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Editing sequences and clips

Set or remove sequence In and Out points

You can use In and Out points in a sequence to help you place and rearrange clips.

Note: Sequence In and Out points are automatically removed when you perform a lift or extract edit from the Program Monitor.

Set sequence In and Out points

1Navigate to the In point in a Timeline panel and click the Set In Point button in the Program Monitor.

2Navigate to the Out point in a Timeline panel and click the Set Out Point button .

You can move the In and Out points together without affecting the duration by dragging the In/Out Grip (textured area at the center of the shaded span between the In and Out points) in the Program Monitor or Timeline panel.

Set sequence In and Out points around a selection

1In a Timeline panel, select one or more clips, or a gap, in the sequence.

2Choose Marker > Set Sequence Marker > In And Out Around Selection. This sets sequence In and Out points that match the selection’s In and Out points.

The CS5 commands "Set Sequence Marker > In and Out Around Clip" and "Set Sequence Marker> In ahhnd Out Around Selection" have been replaced by "Mark Clip" and "Mark Selection" respectively in CS5.5 and later.

This command is particularly useful when replacing or removing clips in the sequence using threeand four-point editing methods. (See “Make three-point and four-point edits” on page 178.)

Remove sequence In and Out points

1Make sure that the sequence is open in the Program Monitor.

2Choose Marker > Clear Sequence Marker, and then choose an option to clear the In point, the Out point, or both.

You can also clear an In or Out point by Alt-clicking (Windows) or Option-clicking (Mac OS) the Set In button or the Set Out button .

Set sequence start time

By default, each sequence’s time ruler starts at zero and measures time according to the timecode format you specified in the Display Format field of the New Sequence dialog box General tab. However, you can change the starting time of the sequence’s time ruler. For example, you may want to set the start time to match a master tape, which typically begins at 00;58;00;00, to accommodate a two-minute leader before the standard program start time of 01;00;00;00.

In a Timeline panel menu, choose Sequence Zero Point (called Start Time in Premiere Pro CS5.5 and later), enter a starting timecode, and click OK. (The starting time must be a positive number.)

Trimming clips

Franklin McMahon shows Ripple Edit, Rolling Edit, Slip, and Slide tools in this video from the Layers Magazine website.

This chapter from the “Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 Classroom in a Book” introduces the more advanced editing tools, including tools for rolling, ripple, slip, slide, lift, and extract edits.

Last updated 1/16/2012