<p>Up-arrow will do the trick. Down-arrow takes you to the first frame of the next clip.</p>
<p>Trick: if you're looking for the <em>last</em> frame of a clip, go to the start of the next one, then use back-arrow once to move back a frame.</p>

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Edward Falk
<p>I want to select this frame right here, can I do it?</p>
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<p>This happens all the time where I have two clips together and I have a transition in between them. Now I want to tighten up the transition by removing some frames from the clips on either side. Here is what I do:</p>
<ol>
<li>Delete the transition.</li>
<li>Select the clip on the right (or the left).</li>
<li>Click again to get the first frame.</li>
<li>Use the <kbd>,</kbd> and <kbd>.</kbd> keys to nudge/extend that edge of that clip.</li>
<li>Reconfigure and re-add the transition.</li>
</ol>
<p>Getting this right can require repeating this process maybe 5 or 10 times.</p>

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How to select the first frame of a clip?
William Entriken
# How to select the first frame of a clip?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-08-24)

I want to select this frame right here, can I do it?

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This happens all the time where I have two clips together and I have a transition in between them. Now I want to tighten up the transition by removing some frames from the clips on either side. Here is what I do:

1. Delete the transition.
2. Select the clip on the right (or the left).
3. Click again to get the first frame.
4. Use the `,` and `.` keys to nudge/extend that edge of that clip.
5. Reconfigure and re-add the transition.

Getting this right can require repeating this process maybe 5 or 10 times.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-10-21. Score: 1

Up-arrow will do the trick. Down-arrow takes you to the first frame of the next clip.

Trick: if you're looking for the *last* frame of a clip, go to the start of the next one, then use back-arrow once to move back a frame.


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