How to Trim Clips Using Slip and Slide Edits in Adobe Premiere Pro

When editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, the “Slip and Slide” edit tool can be useful when you want to adjust two cuts from within a sequence of three clips. When you use the "Slip or Slide" tool to edit, the Program Monitor in your workspace will display the four frames involved in the edit side by side.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. A “Slip Edit” will shift your clip’s “In” and “Out” points forward or backward by the same number of frames in a single action. When you drag the "Slip" tool, you change a clip’s starting and ending frames, but without changing its speed or length, or affecting any adjacent clips.

2. To do a “Slip Edit,” select the "Slip" tool. It looks like a horizontal line with an arrow pointing out on each end, and a vertical line enclosing the arrows on each side.

3. Move your mouse over the clip you want to adjust. Drag it to the left to move the In and Out points to a point earlier in the clip, or drag it to the right to move the In and Out points to a point later in the clip. The program automatically updates the source "In" and "Out" points for your clip, and will display the results in the Program Monitor.

4. To do a “Slide Edit,” select the "Slide" tool. It looks also looks like a horizontal line with an arrow pointing out on each end, but with a vertical rectangle underneath

5. Move your mouse over the clip you want to adjust. Drag left to move the "Out" point of the preceding clip, and the "In" point of the following clip to a point earlier in time. You can also drag right to move the "Out" point of the preceding clip, and the "In" point of the following clip to a point later in time.

6. When you release your mouse button, the program automatically updates the "In" and "Out" points for the clips, and will display the results in the Program Monitor. The only change is to the position of the clip in the sequence.