Thanks. It happens when I trim clips (i.e. delete), rather than when I simply assemble whole clips.

I just want to make sure I understand how you are editing...

Loading in a single video clip, then you add a two cuts, which now gives you three objects, and you delete the center object, it leaves a blank space... Is that what is happening?

Thanks for your efforts, and sorry I'm not making it clear.

I take clip #1, and let's say I trim the last 5 seconds of it. Then I trim 3 seconds from the beginning of clip #2, and put the two together. Instead of a clean cut, I have 8 seconds of black space between clips, and I haven't succeeded in getting rid of it

Here's my thousand words worth!

Hi

Or - taking what you have got select the clip iimediately after the space(s)

Click the A|B transition icon at the bginning of the selected clip, the transition and the select Cut from the menu.

Space gone!

Do the same for the rest of the gaps.

John

Thanks for your efforts, and sorry I'm not making it clear.

I take clip #1, and let's say I trim the last 5 seconds of it. Then I trim 3 seconds from the beginning of clip #2, and put the two together. Instead of a clean cut, I have 8 seconds of black space between clips, and I haven't succeeded in getting rid of it

How do you do that? By dragging them together? Or by using John's suggestion? Either way, I'm having trouble understanding how they can be 'put together' and yet still 'have 8 seconds of black'!

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK