Timing and the Trim tools

[Blueie]

Hello

When using the 'TrimIn' and 'TrimOut' tools

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is it possible to determine exactly the distance in time between the 'outgoing' clip (or image) and the 'incoming' clip (or image), so that instead of roughly trimming the end of one clip and the beginning of another in order to accommodate a one second transition, the timing can be determined precisely - in this example it would be 0.5 (half) a second trimmed from the clip (or image) to the left and 0.5 (half) a second trimmed from the clip to the right?

Thanks

Blueie

[Steve Grisetti]

As you click and drag to trim a clip on your timeline, a timecode indicator should appear next to your cursor, showing you precisely how much of the clip you're trimming off (hours;minutes;seconds;frames).

Is that what you're looking for?

If you zoom in to your timeline, you can get pretty frame-by-frame precise with your trims. You can also use the CTI playhead as a marker to a precise point you want to trim to and, as you drag in the trim, your trim will snap to the CTI's position.

[Blueie]

Hello Steve

That's great. I'll try it. I forgot about the zoom tool and using the playhead as a marker.

Thanks for that!

Regards

Blueie