Remove blank space from track timeline after cutting clip

[ujosh]

I loaded my 60 minute video onto video 1 track. I chopped the clip up with scissors and deleted the pieces I do not want to use. Now I'd like to shift the remaining clip pieces together. I've seen my friend do this in premiere.

How can I shift all clips to the left? (closing all blank space)
How can I close the blank space between 2 clips?

Thanks for your help.

[heinz-oz]

Click on the clip, hold the mouse button and move it.

[Devil]

Oh, come, Heinz! There is an easier way than that, in all versions. "Search|Find Empty Time Slots". This give a list of all gaps and you can choose to close the gap oor not for each one.

[ujosh]

Thanks Devil,

So that worked much better than scrolling around and dragging. But seems there should be a keyboard shortcut or rightclick menu option.

[heinz-oz]

Oh, come, Heinz! There is an easier way than that, in all versions. "Search|Find Empty Time Slots". This give a list of all gaps and you can choose to close the gap oor not for each one.

Well, I happily stand corrected, I never had to use that and only shot from the hip. I usually use the ripple edit function and place each clip on the time line after I trimmed it in the preview window.

Just goes to show, one never stops learning.

[Devil]

There probably isn't a shortcut because it is not used frequently; I use it once per project, right at the end, as a double-check foolproofer. As Heinz says, using ripple editing closes the gap automatically if you cut something out.