andythefilmer
Veteran
Finally making the switch from FCP7 to MC5.5... Finished my first project today. Need some help with TRIMMING a few clips. Can't seem to figure it out.. Also, should I mixdown my video after a multicam edit?
Avid Questions...
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You can trim by using "insert edit" and then deleting the unwanted frames. It's essentially like the "razor blade" in FCP. But I prefer the precision of Avid's "insert edit"--just put the indicator on the spot you want to cut, hit "insert edit" (I've mapped it to my keyboard) and delete the offending material.
Otherwise, you use the "rollers." They are really awesome once you get used to them. Take a look at a tutorial on how to use the rollers.
Otherwise, you use the "rollers." They are really awesome once you get used to them. Take a look at a tutorial on how to use the rollers.
bruceallen
Well-known member
For trimming - hit the U key.
Up will pop the most wonderfull trim tool made by man - the purple rollers
You can do stuff like hit space bar to play, then hit the < and > keys to shift the trim by a frame - and it'll just keep playing around the trim automatically. When you like what you have, hit enter.
You can toggle between adjusting the length of the earlier clip - P key
Or adjusting the length of both clips by moving the edit = [ key
Or adjusting the length of the later clip - ] key
Or just click on which side of the clip you want. You can also of course click and drag to do bigger trim moves.
If you want to keep the timings of the clips on the timeline but adjust which part of the clip is moved, you can click to put the rollers on each side of the clip.
Basically the rollers show which part is being "rolled up" or "unrolled".
It's a bit complex but that's because depending on where you put the rollers you can be rippling, sliding, etc... it becomes wonderful once you get used to it.
Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com
Up will pop the most wonderfull trim tool made by man - the purple rollers
You can do stuff like hit space bar to play, then hit the < and > keys to shift the trim by a frame - and it'll just keep playing around the trim automatically. When you like what you have, hit enter.
You can toggle between adjusting the length of the earlier clip - P key
Or adjusting the length of both clips by moving the edit = [ key
Or adjusting the length of the later clip - ] key
Or just click on which side of the clip you want. You can also of course click and drag to do bigger trim moves.
If you want to keep the timings of the clips on the timeline but adjust which part of the clip is moved, you can click to put the rollers on each side of the clip.
Basically the rollers show which part is being "rolled up" or "unrolled".
It's a bit complex but that's because depending on where you put the rollers you can be rippling, sliding, etc... it becomes wonderful once you get used to it.
Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com
pinger007
Well-known member
The trim rollers are huge time savers. Once you master them and map the shortcut keys to your keyboard your editing will move that much quicker. It's one of the first tools I instruct my students to master when they make the jump from Final Cut. I myself map the trim command to "Q" on my keyboard so that I can enter in and out of trim very quickly.
Here's a short tutorial on Avid trimming.
http://www.avid.com/US/avid-tv/MC5UnderstandingTrimConcepts
http://www.avid.com/US/avid-tv/MC5UnderstandingTrimConcepts
I second the advise on the post above me. You MUST go through all the training. MC is a different beast than FCP. It's faster for most editing tasks, but ONLY if you learn to do things "The Avid Way"™ -- it can be quite different than FCP. If you're struggling with trimming you definitely need to take a step back and learn more basics.