Time for action – using K and Shift + K to make your trims
In addition to adjusting the ends of your strips, you can use the K and Shift + K commands to shorten your film strips. The command is easy to remember; just think of a knife for cutting the strips:
- Select the Cam1 video strip in Channel 2. Press Shift + D to make a copy. Move the copy to Channel 7.
- In the Video Sequence Editor header, select Strip. Choose Clear Strip Offset from the pop-up menu.
- Scroll Current Frame Indicator over the new strip. Move it with the mouse, and watch the Video Sequence Editor – preview window. Scroll until you see the Viking ship emerge from behind the pier and until the last shield on the far side of the ship is visible. You can use Ctrl + MMB to zoom into the preview image if you can't see the shields on the Viking boat.
- With the cursor over the Video Sequence Editor – sequencer window, press K to do a soft trim. Select the strip to the left of the Current Frame Indicator and...
