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# Sliding a Clip Gesturally

Sliding changes a clip's position in the edit sequence. It simultaneously slides the clip under the cursor and trims the head and tail of the surrounding clips. With Lock off, the head and tail of the slid clip are trimmed. With Lock on, the head and tail of the slid clip are not trimmed.

You can slide a video or audio element, a cut, or a transition.

NoteSliding is a non-rippling operation. The total length of the edit sequence does not change.

To slide a clip using the Slide cursor:

1. Enable Trim.
2. Position the cursor on the clip that you want to slide.

   The Slide cursor appears.

3. Drag right or left.

   The results of dragging right, which vary according to how Lock is set, are illustrated in the following example. Underlined numbers indicate trimmed heads and tails. Dragging left produces similar (but inverse) results.