5.7 Trim Window Overlay (v.5.x)

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Last updated: Jun 12, 2024 by Manuel Grund
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Trim Window

Select a movie in the Library, Workbench, or Timeline and press “Command-T” (or press the “Trim” button at the bottom of the Library) to open the Trim Window. This window, allows you to set a new In- and Outpoint as well as a new Poster frame.

  1. In-Point: Defines the in-point of a Video. Shows the current in-point. Go to in-point.

  2. Timecode: Shows the position of the CTI. Shows the duration defined by in- and out-point.

  3. Out-Point: Defines the out-point of a Video. Shows the current out-point. Go to out-point.

  4. Viewer: Shows the video depending on the position of the CTI.

  5. Play Button: Play/Pause the Video. You can also use the “J-K-L” keys on your keyboard.

  6. Trimhandle In-Point: Move the YELLOW () Trim Handle to define the in-point.

  7. CTI: Shows the current time. Drag and scratch in the timeline to scrub through the Video.

  8. Trimhandle Out-Point: Move the YELLOW () trim handle to define the out-point.

  9. Set Posterframe or Split Movie: Allows to define the image which is shown in the Viewer as the poster frame of the Video, in case the Video has been selected in the Library. In case the Video has been selected in one of the other preview windows, the ability to change is not available and the button changes, so the Video can be split at the current position.

  10. OK/Cancel: Click on the “OK” button to take over the changes you made, otherwise click on “Cancel”.

  11. Name of the Movie: Shows the name of the Video currently loaded in the Trim Editor

  12. Audio Preview: Toggle the ability to hear the audio or not

If a Video in the Library is selected, defining a new in/out-point and/or poster frame will write this information to the metadata XML sidecar file, which has the same name as the Video file. Doing so, those new attributes will be taken over from now, every time the Video is added to the rundown.

Trim window shortcuts

Control-J: If the player is stopped or playing, play backwards 1x, otherwise cycle between playing backwards at 2x/5x/10x/30x/60x
Control-K: Stop
Control-L: If the player is stopped or playing backwards, play forwards 1x, otherwise cycle between playing forwards at 2x/5x/10x/30x/60x

Control-I: Jump to the current in-point
Control-Option-I: Set the in-point to the current time
Control-O: Jump to the current out-point
Control-Option-O: Set the out-point to the current time

 

Left cursor: Move back one frame
Right cursor: Move forward one frame
Space: Cycle between play and stop

→ Use the sidebar to navigate.