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Margaret Artola/3 min read

Working with the Ripple Tool in Premiere Pro

Ripple vs Roll

FeatureBehavior
Ripple Edit (B)Trims one clip; everything after shifts to fill the gap.
Roll Edit (N)Adjusts where two adjacent clips meet without changing total duration.
Master Premiere Pro at Noble Desktop

Noble Desktop's Video Editing & Motion Graphics Certificate teaches Premiere Pro alongside After Effects.

In this video, we will learn to use the Ripple Tool in Premiere Pro. We will extend a clip on the timeline without covering the clip next to it. We will also look at Match Frame, as it is a helpful visualization of what the Ripple Tool does.

Hello, this is Margaret with Noble Desktop and today I will be reviewing how to use the Ripple Tool in Premiere Pro.

The Ripple Tool extends footage that's already on your timeline without covering up anything else. I happen to be in the Ripple Tool right now, which is the letter ‘B’ and it's located right here. I also want to point out that I am linked, meaning I am using the audio and video simultaneously.

I want to move them together, so I'm going to see if this first clip can be extended so that when it meets the second clip it looks better. As an aside, if I press the letter ‘F’ right now, that brings up something called Match Frame, and that brings me back to my source footage and my original in and out points that I chose.

Oh, I see—this is this tiny little section—this is what's on the timeline. I have a lot to work with here. Okay, so let's go back to our movie—click away.

Now, the Ripple Tool (the letter ‘B’) you go directly between the two clips and you'll notice this little yellow arrow. It's pointing toward the first clip, which is what I wanted to point toward because that's the clip that I'm extending. I'm going to hold down and pull out.

What I'm looking at in this window now is the last frame of the first clip and the first frame of the second clip. You'll notice the second clip is just being pushed over—everything on the timeline is being pushed over to make room for this—it's not being covered up. Let's see how these two are meeting each other now—maybe a little bit more.

Okay that's good—she's starting to do more flipping there—maybe that's better. Let's see. Pretty good—now you know what—maybe the second clip starts a little bit slower because the pacing's way off. So, I'm going to extend the second—I'm going to start the second clip sooner.

Again, I'm going to press letter ‘F’ just so you can see visually what I'm saying. Here's the in and out points that I have on the timeline—oh I have a ton more room to work here—click away. I just did spacebar to get out of the ‘F’ tool.

Now, I want to start the second clip sooner. I have my arrow now pointing at the second clip, which is what I want because that's the clip I'm working with. Now, I'm going to pull towards—I don't want it to be still—I can see that there's no movement there—I wanted it to just start a little slower—that might look nice. I'm going to let go and let's see how the two of them meet now.

A little better—makes a little more visual sense. That's all for this tutorial. I hope you've enjoyed learning how to use the Ripple Tool in Premiere Pro. This has been Margaret for Noble Desktop. Thanks for watching.