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To remove a clip and close the resulting gap (ripple delete):
To remove entire clips, select one or more clips in the movie, and choose Edit > Ripple
Delete, or press the Backspace key.
To delete a single clip of a linked pair, Alt-select the clip you want to delete, and then
choose Edit > Ripple Delete, or press the Backspace key.
To remove clips and leave a gap:
To remove entire clips, select one or more clips in the movie, and choose Edit > Clear.
Snapping clips to other clips, markers, or the current-time indicator
To make it easier to align clips with one another or with particular points in time, you can
activate the Snap option. When you move a clip with the Snap option selected, it
automatically aligns with, or snaps to, the edge of another clip, a marker, the start and end
of the time ruler, or the current-time indicator. Snapping also helps to ensure that you don’t
inadvertently perform an insert or overlay edit when dragging. As you drag clips, a pop-up
window displays the distance, in frames, that you have moved them (a negative number
indicates you’ve moved them toward the beginning of the movie).
To enable and disable the Snap option:
Choose Timeline > Snap. A check mark indicates that the option is enabled.
Splitting a clip
At times you may want to apply different effects to different parts of a clip, for example, to
speed up one scene or play it in reverse. You can split a clip in a movie by using the Razor
tool . Splitting a clip creates a new and separate instance of the original clip, and if linked
to another clip, a new instance of the linked clip as well. The resulting clips are full versions
of the original clip, but with the In or Out point changed to match the location marked by
the Razor tool.
The Razor tool splits clips into separate clips.
