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Splitting a time selection
Unless locked, all events within a time selection are split at the starting and ending points of the time range, meaning that two splits are
made.
Events before splitting Events after splitting
Splitting a time selection across selected events
Only selected events within a time selection are split at the starting and ending points of the time range.
Slipping and sliding events
To help you picture what happens when you slip and slide events, think of an event as a window to a media file. The window can display
the entire media file or a small section. When the window displays only a portion of the media file, you can move either the window or
the underlying media to adjust the media that is played by an event:
• When you slip an event, your event maintains its place on the timeline, but the media file moves in the direction you drag.
• When you slide an event, the media file maintains its place on the timeline, but the event moves in the direction you drag.
You can slip or slide grouped events (all at the same time) or slide a crossfade between two events. For more information, see Grouping
events on page 74 or Sliding a crossfade on page 53.
Shifting the contents of (slipping) an event
Hold Alt while dragging an event. The slip cursor appears
As you drag the event, the contents of the event shift, but the event does not move. You can use this technique when you want to
maintain an event's length and position, but have the event play a different section of the source media file.
Slip-trimming an event
Hold Alt while dragging the right or left edge of an event. The slip-trim cursor appears
As you drag the event edge, the opposite edge of the event remains fixed, trimming the media from the edge you drag.
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