<p>If you have made an edit and you want to remove it, you can <strong>click on the edit</strong> then <strong>press <kbd>delete</kbd></strong> and the edit will be removed. </p>

<p>fig1. selected edit:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SLZ3j.png" alt="Selected edit in Final Cut 7"></p>

<p><em>Note that this only works if the time on either side of the edit hasnt changed, as indicated by the red triangles.</em> If you have cut out any video, you cant delete the edit:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/pL8N6.png" alt="Indicator"></p>

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2012-05-07T03:55:56.853Z
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OrangeBox
<p>You can just select the edit and hit <kbd>Delete</kbd>. If you removed any video in between, you won't be able to delete the edit.</p>

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daviesgeek
<p>Click on the line for the edit that you have done with the blade in order to select it and then press back space.</p>

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user5992
<blockquote>
  <p>I want to be able to "undo" the blade tool, in effect merging clips
  together. How can I do this?</p>
</blockquote>

<p><em>(Answered <a href="https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/3937/how-to-delete-an-edit-in-final-cut-pro-un-blade/3939#3939">another</a> question without noticing it was for Final Cut X, not FCP 7, but here is the answer for anyone using Final Cut Pro 7)</em></p>

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2012-05-07T03:54:02.440Z
No, I didn't look at your other answer :-)
daviesgeek
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haha, beat me to the punch :p
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I did. Being an FCP fan, I couldn't pass up the question. :-)
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How to delete an edit in Final Cut Pro (un-blade)
OrangeBox
# How to delete an edit in Final Cut Pro (un-blade)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-05-07)

> I want to be able to "undo" the blade tool, in effect merging clips
> together. How can I do this?

*(Answered [another](https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/3937/how-to-delete-an-edit-in-final-cut-pro-un-blade/3939#3939) question without noticing it was for Final Cut X, not FCP 7, but here is the answer for anyone using Final Cut Pro 7)*

**Tags:** final-cut-pro

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: No, I didn't look at your other answer :-)  
> **username_0**: haha, beat me to the punch :p  
> **username_1**: I did. Being an FCP fan, I couldn't pass up the question. :-)  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2012-05-07. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

If you have made an edit and you want to remove it, you can **click on the edit** then **press `delete`** and the edit will be removed.

fig1. selected edit:

![Selected edit in Final Cut 7](https://i.sstatic.net/SLZ3j.png)

*Note that this only works if the time on either side of the edit hasnt changed, as indicated by the red triangles.* If you have cut out any video, you cant delete the edit:

![Indicator](https://i.sstatic.net/pL8N6.png)


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### Answer by username_1 on 2012-05-07. Score: 0

You can just select the edit and hit `Delete`. If you removed any video in between, you won't be able to delete the edit.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-05-27. Score: -1

Click on the line for the edit that you have done with the blade in order to select it and then press back space.


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