User Guide

66 Studio 8
You can also adjust either trim point by:
• Entering a value directly into its counter
• Adjusting a counter field with the jog buttons
• Dragging the corresponding trim caliper
The Duration text field: This field shows the length of
the trimmed clip in hours, minutes, seconds and frames.
If you modify the value, either by editing the numbers
directly or by clicking the associated jog buttons, the
effect is to change the out point of the clip. Of course,
you cannot reduce the duration to less than a frame, or
increase it beyond the limits of the original video scene.
Usage tip: If you want to switch from trimming one
clip on the video track to trimming another, just click
on the new clip while the Clip properties tool remains
open, or drag the Timeline scrubber to the new clip.
Resetting trimmed clips
If you don’t like the results of a trim, either use the
Undo button (or Ctrl+Z) or manually reset the trimmed
clip using one of these methods:
• Drag the clip’s right edge directly on the Timeline
until it stretches no further
• In the Clip properties tool, drag the trim calipers to
the ends of the clip
SPLITTING AND COMBINING CLIPS
If you want to insert one clip on the Video track into
the middle of another clip, split the latter into two parts
then insert the new item. “Splitting” a clip actually
results in it being duplicated; both clips are then
automatically trimmed so that one ends and the other
begins at the split point.