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To jump to a particular location:
1 Do one of the following:
■ Click the scrub area at a particular location.
■ Enter a value in the Current Timecode field.
TIP To enter a frame number instead of timecode, click the field to bring up the numeric keypad. Click
TC to change to FRM, and then enter a frame number.
To frame-step the timeline:
1 Press the left or right arrow key.
TIP To frame-step a specific number of frames, enter a number in the numeric keypad and then press the
left or right arrow key.
Cutting Clips on the Timeline
When you splice clips together, the location at which one clip changes to another is called a cut. A cut is
useful when you want to extract part of an element or end a shot at a given frame.
You can make a cut at any point on a segment. A cut creates a transition with a head equivalent to the
duration of the segment before the cut and a tail equivalent to the duration after the cut. For example, if
you make a cut after the 5th frame in a 10-frame clip, the cut has a tail of 5 frames and a head of 5 frames.
In a match frame cut, the outgoing and incoming shots are from the same source and the outgoing and
incoming frames are consecutive. Match frame cuts can be applied to clips with no effects added, and are
indicated by an “=” on the cut point.
To add a cut on the timeline:
1 Move the positioner and focus point over the frame where you want to add a cut.
2 Select Cut from the Timeline Gear menu.
A cut is added at the specified location.
TIP You can also add cuts while the clip is playing by pressing the cut keyboard shortcut.
To remove a match frame cut:
1 Select the cut on the timeline.
2 Right-click and choose Remove Match Cut.
The cut is removed and the two elements are joined together.
Swapping Timeline Elements
You can quickly swap elements on the timeline. If segments contain timeline effects, they are swapped as
well.
You can swap the following elements:
■ Video segments or containers
■ Audio segments or containers
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