VideoStudio Ultimate X6 and AVS4you

[BrianCee]

my preferred method for when I am not sure of the best length of a video clip or applied effect is to first try it - if it doesn't look right I then use the 'back' button to undo it (twice if needed) and then cut again.

[tommy12]

Sounds like the way to go. If I want to re-edit the effect later in the same editing session or after opening the project again later, I think I'd probably have to use the drag method since the undo info is lost? Or maybe it would be better to replace the clip and start from scratch?

[tommy12]

It appears that what I wanted to do is called something like a "rolling" edit or transition, where you can move the point where two clips meet, and have one clip lengthen and the other clip shorten by the same amount. In my case, I was creating two clips by splitting a single clip to apply an effect to just part of the original clip.

I found this out by watching the first two days of a free live video class in using Premiere Pro CC. It's interesting seeing how a 'professional' editor works and compare it to Videostudio. One more day left in the class (Wednesday July 31). It's live 9am-4pm California, USA time and it's usually rebroadcast a few minutes after the live event ends. In case anyone's interested: http://www.creativelive.com. Hover your mouse pointer over the Watch button at the top of the page and click on Adobe Premiere. No need to sign-up.

Tommy

Edit: I changed the time zone to the correct one. Originally, I had it as Eastern USA time zone, which is three hours later than California time.