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Selecting opposite outgoing video and incoming audio edit points
in preparation for performing an asymmetric ripple trim
To select the outgoing video edit of one clips and the incoming audio edit of the next clip in
preparation for making a split edit, you can Option-click the outgoing video edit to suspend
linked selection, and then Command-click the incoming audio edit to add it individually to the
selection. Now when you drag, nudge, or use timecode to trim, each selected edit point will
move in the opposite direction.
Dragging to perform an asymmetric ripple trim to create a split edit using the Trim tool
DaVinci Resolve allows you to do asymmetric trims to multiple edits in the same video and/or
audio track. There are two compelling reasons for doing so:
Select the outgoing half of an edit point (the left side), then Command-click to select the
incoming half of the same edit point (the right side) separately. This will not perform a roll edit,
but will allow you to either use the Selection tool to resize both edit points away from each
other to create a gap, or use the Trim tool to ripple both sides of the edit to shorten both clips
while tightening up the Timeline at the same time.
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