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With a drag bar selected, you can trim a shot by :

Dragging with the mouse

Using the keyboard shortcut keys (see below)

Typing in a trim value

The keyboard shortcuts are as follows :

Key

Description

Trim left one frame

Trim right one frame

Trim left 10 frames

Trim right 10 frames

See the Hotkeys guide distributed with the software. Note that these

keys refer to the Digital Vision application keyboard and the key

names may be different on a normal keyboard.

You can enter a value directly by typing it into a numeric text entry box that

appears above the edit mode buttons. Use a negative value to trim backwards

Number entry box for trim mode

If a shot has head handles, the offset (as a timecode) of the first visible frame

of the segment is shown on the segment. This is the Source Offset :

Source offset displays current number of frames to first frame visible

If you trim the head of a shot, the source offset will update.

You will not be able to trim a shot beyond the available handles and no change

to the shots on the timeline will occur if you type such a value into the trim edit

box.