Roll Edit

A roll edit grabs the shared cut point between two touching clips and slides it left or right. As one clip gains frames the neighbor loses the same number, so the overall sequence length never changes and nothing downstream moves. It is essentially a two-sided trim performed at a single edit point. Editors use roll edits to fine-tune exactly when a cut happens, for example letting an interview line finish a beat later while the incoming shot starts correspondingly later. It is ideal for adjusting the rhythm of a dialogue scene without disturbing the music bed or graphics underneath. Because both clips must have available media beyond the cut (handles), a roll can stop short if either side runs out of footage.