What happens when you use Extract/Splice-In to remove a segment?

What happens when you use Extract/Splice-In to remove a segment?

• A. It deletes the segment without affecting surrounding content
• B. It moves the segment to a new track
• C. It deletes the segment and moves downstream content backward to close the gap
• D. It leaves a gap in the timeline

Answer: (C)

Ripple deletion is what happens here. When you use Extract or Splice-In to remove a selected segment, that portion is deleted and all material downstream of that edit point shifts left to fill the space. In other words, the timeline collapses by the length of the removed segment so there’s no gap, and this re-timing applies across tracks. This is different from leaving a blank space or moving the segment to another track. For example, removing 2 seconds means everything after the cut slides left by 2 seconds.

Ripple deletion is what happens here. When you use Extract or Splice-In to remove a selected segment, that portion is deleted and all material downstream of that edit point shifts left to fill the space. In other words, the timeline collapses by the length of the removed segment so there’s no gap, and this re-timing applies across tracks. This is different from leaving a blank space or moving the segment to another track. For example, removing 2 seconds means everything after the cut slides left by 2 seconds.