User manual

Manipulating Compositions

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UM-2014.1-07

Trim Mode

You can enable trim mode via a shortcut key or a GUI button :

CTRL + u (this toggles trim mode)

To enter Trim Mode, the timeline area of the GUI has to be in focus.

You can focus it by left-clicking once with the mouse.

In trim mode, if a segment has head or tail handles, these will be indicated

visually in yellow. Any available shot handles will be shown inside the shot

itself :

Centre shot has both head (left) and tail (right) handles, shown in yellow.

Trimming

In trim mode, handle drag bars will be visible when you move the mouse

over them :

Hover over shot with mouse and handle

drag bar appears

Click drag bar to select

You should select the drag bar by left-clicking once (drag bar turns

orange) before attempting to trim.