<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_6_5_2.html" title="Trimming frames from either end of a clip in the Monitor window">Previous</a> | <a href="1_6_5_4.html" title="Retrieving trimmed frames">Next</a> | <a href="1_6_0_0.html">Editing Movies</a> > <a href="1_6_5_0.html">Trimming frames from a clip</a></div><h4 class="head2">Trimming frames from linked audio and video separately</h4><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">At times, you may want the audio to begin before the video or to extend after the video into the next clip (or vice versa). Trimming linked audio and video separately is called a <span class="Emphasis">split edit</span>. Usually, when you split edit one clip, it requires that you split edit the adjacent clip so they don't overlap each other.</p><p class="paragraph">You can create two kinds of split edits: </p><ul><li class="bullet" type="disc">A <span class="Emphasis">J-cut</span>, or <span class="Emphasis">audio lead</span>, in which audio starts before linked video.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">An <span class="Emphasis">L-cut</span>, in which audio continues after linked video.</li></ul><div class="anchorc"><img src="images/em_09.gif" alt="Illustration of Two kinds of split edits with these callouts: A. J-cut B. L-cut " height="199" width="480" /></div><div class="caption">Two kinds of split edits <span class="bold">A.</span> J-cut <span class="bold">B.</span> L-cut </div></ol><p class="headstep">To extend the audio before or after linked video:</p><ol><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="1">In the Timeline window, click the Selection tool <img src="images/P_Select_Lg_N.gif" alt="Selection tool " height="17" width="12" />. </li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="2">Drag the audio clip down to a separate track so it is not adjacent to other clips.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="3">(Optional) Move the current-time indicator to the video frame to which you want to trim, and make sure Snap is turned on in the Timeline menu. (A check mark indicates it is on.)</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="4">Position the pointer over the edge of the video clip you want to trim, and do one of the following:.</li><ul><li class="bullet" type="disc">If trimming the beginning of the clip, when the Trim-In icon <img src="images/TLRippleIn.gif" alt="Trim In icon " height="18" width="16" /> appears, press Alt and drag the edge to the desired frame. (You can release the Alt key once you begin dragging.) Notice that the video stays aligned with the previous clip. </li><li class="bullet" type="disc">If trimming the end of the clip, when the Trim-Out icon <img src="images/TLRippleOut.gif" alt="Trim Out icon " height="18" width="17" /> appears, press Alt and drag the edge to the desired frame. (You can release the Alt key once you begin dragging.) Notice that subsequent clips in the track shift left.</li></ul><p class="tip"><img src="images/tip.gif" alt="Tip" height="20" width="20" />Alt-dragging a clip temporarily unlinks the clips. When you want to move or edit them together, select them again.</p><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="5">If you need to trim an adjacent clip so its audio doesn't overlap with the linked clips you just trimmed, repeat step 4 on the adjacent audio clip. </li><p class="note"><span class="bold">Note:</span> If the audio and video get out of sync in step 5 (a red number appears next to the clip name in the track), right-click the number on the audio clip (not the video clip), and choose Move Into Sync. </p></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_6_5_2.html" title="Trimming frames from either end of a clip in the Monitor window">Previous</a> | <a href="1_6_5_4.html" title="Retrieving trimmed frames">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_6_0_0.html">Editing Movies</a> > <a href="1_6_5_0.html">Trimming frames from a clip</a></div></td></tr></table>
