User Guide

CHP. 3 BASIC EDITING TECHNIQUES

Trimming a time selection

Trimming events removes all media outside the time selection. The removed information is not placed on the

Clipboard. Trimming is different from cutting in that the events within the time selection are preserved.

Select a time range. For more information, see Selecting a time range on page 59.

Press or, from the Edit menu, choose Trim.

The material outside the time selection (across all tracks) is removed from the project. However, the time

information (space) between events is not removed.

Trimming a time and event selection

Select the events to be trimmed.

Select a time range. For more information, see Selecting events and a time range on page 60.

Press or, from the Edit menu, choose Trim.

Only the portion of selected events outside the time selection is trimmed. Unselected events remain. The

time information (space) between events is not removed.

Edge trimming events using the keyboard

With this method, you can quickly jump through your project and adjust cuts until they're perfectly

synchronized. If you have an external multimedia controller, it's even easier.

If you want downstream events to ripple as you trim, click the Auto Ripple button ( ) to turn on Auto

Ripple mode.

Select the event you want to trim.

Press 7 or 9 on the numeric keypad to move the cursor to the event edge you want to trim. 7 selects the

beginning of an event or moves to the previous event edge. 9 selects the end of the event or moves to the

next event edge. Vegas displays a red bracket to indicate which event edge will be trimmed.

Note:

You can also perform this step using the [ or ] keys.

Events before trim Clipboard contents Events after trim

Trimmed information is not

placed on the Clipboard.

Events before trim Clipboard contents Events after trim

Trimmed information is not

placed on the Clipboard.

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