bracket) to align the end of the object to the playhead position.
Moving Object Bars Shortcut
In the Timeline, you can move an object bar forward or backward in its track a specific
number of frames, or to a specific frame.
338 Chapter 8 Using the Timeline