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Chapter 5 Basic Editing
Slip a clip’s content within the current sequence In and Out points:
Select the Slip tool in the Tool palette.1
Slip tool
The Slip tool allows you to change the contents of a clip (the portion of the clip’s media
that is shown) without changing the clip’s position or duration in the sequence. Try
using the Slip tool to see how this works.
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A
B
C
Before edit
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After edit
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B
C
Position the pointer over Sample Clip 2 in the middle of the sequence.2
Drag left or right within the clip. Notice that the media between the In and Out points 3
changes, but the position and length of the clip remain the same in the sequence.
As you drag, the Canvas shows you the changing clip In and Out points in a two-up
display. After the slip edit, no gaps appear in the Timeline.
You can slip the clip left or right only when the clip has In and Out points Important:
that leave extra media on the ends of the clip.