V6 User Manual 1.00.book - Studio General

Anatomy of a ClipMany Edit Commands refer to parts of a clip rather than the entire clip.Clip NameWaveform DisplayHeadClip GainFade HandlesTrim HandleTailSync PointUnused MediaFeatures of a Clip in the TimelineOnce a clip is selected, Trim Handles appear at each end which are used to manipulate the clip. If these are difficultto see or get hold of, zoom in on both axes until they are accessible. Each Trim Handle consists of 3 ControlPoints. The Control Points on the left side of the clip allows adjustment of the beginning of the clip, and the ControlPoints on the right side allows adjustment of the end. Click and drag on the middle Control Point to movethe head or tail of the clip as desired to shorten or lengthen the clip. These can be moved out to the full extent ofthe original audio Media File to which the clip is pointing. Select View > Show Media to view the unused audio(if any) as a grayed out waveform.HeadThe beginning of a clip on a Track is referred to as the Head. The Head may or may not represent the actual beginningof the Media File for the clip, since the clip is just a set of pointers to an area of the whole media file.TailThe end of a clip on a Track is referred to as the Tail. The Tail may or may not represent the actual end of the mediafile for the clip, since the clip is just a set of pointers to an area of the whole Media File.Sync PointThe Sync Point is an internal reference point inside the clip. This defaults to the start of a clip until moved.The SyncPoint may be moved by dragging its handle within the clip. If the Play cursor is positioned over some part of theclip, the Sync Point may be snapped within the clip to the position of the Play Cursor by choosing Clips > Set SyncPoint to Cursor.Trim HandleThe Trim Handle is the middle handle available at either end of the clip when the clip is selected. This handle isused to shorten or lengthen the clip (trim the clip in or out) up to the limit of the available media. To trim the clip,drag the handle.Fade HandlesThe Fade Handles are the top and bottom handles available at either end of the clip when the clip is selected. Thehandles are used to create a fade in at the beginning of the clip, or a fade out at the end of the clip. To create oradjust a fade, drag one of the trim handles to create the desired fade in or fade out. The top handle adjusts thefade within the clip and the bottom handle trims the clip in or out as you adjust the fade. If the Top Handle is usedwith the CTRL key modifier, a symmetrical crossfade is created with any adjacent clips, centered at the original endpoint of the selected clip. If no adjacent clip exists, then it extends or shrinks the duration of the fade while maintainingthe duration of the selected clip.Waveform DisplayClips can appear either as a block with the clip name inside, or can show the audio waveform of the media referencedby the clip.Editing : Clips and Compositions 8 - 112