Avid L Trim

[John Steventon]

Hi,

I know different people who have different views on what an L – trim is, so please excuse me if this description isn’t what you mean – but if you’re just asking about L-cuts and J-cuts, then turn off the ‘Linked selection’ option (Shift L), so you can adjust the Video and Audio tracks independantly, and then use the roll tool (just press R once) to be able to trim the video/audio back and forth to create the L or J cut.

Let me know if this isn’t your particular flavour of L-Trim, and I (or someone who knows a lot more than me) will help.

John

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[Randolph Harrison]

Thanks John,
I’ll give that a try. How I use it on the Avid is: We work with 8 audio and 1-3 vid tracks. Many of the close cuts on each of these tracks may be a few frames off from the other. If I’m trying to overlap dialogue, I loop all of my tracks and select trim mode in one direction. But on the several tracks I want to overlap, the rollers are in different directions. I can hit the trim arrow once and then hit play while in trim mode. It will show me immediately how it sounds and looks. If not right, I can continually adjust with the arrows without going out of trim mode. In our edit rooms, it is probably the most used trim mode. One editor who had worked with FCP in the past said it wasn’t available and was one of the factors which turned him off continuing FCP. I’m hoping the newest versions will have it available or in the near future. I will play around with what you mentioned and see how close it is. Thank you.
Randy

[John Pale]

search for “dynamic trimming” in the help guide