ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0
User Guide
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To enable and disable the snap feature
To make it easier to align clips with one another or with particular points in time, you can activate the snap feature.
When you move a clip with snap on, it automatically aligns with, or snaps to the edge of another clip, to a marker, to
the start and end of the time ruler, or to the current-time indicator. Snapping also helps to ensure you don’t inadvert-
ently perform an insert or overlay edit when dragging. As you drag clips, a vertical line with arrows appears and
indicates when clips are aligned.
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At the upper left of the Timeline panel under the Sequence tab, click the Snap button
to select it. Click it again
to deselect it.
To snap a clip
You can snap a clip’s edge or marker to the edge of another clip, marker, or the current-time indicator.
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Make sure that the Snap button
is selected in the Timeline panel.
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Drag the edge of a clip close to the edge of another clip or a marker or the current-time indicator. A vertical line
appears when alignment occurs.
You can toggle the snap feature using a keyboard shortcut (S) even during an editing operation, such as moving or
trimming a clip.
Aligning clips with the snap feature enabled
Rearranging clips in a sequence
To split a single clip or multiple clips
You can use the Razor tool to split a clip into two clips, or to cut across clips in several tracks at once. Splitting a clip
creates a new and separate instance of the original clip, and any linked clips. The resulting clips are full versions of
the original clip, but with different In and Out points.
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Do any of the following:
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Position the current-time indicator where you want to split the clip or clips, and choose Sequence > Razor At
Current-Time Indicator.
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Select the Razor tool
, and click the point in the sequence where you want to split the clip or clips.
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To split only the audio or video portion of linked clips, Alt-click with the Razor tool.
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Shift-click with the Razor tool to split all tracks at the same point in the Timeline panel. Make sure to first lock
any clip that you don’t want to split.
If you want to change effect settings over time, you don’t need to split the clip; you can apply keyframes to a single
clip instead.