Delete the space between multiple clips, at once, on the timeline?

Unfortunately, "close gap" often doesn't work properly.  I use this method on a daily basis, and much of the time, if I try and use a "default transition" on clips that are next to one another after the "close gap" method, the default transition is applied to the end of the first and the beginning of the second, not across the transition, because the clips aren't actually touching (usually separated by a single frame of nothing).

The Right way to accomplish this if you have chosen to cutup in the timeline is to have your timeline selected and the go to sequence in menu bar and then chose close gap.

Here is 100% working answer for the problem.

1. Do this what is written below

2. Do the Ann's trick in the merged clip sequence

3. Return all gap-closed clip parts from the newly formed merged clip sequence to your original sequence

MERGING VIDEO CLIPS

To combine video clips there is something called Nested Sequence.

A very powerful technique. When adding clips to a timeline you are working in what is called a sequence (normally named Sequence 01), drop your two clips into your timeline and rename your sequence 01 to something like 'My day trip to the market'.

Select a different video clip and drag and drop it onto the 'new item' button. Bottom right of the Project window. That would create ANOTHER sequence which you can rename as your 'master sequence' from what would probably be called 'sequence 02'.

Now you can drag and drop your original sequence like a clip INTO your master sequence. And tada.

The wonderful thing about nested sequences is you can go back and re-edit it and it would update in all your other sequences where you use it.

MERGING AUDIO AND VIDEO (original answer regarding merging audio and video)

Import your clips into the project. Select your video and audio clips (so they are both selected) Right click and 'Merge Clips...' It will ask to sync on in (start of audio and video) or out (end of audio and video). Click ok and you would now have a merge file of both your video and audio clips that you can manipulate as a single clip.

Hope that helps.

Yes, you want to use ripple delete and you will not have ths problem. Before I learned ths I had to trim like you are doing and then right click and select ripple delete. Take or setup a text sequence and play around with ripple delete and the other tools. Each one as it uses and can help speed up editing.

John Gerard

Have you seen Ann Bens' Gap Removal TUTORIAL?

Good luck,

Hunt

No automated way of removing gaps. I use "In, Out, Extract", but maybe you could avoid creating the gaps in the first place?
When trimming clip ends on timeline, hold the CTRL key and this will ripple things so no gap is created.

Jeff Pulera

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The fast way to edit and avoid your issue is to edit the clips in the source monitor and insert or overlay them to the timeline from there.

(There are a number of ways to insert or overlayclips ).

Using the Razor in the timeline for trimming and editing  is slow.  Tidying up the mess adds more time.

The Razor Tool  is for splitting clips.

If you are actually trimming clips by dragging the ends of them.  Use Ctrl Drag to ripple the edit as you go.