Anatomy Of A Clip; Sync Point; Trim Handle; Fade Handles - Merging Pyramix User Manual

Anatomy of a Clip

Many Edit Commands refer to parts of a clip rather than the entire clip.
Clip Name

Waveform Display

Head Clip Gain

Fade Handles

Trim Handle

Tail

Sync Point

Unused Media
Features of a Clip in the Timeline
Once a clip is selected, Trim Handles appear at each end which are used to manipulate the clip. If these are diffi-
cult to see or get hold of, zoom in on both axes until they are accessible. Each Trim Handle consists of 3 Control
Points. The Control Points on the left side of the clip allows adjustment of the beginning of the clip, and the Con-
trol Points on the right side allows adjustment of the end. Click and drag on the middle Control Point to move
the head or tail of the clip as desired to shorten or lengthen the clip. These can be moved out to the full extent of
the original audio Media File to which the clip is pointing. Select View > Show Media to view the unused audio
(if any) as a grayed out waveform.
Head
The beginning of a clip on a Track is referred to as the Head. The Head may or may not represent the actual begin-
ning of the Media File for the clip, since the clip is just a set of pointers to an area of the whole media file.
Tail
The end of a clip on a Track is referred to as the Tail. The Tail may or may not represent the actual end of the media
file for the clip, since the clip is just a set of pointers to an area of the whole Media File.
Sync Point
The Sync Point is an internal reference point inside the clip. This defaults to the start of a clip until moved.The Sync
Point may be moved by dragging its handle within the clip. If the Play cursor is positioned over some part of the
clip, the Sync Point may be snapped within the clip to the position of the Play Cursor by choosing Clips > Set Sync
Point to Cursor.
Trim Handle
The Trim Handle is the middle handle available at either end of the clip when the clip is selected. This handle is
used to shorten or lengthen the clip (trim the clip in or out) up to the limit of the available media. To trim the clip,
drag the handle.
Fade Handles
The Fade Handles are the top and bottom handles available at either end of the clip when the clip is selected. The
handles are used to create a fade in at the beginning of the clip, or a fade out at the end of the clip. To create or
adjust a fade, drag one of the trim handles to create the desired fade in or fade out. The top handle adjusts the
fade within the clip and the bottom handle trims the clip in or out as you adjust the fade. If the Top Handle is used
with the CTRL key modifier, a symmetrical crossfade is created with any adjacent clips, centered at the original end
point of the selected clip. If no adjacent clip exists, then it extends or shrinks the duration of the fade while main-
taining the duration of the selected clip.
Waveform Display
Clips can appear either as a block with the clip name inside, or can show the audio waveform of the media refer-
enced by the clip.
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