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  • Avid Drag Trimming

    Posted by Peter Williams on March 29, 2016 at 2:48 pm

    Does anyone know if there is a way of drag trimming (using the mouse), so that the trim head doesn’t stop at every edit?

    I have a music track that I have cut into multiple times when making adjustments to a scene, and I need to drag it from the first edit point to the end of the scene.

    I have a feeling there is a key that needs to be held down, during the process, but I can’t for the life of me remember what it is (assuming it actually exists?!).

    Many Thanks

    Peter

    Peter Williams replied 10 years, 1 month ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Juris Eksts

    March 30, 2016 at 12:56 pm

    I don’t think there is a quick way of trimming, but if you mark in and out on the entire clip, then:
    either 1, match frame and replace the clip, or
    2, in the audio mixer drop down menu – remove pan and volumes on entire clip, then in the clip menu – remove match frame edits.

  • Peter Williams

    March 30, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    Thanks Juris, I’ve have asked around, and there seems to be solution beyond doing what you have described1

  • Glenn Sakatch

    March 30, 2016 at 6:47 pm

    just remove match frame edits on your audio track

    Glenn

  • Juris Eksts

    March 30, 2016 at 9:56 pm

    Hi Peter, let us know when you find out.

  • John Pale

    March 30, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    You don’t need to drag at all. Just use Extend Edit and the clip will trim magically to wherever your play head is.
    For more information, search Your Avid Help.

  • Peter Williams

    March 31, 2016 at 8:00 am

    A FB forum suggests using extend edit or turning off snapping in the timeline settings. Someone posted this…

    https://www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/how-tos/photo-software/how-to-control-clip-snapping-in-avid.html#b

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