Performing the Slip or Slide Trim
Trim Mode button
To slip or slide a clip or segment:
1.  After selecting the segments, as described in Selecting Clips or Segments for Slip or Slide Trimming, do one of the following:
  Click any roller in the Timeline, drag the selected material to the left or right, and release.
  Use the numeric keypad to enter specific frame-count or timecode values, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).
  Use the Trim keys to shift the selection by 1-frame or 10-frame (8-frame for 24p) increments.
Key
Slips
/
10 frames forward (8 frames for 24p)
m
10 frames backward (8 frames for 24p)
period (.)
1 frame forward
comma (,)
1 frame backward
2.  Monitor the progress of the trim using the monitors, the Trim counters, and the Timeline.
When you reach the end of available material while slipping a clip, the trim stops. Similarly, when you reach the next transition while sliding a clip along a track, the trim stops.
3.  Exit Slip mode or Slide mode:
  Click another transition for trimming.
  Click the Trim Mode button on the Tool palette.
  Press the Escape key to exit Trim mode.

slipping sliding


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