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February 13, 2006
Performing a Slip Edit on Multiple Clips in Final Cut Pro 5
We have talked before about how trimming is the essence of editing and how having a firm handle on the various trimming techniques in Final Cut Pro can broaden your creative horizons, well here is another technique that you can add to your arsenal.
Read on to see how to slip edit multiple clips at once...
Slipping Multiple Clips Simultaneously
A slip edit only effects the in and out points of one clip, but in this example, we have multiple selections and will be changing the in and out points of multiple clips. Think of it as reframing the action that occurs in each clip, while maintaining their individual durations.
Press A to ensure that the selection tool is active.
Select more than one clip in the timeline on which to perform the slip edit. Keep in mind that these clips do not have to be adjacent to one another. You can hold the Command key and select any clips you like.
Press S to activate the Slip tool.
Type in a positive or negative time code number then press enter. It may feel weird to start typing in thin air, but just enter a value and the clips will be slipped by that amount. If for some reason one clip in your selection can not be slipped, none of them will be slipped. In this example, I have slipped the selected clips 5 frames forward.
Posted by MovingPicture at February 13, 2006 01:40 PM