When using option right/left arrow in clip trimmer end point handle won't stick

Question

From the help menu:
In the Clip Trimmer, do either of the following:
Drag the handles at either end of the yellow clip selection to set a new startpoint and endpoint.
Move the handles one frame at a time by placing the pointer near the handle that you want to adjust, and then holding down the Option key as you press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key.
Move the entire yellow selection box to the left or right by pressing the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key, or by clicking within the box and dragging. Using this technique, you can change which video frames are selected without changing the duration of the selection
End of help menu clip
The bug I've found is that when I place the pointer near the end handle I can hit option arrow and trim the end one frame forward or backwards but when I then hit option arrow a second time the start handle is trimmed.  Thus it is hard to quickly option arrow the end handle trim multiple frames without having to move the pointer each time before hitting option arrow.  Trimming the start point handle works like I would like as I can just keep hitting option arrow and the start point handle will trim a frame each time.  The end point handle should work the same way but it doesn't.  I'm on the latest ver 9.02

Answer 1

Tea,
One thing you can do to help yourself out is to create bookmarks to give you a visual reference for the beats in the music.
You create a bookmark by choosing Bookmarks>Add Bookmarks or by typing command-b.
So you can place your song in the timeline and then play it while tapping out command-b's to the beat of the music. You'll then have little green diamonds in the timeline to use as reference points.
Similarly, you can choose View>Show Audio Waveforms to identify the beats in the music by seeing the peaks in the waveforms.
These techniques should make it a bit easier to make your edits in time with your music.
Keep in mind though, that your movie is built from left to right in the time line. When you edit a clip your clips will always slide in to take up any space to the left of the clip.
When they do that, you can slide them apart again. Doing so will create a clip of black between them that can later be replaced.
One last thing to mention. If you select your music track and then choose Advanced>Lock Audio Clip at Playhead you can then slide a clip around and the locked audio will move with it.
It's a bit quirky I've found, but may also be useful.
Matt