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Resizing or Trimming Clips in the Source Viewer
You can also open a clip from the Timeline into the Source Viewer to perform trimming in different ways. You can do this in one of two ways:
— Double-click a clip in the Timeline to open it into the Source Viewer.
— Move the playhead over a clip in the Timeline, press Shift-V to select that clip, and then press the Return or Enter key to open it into the Source Viewer.
TIP: To instead open a match frame of a clip in the Timeline using the pointer, hold the Option key down while double-clicking a clip.
TIP: To instead open a match frame of a clip in the Timeline using the pointer, hold the Option key down while double-clicking a clip.
TIP: To instead open a match frame of a clip in the Timeline using the pointer, hold the Option key down while double-clicking a clip.
Once you open a clip into the Source Viewer, the Source Viewer has focus, enabling you to use the Spacebar or JKL commands to move the playhead around in the Viewer in order to make edits. How these edits affect the Timeline depends on whether you use the Selection tool or the Trim tool.
Using the Selection Tool
When the Selection tool is selected, you can drag the In and Out markers, or use the playhead and I and O keyboard shortcuts to resize that clip in the Timeline.
(Left) A Timeline clip opened in the Source Viewer, (Right) resizing the clip and leaving a gap by dragging its In point in the Source Viewer
Using the Trim Tool
When the Trim tool is selected, dragging the In and Out points, or setting new ones using the I and O keys resizes the clip while rippling the Timeline left or right as necessary.