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Sliding an event

Press Ctrl + Alt while dragging an event. The slide cursor appears ().

As you drag, the relative position of the media remains fixed on the track, and the event position changes. You can use this technique when you want to maintain an event’s length, but have the event play a different section of the source media file at a different point in your project.

Tip: You can apply a ripple edit after slip-trimming or sliding an event. For more information, see Applying post-edit ripples on page 110.

The original media file.

The event on the timeline with original frames.

Slipping the event two frames to the right.

Slip-trimming the event two frames to the right.

Sliding the event two frames to the right.

BASIC EDITING TECHNIQUES

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