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Layers (In timeline mode) with the layer duration bar selected to drag
• Move the current-time indicator to the frame you want as the new In or Out point, and from the Animation palette
menu, choose Trim Layer Start To Current Time or Trim Layer End To Current Time.
This shortens the layer duration by hiding the frames between the current-time indicator and either the start or the
end of the layer. (Re-extending the ends of the layer duration bar reveals the hidden frames.)
• Use keyframes to change the layer's opacity at specific times or frames.
Note: To delete footage in one or more unlocked layers, use the Lift Work Area command. To delete a specific duration
from all video or animated layers, use the Extract Work Area command.
Remove footage from a layer (Photoshop Extended)
You can remove footage from the start or end of a video or animation layer.
When you trim footage, you can restore it by re-extending the ends of the layer duration bar.
In the Animation or Layers palette, select the layer you want to edit.
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Move the current-time indicator to the frame (or time) you want as the new In point or Out point.
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On the Animation palette menu, choose one of the following options:
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Move Layer In Point To Current Time
indicator.
Move Layer Out Point To Current Time
layer.
Trim Layer Start To Current Time
of the layer.
Trim Layer End To Current Time
the layer.
Note: You can also use the Lift Work Area command to delete footage in one or more unlocked layers, or the Extract
Work Area command to delete a specific duration in all layers of a video or animation.
Lift work area (Photoshop Extended)
A section of the footage in selected layers can be deleted, leaving a gap of the same duration as the removed section.
Make sure the layers you want preserved are locked, and then select the unlocked layers you want to edit.
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2 In the Animation palette, set the work area to specify the duration of the selected layers you want to omit.
From the Animation palette menu, choose Lift Work Area.
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Permanently moves section from the start of the layer to the current-time
Permanently moves section from the current-time indicator to the end of the
Temporarily removes (hides) section from the current-time indicator to the start
Temporarily removes (hides) section from the current-time indicator to the end of
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