Frame advance with Arrow keys and trimming a clip.

kirkdickinson wrote on 12/13/2002, 3:19 PM
I notice when I use the frame advance with the arrow keys, the frame number display down in the lower right hand corner jumps three frames at a time. I have looked through the options and preferences and can't find a setting to change this. I want to be able to go one frame at a time.

Also, when I am trimming a clip, is there a way to "Trim from here to the end"? I know that if I could get it exactly on the frame that I want, I could type "S" and then delete the portion that I don't want.

I am finding that when I split a clip with two scenes on it, I nearly always get one or two frames from the other side of the split, then I have to delete them.

Using the drag select doesn't seem to be very "frame precise", if that is the correct terminology. Is there a way to "Zoom" in so the frames are farther apart for more precise close in editing?

Thanks,

Kirk

Comments

Sr_C wrote on 12/13/2002, 3:26 PM
hold down the ALT key while advancing with the arrows to advance or go back frame by frame. -Shon
Chienworks wrote on 12/13/2002, 3:37 PM
You can use the Up arrow key to zoom in.
Former user wrote on 12/13/2002, 3:50 PM
If you have a wheel mouse, you can use the wheel to zoom the timeline in and out.

Dave T2
Sr_C wrote on 12/13/2002, 3:50 PM
Yeah, that's a good point. If you zoom in enough,it will advance and reverse frame by frame without the ALT key.
Tyler.Durden wrote on 12/13/2002, 5:10 PM
Hi Kirk,

>>>>>"Also, when I am trimming a clip, is there a way to "Trim from here to the end"? I know that if I could get it exactly on the frame that I want, I could type "S" and then delete the portion that I don't want."<<<<<


You might try using the arrow keys (zoomed-in) to find the exact frame to trim, then Shift-Ctrl-Alt-arrow to pop to the next cut or dissolve. This should highlight the range so you can cut or delete.

HTH, MPH

riredale wrote on 12/13/2002, 10:17 PM
Kirk, I think the way they designed VV3 was that the right arrow moves the cursor one screen pixel-width to the right. If your timeline scale is highly compressed, then that one pixel-width represents multiple video frames. The solution, as mentioned, is to either zoom in so that the scale is expanded, or hold down the ALT key while hitting the arrow.
SonyDennis wrote on 12/14/2002, 7:42 PM
Also, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+mouse wheel moves by frames.
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