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Click the Sequence 01 tab to switch to Sequence 01. You’ll start editing this 
rough sequence so it looks like the Completed sequence. The first clip in the 
sequence is the title clip, which is the length you want here, so leave it as is.
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Hover the pointer over the left edge of the second clip (Medieval_Hero_01.
mpeg) until you see the right-facing Trim bracket.
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 Note:
As you move your pointer, you might notice that it changes into the Pen Keyframe tool. 
That happens when you hover the pointer over the thin yellow Opacity line. You’ll work with the 
Opacity effect in upcoming lessons on compositing.
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Drag the bracket to the right a couple seconds after the movie clapboard. Use 
the timecode in the Program Monitor display for reference. Drag the left edge 
to the right to +00:00:12:16.
This trim edit leaves a gap between the two clips on the Timeline. You’ll remove 
this gap later.
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Release the mouse button. This will remove the extra footage from the 
beginning of the clip.
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Now there is a long gap between the first clip and the second clip you just 
trimmed. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) that empty gap, 
and choose Ripple Delete. All the clips that are downstream move to the left 
to fill the gap.
The second clip is still too long. You want only about one second of it to play.
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 Note:
Editing the 
length of this clip on 
the Timeline does not 
delete the video to 
the left. It’s still there, 
just edited from the 
Timeline.

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LESSON 5
Creating Cuts-Only Videos
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Using the Edit tool, grab the right 
edge of the second clip on the 
Timeline, and drag it to the left 
until the duration in the Program 
Monitor reads 00:00:01:20, as 
shown here.
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Now there is a long gap between 
the second clip and the third clip. 
Right-click (Windows) or Control-
click (Mac OS) in that empty gap, 
and choose Ripple Delete. All the 
clips that are downstream move to 
the left to fill the gap.