This document provides an overview of the key tools and functions for editing a film project in editing software. It describes the sequence monitor which shows the edited film and helps adjust cuts. The project window contains all filmed footage and sounds. The sequence is where all cuts are assembled into the final film. Effects and sounds can be added to shots by dragging onto the sequence. The source monitor allows viewing shots and sounds before adding to the sequence. Cut in/out buttons and dragging brackets are used to refine shot timing. Splitting the sequence monitor shows the transition between two shots, and dragging shots left/right smooths audio and narrative changes. Various tools are introduced for selecting, pushing shots forward/back, ripple editing, rolling edits,

1. Editing -
Misconception

2. This is the sequence monitor
this allows us to see all the
film edited, helps when
adjusting cut to smoothen
them out
This is where all
of the footage
filmed for the
short film is kept
and sounds this is
called the project
window, click
twice to highlight
and it will be
played on the
sequence
monitor.
This is called the sequence and this is where all of the
cut is when editing where everything is put together.
There is a timeline to show the length of the cut, to add
to the sequence it’s as easy as click and drag .
This is where the
effects, here is
where you can
change the
transactions and
video effect also
sound you have
to drag and drop
onto the
sequence on the
selected shot
This is the called the source
monitor here you can view the
shots you have and the sounds
you might add also can cut in
and out before adding to the
sequence.
Main layout

3. Cutting in and out
This is the cut in button, here
you cans press while viewing
the rough cut to get the
timing perfectly.
This is the mark out button this is where
you cut the shot you can also shorten or
lengthen you shot by dragging or pulling
on the blue brackets on the outlines of
the highlighted area.

4. Getting the correct cut
1.)
2.)
Here if you select the moment it cuts in-between
two shot 1.) and press T the sequence monitor
splits into two, it shows the exact still of the end of
the last shot and the beginning of the next. This
allows you to see if the cuts going to be too harsh
or if it effects the continuality. 2.) Here you are
able to click and drag either left or right and that
will move and both shots, one will lengthen and
one will shorten depending on the directing, this is
very useful to correct the change in shots also
helps a lot with the change in audio and cutting in-
between narrative.

5. Tools1. Arrow allows you to select
anything on the desktop and to click
and drag
2. This is for pushing groups of shots
backwards on the sequence.
3. This is for pushing groups of shots
forwards on the sequence
4. Ripple edit tool this means when
editing you can edit and that effect
will ripple on
5. Rolling editing tool allows the
same effect as pressing T which
when lengthen one shot will be
shortening another
6. This allows you to stretch out a
shot
7. This is the razor and you can cut
on shot into two on the sequence
8. This allows you to see the shot
change original still and the change
you are making to it