You can apply many types of edits to clips on the Desktop - splitting clips in two, splicing clips together, and adding dissolves.
Editing functions such as splicing clips create soft edits, which you can modify any time until you commit them. Soft edits created on the Desktop can be brought into the timeline for further manipulation.
All Desktop editing operations are applied to the audio and video by default. To edit the video only, select Edit Video Only from the Reel Editing box.
Some Desktop editing operations can be accomplished in two ways - by using menu commands and by using drag and drop gestures with the mouse or stylus. For these cases, this chapter describes both methods.
You can disable broadcast monitor support option in the User Interface tab of the Preferences. Disabling this option enhances interactivity when manipulating clips and performing gestural edits on the Desktop Reels.