X – marks the current clip
I – marks an in
Delete -Lifts the clip without effecting anything down stream
Shift-Delete removes the back end of the clip, and slides everything down stream to the point of the playhead.
Note: Be aware of auto-selects when using this technique with multiple layers.
Alternatively, use O to mark an out and Delete will remove the front end of a clip.
Have been wishing for the abiltity to script those four keystrokes into a Macro. I use them a lot when roughing an edit in.
In Motion, select the clip in the time line and hit O.
Tom