Trimming (Cropping) Clips

Trimming a clip involves setting its in and out points so that only part of the original source contributes to the clip. There are three different ways to trim a clip, depending on which method you prefer to use: Trim commands, Clip commands, or the Time Control property editor.

NoteWhen you change a compound clip's in/out frames, you are changing the "window" on the data within. Clips, or portions of the clips, inside the compound may not play back because their frames are outside the range.

To trim a clip using Trim commands

Select an action, shape, audio, or compound clip.
Move the playback cursor to where you want to trim the clip.
Do one of the following:
- Select a clip and then choose Clip Trim Before (or press [ ) or Trim After (or press ]) from the mixer's command bar to trim before or after the position of the playback cursor, respectively.
  
  or
- Right-click the clip you want to trim and choose Trim Before or After.
The tail end gets clipped with Trim After, and the head gets trimmed with Trim Before.

The clip's end is trimmed at the playback cursor's position using the Trim After command.

To trim a clip using Clip In and Out commands

Move the playback cursor to where you want to trim the clip.
Select a clip and then choose Edit Clip In at Current Frame or Clip Out at Current Frame from the mixer's command bar to set the clip's in and out points before or after the position of the playback cursor, respectively.

To trim a clip using the Time Control property editor

Display the Time Control property editor by right-clicking the clip and choosing Time Properties, or select a clip and press Ctrl+T.
In the Source Clipping box, set In to the first frame of the source action or audio you want to use in the clip and Out to the last frame.