You can use selection-based keyboard shortcuts to perform your trim, slip, or slide operations (depending on the mode selected in the Editorial Mode box).
- On the timeline, select the segment that you want to trim.
- From the Editorial Mode box, select the trim mode that you want to perform (for example, Slip).
Tip: Specific keyboard shortcuts are available to switch to each trim mode (Trim, Slip, Slide, Slide Cuts, and Slide Keyframes). See the Keyboard Shortcut editor for more information.
- Use the keyboard shortcut appropriate to the action you want to perform (in the descriptions below, Trim refers to the selected trim mode).
| Description |
Smoke (FCP 7) Shortcut |
Smoke Classic Shortcut |
Flame Shortcut |
|---|
| Trim 1 Frame Forward |
. (period) |
N |
. (period) |
| Trim 1 Frame Backward |
, (comma) |
B |
, (comma) |
| Trim <n> Frames Forward |
Shift+. (period) |
Shift+N |
Shift+. (period) |
| Trim <n> Frames Backward |
Shift+, (comma) |
Shift+B |
Shift+, (comma) |
| Trim to In Mark |
Ctrl+I |
Ctrl+B |
Shift+[ |
| Trim to Out Mark |
Ctrl+O |
Ctrl+N |
Shift+] |
| Trim to Positioner |
E |
Ctrl+P |
Shift+P |
Trimming with the Keypad and Calculator
If you know the amount of frames by which you want to trim, a quick way to perform the trim is by using the keypad to enter the amount into the calculator.
- On the timeline, select the clip or cut you want to trim.
- On the keyboard keypad, enter the number of frames by which you want to trim (positive or negative).
- Press Enter.
Note: If there is no explicit selection on the timeline, trim operations are not performed using this method. Instead, the positioner is moved by the number of frames that you enter.