Cutting and Editing Footage

Editing is the process of getting all your clips in the right order in the Timeline. Trimming is the process of adjusting the point where we switch between clips so that both the action and the story flow smoothly from one clip to the next.

When editing you will chose what clip goes in the timeline next, in the project panel. You would then “mark” the clip by setting an In and an Out in the Source monitor and edit it into the Timeline at the position of the playhead. 

Adjusting a clip's In and Out points after it is already edited into a sequence is called trimming. Typically, you trim clips to adjust how they play back in a sequence. For example, as you view the edit, you want to cut to the incoming clip a little sooner than you originally planned while marking clips. To fix that problem, trim the clip using trimming tools in Premiere Pro.

You can trim clips by dragging the edge of a clip. A clip's "edge" is a clip’s In or Out point, or edit point. Several specialized tools and techniques allow you to trim an edit point. These tools and techniques allow you to trim more easily and accurately, reducing the number of steps involved and maintaining the integrity of the sequence.

This is what it should look like when you are cutting and editing footage in Adobe Premier Pro, you can see on this screen shot someone is cutting footage.