How do I trim a clip in Avid Media Composer?

How do I trim a clip in Avid Media Composer?

To trim by dragging the rollers:

1. Click one or more trim rollers in the Timeline, and then drag them forward or back in the sequence.
2. Ctrl+drag (Windows) or Command+drag (Macintosh) to snap to an IN or OUT mark, the previous or next edit point, or an edit point on another track.

When in TRIM mode What do the yellow and red trim icons represent?

To make this edit a ripple edit, hold Command on a Mac or Control on Windows while you click. (A red pointer means regular trimming and a yellow cursor means ripple trimming.) 4. Exit Trim mode by clicking an empty area in the Timeline panel.

Which key do you use to cut a footage?

Hitting Ctrl+K (Cmd+K) cuts the clip in two. It’s like using the Razor Tool, only faster. This works on active tracks. Add the Shift modifier key, and you cut all clips under the Playhead in two.

How do I trim multiple parts of a video?

You can click the ‘Split’ button on the Video Tools | Edit tab, or just by pressing ‘M’ on the keyboard. Once you have split it into parts you want to keep and other parts you don’t want, you select each clip you don’t want and press the ‘Delete’ key.

What is small trim mode?

Small Trim mode leaves the Source monitor display, Information Row displays, user tool palettes, and some Monitor menu functions intact. Render on the Fly When this Trim Setting option is selected, your Avid editing application displays the results of effects as soon as you create them.

How to trim tracks in Avid Media Composer?

In the Timeline, place the position indicator near the transition you want to trim. Click the Record Track buttons for all tracks that you want to trim. Click the Trim Mode button in the Timeline palette. Click the Trim Mode button between the Source and Record monitors. Press the U key on the keyboard.

How do you change the speed of video in avid?

Most of the speed effects found in Avid are variable speed effects, i.e. speed bumps, fast to slow or slow to fast. The most commonly asked for speed effect is a constant speed change. To create this effect you should use the Trim To Fill option found in the Timewarp effect.

What’s the difference between additive trim and ripple trim?

The term ripple simply means that both additive trims (trims in which you add frames to the A- or B-side of a clip) and reductive trims (trims in which you remove frames from the A- or B-side of a clip) shuffle all adjacent frames forward or backward as the trim is performed.