Slip and slide tool - adobe premiere

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Quick question.So I am kind of lost on the slip and slide tool (the use).So slip tool is the one that does not change the overall duration of the clip, but changes the beginning and end point of the clip.Slide tool on the other hand changes the starting point and the end point of the surrounding clip. Is this correct?Simple easy explanation as possible please. I tried out on the primere pro and I wish to clarify if I am correct.[ moved from  Premiere Elements to  Premiere Pro by moderator ]

Trent Happel · Accepted Answer

You can find a good description of Slip and Slide at Trimming clips in Adobe Premiere Pro CC

A slip edit shifts a clip’s In and Out points forward or backward by the same number of frames in a single action. By dragging with the Slip tool, you can change a clip’s starting and ending frames without changing its duration or affecting adjacent clips.

A slide edit shifts a clip in time while trimming adjacent clips to compensate for the move. As you drag a clip left or right with the Slide tool, the Out point of the preceding clip and the In point of the following clip are trimmed by the number of frames you move the clip. The clip’s In and Out points (and hence, its duration) remain unchanged.

jemenake · Answer

I've found it helpful to visualize clips as a strip of film with a masking template laid on top. In other words, think of your entire source clip as a film strip laid on the table. When you drop it into a sequence and trim the ends, it's as though you've cut a long rectangle out of a piece of paper and laid it on top, showing only some of the cels.

Normally, when you just move a clip around in the sequence view, it's like you're moving the filmstrip and the template together.

With slip, you're keeping the template in place, but you're moving the film strip back and forth underneath. So, the place in the sequence where that clip is show is unchanged, but you're showing an earlier or later part of the clip there. I used this when I'm using a clip that has to occupy a certain place in the sequence (between two other clips, say), but I need to adjust the part of the clip that is showing (to sync it up with some accompanying audio, say).

With slide, it's the opposite. The film strip stays in place (relative to the sequence), but you're moving the template back and forth. I use this when, say, the clip is already synchronized with some other clip(s), but I want to cut to it sooner/later or I want to show an earlier/later part of it.

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