Analogy: the clip as viewed in the timeline is actually a window, behind which the entire original clip lies.
I want to move the original clip side-to-side behind this window, so that the window's size and position don't change, but it shows a different part of the original clip.
I have imported 3 videos into final cut pro. Each video is, on its own, at least 20 minutes long, but I've cut them all to be 15 minutes, 5 seconds, 5 minutes in order. There are "straight" (the most basic) cuts to transition from one to the next (i.e., nothing fancy).
The second clip, in-between the two other clips, is the right length but I'd like to show a different part of its video. I.e., instead of the 5 seconds it's currently showing, the first 5 seconds of that video (the original video that was imported), I'd like it to show a 5 second clip from the middle of that video.
Is there a way I can do this easily?
In my real project the timeline is full of audio and some other videos so I don't want to stretch, re-cut, delete etc. the middle video.
Best Answer
Choose the Trim tool (T) and drag the clip along the timeline. The start and end points remain fixed on the timeline and the clip moves within, up to the start/end point of the clip, denoted by red markers.