User guide

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CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide
Figure 6-38: A gap in the timeline
Then you either have to move the other clips respectively or fill the gap
by adding another clip (see section “Adding Clips of a Certain Length
to the Timeline” on page 6-41).
Additionally, you have the possibility at hand to close the gap automat-
ically. When positioning the mouse cursor over a gap (red line) on the
timeline scale it will change its appearance to a hand. Then you can
close the gap with a double-click of the mouse.
6.4.2 Selecting Clips
Clips can be selected or deselected in the timeline easily. For this per-
form one of the following procedures or their combination:
The starting point of a gap as well as its end are recognized by
the Edit Tool as cutting points. Thus, you can move frame ac-
curately to gaps easily via the control buttons that jump to cut-
ting points (see section “Controls” on page 5-11).
Although the table below describes how to select clips only,
most procedures can be used to deselect clips as well.
Some of the following procedures are restricted to their type of
track, i.e. restricted to either video or audio tracks.
Individual clips Individual clips can be selected with a click of
the mouse on the respective clip.
Several clips Several clips can be selected disjointedly when
clicking them while holding down the [Ctrl] key
at the same time.
red line
gap