Premiere 6.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Splitting Clips

Sometimes you need to cut a clip in the timeline into two or more pieces. You may want to apply an effect to one part of a shot but not to another, for example. When you split a clip, each piece becomes an independent program clip or clip instance. When you split a linked clip, both the video and audio tracks are split.

To split a clip with the razor:

1.	In the toolbox of the Timeline window, select the razor tool (Figure 6.69). Figure 6.69. In the toolbox of the Timeline window, select the razor tool.
2.	Click a clip in the ...