Entering Trim Mode
| Trim Mode button | | Dual-Roller icon |
To enter Trim mode, use one of the following methods:
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Press the Trim mode key ('[')on the keyboard.
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By default, the system enters Trim mode and selects the transition
nearest the position indicator for dual-roller trimming. This method is
useful for selecting straight-cut transitions on one track or across video
and audio tracks. If the transitions are not straight cuts (overlap cuts or
L-edits), the Dual-Roller icon appears on the transition nearest the
position indicator of the topmost track, and all other tracks are
deselected.
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Press the Alt key (Windows) or the Option key (Macintosh) and click
the Trim Mode button to select the previous trim-roller configurations.
By default, when you enter Trim mode, the trim rollers are set for dual-
roller trimming. For more information about selected trim sides, see
Selecting Trim Sides.
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Lasso the transitions in the Timeline.
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Draw the lasso by clicking at a point above the top track in the
Timeline and by dragging to surround the transitions. You can drag
from right to left or from left to right, and you can lasso single
transitions across several contiguous tracks.
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Avoid lassoing more than one transition on a single track when lassoing
from left to right because this activates Segment mode and lassoing from
right to left activates slipping trim mode.
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This method is useful when you need to select multiple transitions
staggered across tracks (overlap cuts) for simultaneous trimming.
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To select transitions located below several track layers, you can draw a
lasso within the Timeline by pressing the Alt key (Windows) or the Option
key (Macintosh) while you drag.
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