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 2 Do one of the following:
 •To trim off the start of the clip: Choose Trim > Trim Start, or press Option–Left Bracket ([).
 •To trim off the end of the clip: Choose Trim > Trim End, or press Option–Right Bracket (]).
 •To trim the edit point closest to the playhead: Choose Trim > Trim to Playhead, or press Option–
Backslash (\).
The clip is trimmed to the playhead (or skimmer) position, and the Timeline updates accordingly.
New end point of the trimmed clip
Trimmed...

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Roll an edit point
 1 Choose the Trim tool from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar (or press T ).
The pointer changes to the Trim tool icon .
Tip:  To switch to the Trim tool temporarily, hold down the T key. When you release the T key, the 
tool reverts to the previously active tool.
 2 In the Timeline, click the center of the edit point you want to roll so that both sides of the edit 
point are selected.
 3 Do one of the following:
 •Drag the edit point left or...

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The edit point is rolled to the new location. The combined duration of the two clips stays 
the same.
If you can’t roll the edit point any farther and one side of the edit point appears red, you’ve 
reached the end of the media for one of the two clips.
Make slip edits with the Trim tool
Performing a slip edit doesn’t change a clip’s position or duration in the Timeline, but instead 
changes what portion of the clip’s media appears in the Timeline. A slip edit allows...

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If there are no media handles available, consider using the Position tool  instead. For more 
information about the Position tool, see Arrange clips in the Timeline
 on page 11 7 .
For more accurate visual feedback on edits involving contiguous clips, you can turn on “Show 
detailed trimming feedback” in Final Cut Pro preferences. For a slip edit, this “two-up” display in 
the Viewer shows the start and end points of the clip you’re slipping. For more information, see...

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When you release the mouse button, the slipped clip appears in the Timeline with a new start 
point and a new end point.
With the current selection, you can also slip the clip with keyboard shortcuts by doing either of 
the following: 
 •Nudge the start and end points (one frame or 10 frames) to the left or right.
 •Enter an amount of time to slip the clip left or right.
Note:  If either the start point or the end point turns red as you drag, you’ve reached the end of...

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Slide a clip in the Timeline
 1 Choose the Trim tool from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar (or press T ).
The pointer changes to the Trim tool icon .
Tip:  To switch to the Trim tool temporarily, hold down the T key. When you release the T key, the 
tool reverts to the previously active tool.
 2 Option-drag a clip to the left or right.
Yellow selections on the neighboring clips indicate a slide edit.
Original Timeline position
Yellow selections on the neighboring...

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With the current selection, you can also slide the clip with keyboard shortcuts by doing either of 
the following: 
 •Nudge it (one frame or 10 frames) to the left or right.
 •Enter an amount of time to slide the clip left or right.
For more information, see Arrange clips in the Timeline
 on page 11 7 .
Note:  If either edit point turns red as you drag, you’ve reached the end of the available media for 
that side of the clip.
Note:  You can also make slide edits by...

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Tip:  You can use the Option key to change the detailed trimming feedback display on the fly. If 
detailed trimming feedback is enabled, press the Option key to disable it. If detailed trimming 
feedback is disabled, press the Option key to switch the view between the end point of the left 
clip and the start point of the right clip.
View and navigate
Zoom and scroll in the Timeline
Being able to see and get to any point in your project is critical to efficient...

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Zoom in to and out of the Timeline using the Zoom tool
 1 Choose the Zoom tool from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar (or press Z).
The pointer changes to the Zoom tool icon .
Tip:  To switch to the Zoom tool temporarily, hold down the Z key. When you release the Z key, 
the tool reverts to the previously active tool.
 2 Do one of the following:
 •To zoom in to the Timeline: Click the section of the Timeline you want to zoom in to. (You can 
also drag over an area...

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Adjust Timeline settings
In Final Cut Pro, it’s very easy to adjust the Timeline display options. For example, you can show 
clips with or without video filmstrips or audio waveforms. Or you can change the vertical height 
of the clips or the size of filmstrips or audio waveforms in relation to the video thumbnails that 
appear in the filmstrip of each clip in the Timeline. You can also show only the clip labels.
The snapping behavior makes it easier and quicker to do...