Ripple and Roll Tools for FAST Edits

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