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I think this is one of the reasons many internationally-well-known news teams like Final Cut Pro X so much. You are right that when you are playing the clip and just hit Stop, the playhead provides a very concrete way to find the trim.

But if you are cutting visually, like to the beginning or end of an action or soundbite, then the skimmer is the way to go. This approach is much faster than using the playhead. All trimming starts by selecting the edit point we want to adjust. Whether you select the edit point using the mouse or the keyboard, choose the In, Out, or both. Plus followed by a number moves the selected edit point that many frames to the right. Minus followed by a number moves the selected edit point that many frames to the left.

Also, FCP can do the math for you. But, many times, we want to trim audio and video different amounts. Just as you can drag the combined audio and video edit point, you can drag either the audio or video edit point individually.

It works the same way. Just as you can use keyboard shortcuts to select and trim an edit point, you can use different keyboard shortcuts to select the audio and video sides of an edit point:.

NOTE : You can also do this by stopping playback and positioning the playhead and it works great. But doing it in real-time is more fun and, many times, yields smoother results in action sequences. NOTE : I find I am more accurate trimming audio by watching waveforms and trimming by dragging while watching waveforms. This allows me to take advantage of sub-frame trimming in FCP X. While I get smoother video edits during action by trimming in real-time using the technique I am describing here.

This instantly jumps the selected edit point to the position of the playhead. This keyboard shortcut works whether you are playing the project or have positioned the playhead exactly where you want the new edit to be placed.

I find myself using this technique a lot. This will continuously loop playback of your project. This starts a continuous playback around your selected edit point. No worrying about frames, or dragging; just you and the edit. Trimming is essential to creating a smooth story. And Final Cut Pro X provides a variety of ways to trim our clips accurately and quickly. If I missed a favorite of yours, please let me know in the comments below.

What might I be doing wrong? Thanks, Larry! I would to have an option that I can select audio and video edges simultaneously in expanded mode view. When the audio and video are collapsed, selecting an edge of the edit point selects both audio and video. When the audio and video are expanded, you can only select the video or the audio edge, but not both.

And an asynchronous edit selecting the audio edge of one clip and the video edge of the other clip are not supported. Assuming you want the fps video to run in slow motion. I deselected then reselected the clip and then it worked. Your email address will not be published.

Access over 1, on-demand video editing courses. Become a member of our Video Training Library today! December 28, at am. Larry says:. Slava: You can use keyboard shortcuts to select the Trim tool type: T , but you must use the mouse or a track pad to select a clip in the Timeline.

Slava says:. December 29, at pm. Thank you very much for your answer. Larry Jordan says:. December 30, at am. Slava: Ah… good points. December 30, at pm. Tim says:. October 11, at pm. Tim: For Slip to work, you need to select the Trim tool, then select the clip with that tool selected. Al says:. January 17, at pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.

There's no finer resource on the web. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Not a member? See The Different Membership Tiers. ALL Rights Reserved. When your device is connected, it will be recognized by the Voice Over Tool and added to the 'Source' window of the Voice Over Tool dialog box for your selection.

This detection process can take up to 10 seconds. Newer Macs have neither a 'mic in' port on the back nor a built in mic, so with these Macs you will have to use USB as the way into the Mac.

The iMic only has mini stereo ports for audio 'in and out' so you will need an adaptor for your mic. You should also check the requirements of your microphone as the iMic does not supply phantom power, some mics require phantom power to operate. I'm using one, it works. This will reduce the size of the Viewer and Canvas windows and place the VO Tool at the top of the screen with the Viewer and Canvas windows.

Let's look at the Voice Over Tool. The first button top left is the 'Preview' button. Clicking on this button will play the TL from your in point to your out point. This will enable you to test the position of your in and out points.

If after doing a 'take' you are not happy with it, clicking on the Discard button will delete the audio 'take' from the TL. The large oval button, called the 'Status' area displays the different stages of the recording process.

Ready to Record indicates that everything is ready for the recording process to begin. When the Record button is clicked the Status area will change to 'Starting', displaying a five second countdown to the start of recording along with a change of color from yellow to red and accompanying audible beeps. After the countdown the button turns to Recording and displays the amount of remaining time left before the recording stops.

When the recording is done the button will display Finishing and then Saving. When Saving is completed the new audio clip will appear on the TL. Below the top row of buttons is the 'Audio File' section. Below this is the 'Input' section. At the top is a linear VU meter which shows the dB level volume of your input. This VU meter becomes active when the 'Ready to Record' is displayed at the top. This gives you a chance to test the volume of your input before you record. Watch the VU meter as you speak into the microphone.

You'll want the peak volume to hit dBs. If you are using a different Sound Manager compatible device, the device will appear in this drop down menu. You would want to set the audio sample rate in this box to match the audio sample rate of your Sequence. If you are using the build in mic in your PowerBook you will find that the highest rate available is When the recording process starts it is immediate, however it does take some time for the audio to enter through the mic, get passed down to the USB device, processed digitized out to USB, into the Mac and then finally into FCP.

This delay is called 'Latency' and it can vary depending on the Source of your audio.