Q: Motion5 clip trimming

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melfverson

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Q: Motion5 clip trimming

Hi there,

I have a clip on the timeline in Motion5. I want to keep it in the same position, same in and out point, but I want to come in earlier in the footage, so like you can do a trim in FCPX by entering T for TRIM and then just pull the footage. How do I do this?

Thank you!

Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Oct 17, 2016 11:58 PM

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BenB

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Yes, Motion has trim tools.

http://help.apple.com/motion/mac/5.2/#/motn130ad5d0

Posted on Oct 18, 2016 8:15 AM

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by Luis Sequeira1,

Luis Sequeira1 Oct 18, 2016 5:37 AM in response to melfverson
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Oct 18, 2016 5:37 AM in response to melfverson

Select the clip, go to the Inspector, Properties, Crop. Although it is called "Crop", this works just like "Trim" does in FCP X.

Note that using the sliders you may not be able to go as far as you need, but you can manually enter values for top, bottom, left and right - in the picture, I typed 400 for the right parameter.
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melfverson Oct 18, 2016 5:48 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1
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Oct 18, 2016 5:48 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thank you but no, sorry, this is not what I mean and I just realise that there are two Trim functions in FCPX - how silly!
I´m talking about the actual movement of in and out points within the clip, as in selecting the T key on the keyboard and dragging the clip so it starts later within the same clip (is it called Toggle I wonder or is that something else?).
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melfverson Oct 18, 2016 8:25 AM in response to BenB
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Oct 18, 2016 8:25 AM in response to BenB

Yep, that´s it! Thank you so much! It´s so easy when you know which button to press...
If you know any particularly good YouTube course, or similar, in Motion5, it would be great to learn more.
Thank you!
Mi
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BenB Oct 21, 2016 12:45 PM in response to melfverson
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Oct 21, 2016 12:45 PM in response to melfverson

Best around are the courses from Ripple Training. You'll be a pro in no time.
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BenB

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Oct 18, 2016 8:15 AM in response to melfverson

Yes, Motion has trim tools.

http://help.apple.com/motion/mac/5.2/#/motn130ad5d0

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