What is a roll edit and how does it affect adjacent clips in the timeline?

What is a roll edit and how does it affect adjacent clips in the timeline?

• A. It changes the in/out points causing other clips to shift, altering the sequence timing.
• B. It adjusts the cut point between two clips by changing the out point of the preceding clip and the in point of the following clip, keeping the overall duration the same.
• C. It creates a J-cut between audio and video.
• D. It applies a color LUT to the timeline.

Answer: (B)

A roll edit focuses on the boundary between two adjacent clips. It moves that boundary without changing the overall duration of the two-clip segment. When you perform a roll edit, you adjust the out point of the clip on the left and the in point of the clip on the right in opposite directions, so the cut point shifts but the combined length stays the same. This lets you reposition exactly where the two clips meet without altering the timing of the surrounding footage. If you wanted the overall timeline to change length or to create an audio-visual lead between clips, that would be a different edit type. The other options describe actions that aren’t what a roll edit does.

A roll edit focuses on the boundary between two adjacent clips. It moves that boundary without changing the overall duration of the two-clip segment. When you perform a roll edit, you adjust the out point of the clip on the left and the in point of the clip on the right in opposite directions, so the cut point shifts but the combined length stays the same. This lets you reposition exactly where the two clips meet without altering the timing of the surrounding footage. If you wanted the overall timeline to change length or to create an audio-visual lead between clips, that would be a different edit type. The other options describe actions that aren’t what a roll edit does.