Apple MA261Z/A User Manual - Page 378

Using the Command Key to Drag More Slowly When you're dragging clips, edit points, or keyframes, usually the default one-to-one correspondence between the motion of your mouse and the motion of the item you're dragging works just fine. However, you can drag even more precisely by pressing the Command key to slow, or "gear down," the dragging speed after you've started dragging. For example, holding down the Command key after you've started dragging a clip causes the motion of that clip in the Timeline to be much slower and more precise. This can be helpful if the Timeline is zoomed out so that individual clips look small. It's also useful if you want to make very small changes to an edit point, a keyframe parameter, a volume level, or anything else. You can use the Command key to modify nearly any dragging operation in Final Cut Express HD. Performing Shuffle Edits A shuffle edit (sometimes referred to as a swap edit) allows you to move a clip item to a different position in a track without leaving a gap. When you perform a shuffle edit, you insert a clip item from one position in your sequence to another, and all clip items before or after the clip insertion point are rippled so that the gap left by the moved clip is filled. Shuffle edits do not affect the length of the clips or the overall duration of your sequence, and clips on other tracks are not affected. Before edit A B C D After edit A D B C Shuffle edits may only be performed with one clip item at a time, and they can't be performed on clip items with transitions applied. ∏ Tip: You may want to turn snapping on to make it easier to align the clips you are moving (see "Snapping to Points in the Timeline" on page 373). 378 Part VI Rough Editing