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.

Do any of the following:

To split a single clip or linked clip, select the Razor tool , and click the point in the sequence where you want to split the clip.
To split only the audio or video portion of linked clips, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) with the Razor tool.
To split clips on targeted tracks, click the headers of the desired tracks to target them. Position the current‑time indicator where you want to split the clip or clips, and choose Sequence > Razor At Current‑Time Indicator.
To split clips on all except locked tracks, lock any track containing a clip that you don’t want to split. Shift‑click with the Razor tool to split all tracks at the same point in a Timeline panel.

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.