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Trim with the current-time indicator



You can set the In Point or Out Point of a clip in a sequence to the location of the current-time indicator, sometimes called an extend edit, if you first map two keyboard commands.

Set keyboard commands to trim with the current-time indicator

  1. Select Edit > Keyboard Customization.
  2. Select [Custom] from the Set drop-down menu.
  3. Select Application from the drop-down menu of keyboard command types.
  4. Scroll down to Trim In Point To CTI and select it.
  5. Click the Shortcut area to the right of the name of the command, and type a keyboard shortcut in the white space that appears.
  6. Scroll down to Trim Out Point To CTI and select it.
  7. Click the Shortcut area to the right of the name of the command, and type a keyboard shortcut in the white space that appears.
  8. Click OK.

Set In and Out Points with the current-time indicator

  1. Click the track head, in the area near the track title, of one or more tracks containing the clip or clips you want to trim. This targets the track or tracks. You can target video tracks, audio tracks, or both.
  2. Drag the current-time indicator to the place where you want to set the In Point or Out Point of the clip or clips.
  3. Press the keyboard command you assigned to Trim In Point To CTI or Trim Out Point To CTI.