posted Jan 4, 2011, 10:15 AM by fmaggi@eusd.org
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updated Jan 6, 2011, 9:33 AM
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The Roll Tool- Keyboard Shortcut: R
- Adjusts the In-point of one clip and the Out-point of another simultaneously; one gets longer, the other shorter
- The overall time of the Sequence remains the same; no need to worry about synch
- Analagous to the Precision Editor in iMovie '09
- Quick Edit:
- Type R to select Roll Tool
- Click once on edit point
- Type the number of frames you want to move the edit point; use negative numbers to move the edit point to the left
- No need to click anywhere; just type
- No need to type colons; 115 will move you one second and 15 frames
- Use a period to replace two zeroes; 3. will move you three seconds [3:00]; 3.. will move you three minutes [3:00:00]
- Type Backslash (\) to play around edit (set how much plays before and after at Final Cut Pro > User Preferences > Editing > Pre- and Post-roll)
- ⌘-Z to Undo if you're not satisfied
- When satisfied, push the Down Arrow to go to the next edit or push the Up Arrow to go to the previous edit
- Repeat
The Ripple Tool- Keyboard Shortcut: R-R
- Adjusts the In-point or the Out-point of a clip; doesn't affect any other clip
- Analagous to the Clip Trimmer in iMovie '09
- Changes the overall length of the Sequence; be careful with synched items
- Quick Edit:
- Type R-R to select Ripple Tool
- Click once on edit point; make sure the tail puts towards the clip you want to change
- Type the number of frames you want to move the edit point; use negative numbers to move the edit point to the left
- No need to click anywhere; just type
- No need to type colons; 115 will move you one second and 15 frames [1:15]
- Use a period to replace two zeroes; 3. will move you three seconds [3:00]; 3.. will move you three minutes [3:00:00]
- Type Backslash (\) to play around edit (set how much plays before and after at Final Cut Pro > User Preferences > Editing > Pre- and Post-roll
- ⌘-Z to Undo if you're not satisfied
- When satisfied, push the Down Arrow to go to the next edit or push the Up Arrow to go to the previous edit
- Repeat
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