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1
Open Lesson 05-04.prproj to ensure you are starting at the same point.
2
Click the Ripple Edit tool (or press B on your keyboard).
3
Hover the Ripple Edit tool over the left edge of the third clip (Medieval_
wide_01.mpeg) until it turns into a large, right-facing square bracket.
4
Drag to the right 
until the timecode 
reads +00:00:20:06, 
as shown here.
Notice that when you’re 
using the Ripple Edit tool, 
the Program Monitor 
displays the last frame of 
the first clip on the left 
and the first frame of the 
second clip on the right. 
Watch the moving edit position on the left half of the Program Monitor.
5
Release the mouse button to complete the edit. The remaining part of the clip 
moves left to fill the gap, and the clips to its right slide along with it. Play that 
portion of the sequence to see whether the edit works smoothly.
6
You still need to trim the end of this clip because it needs to be exactly one 
second long. Use the Ripple Edit tool to grab the right side of the clip, and drag 
it to the left until its duration reads 00:00:01:00. Notice how the clips to the 
right (downstream) ripple to close the gap when you release the mouse button.
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 Note:
The Ripple 
Edit icon looks very 
similar to the Trim 
pointer icon, but it’s 
larger and a bit bolder.
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 Note:
Make sure the 
current time indicator 
is out of the way so the 
clip doesn’t snap to it 
before the appropriate 
edit is made.

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LESSON 5
Creating Cuts-Only Videos
At this point, your project should look just like the Completed sequence for the 
first seven seconds. You have several more edits to make to the rest of the sequence.