Think Bigger From Filmora User Guide

Enabling Auto Rippling Before Editing

Step 1: Create a New Project and Import Media in the Timeline

Download the software from Filmora's official website and launch it on your device. Upon launching, the main menu window will appear. Click the "New Project" button and import your media files from there. Afterward, drag-and-drop functionality brings your media files to any timeline tracks.

bring the clips to timeline

Step 2: Activate the Auto Ripple

Navigate towards the left side panel of the timeline track where you added your media files and click the "Open Auto Ripple" option adjacent to Track Manager. Now, this function will remove the spaces between videos whenever you start editing.

click the auto ripple button

Manually Rippling the Spaces During Editing

If you forget to enable auto-rippling, you can remove the spaces manually by using the following methods discussed below:

Method 1: Using the "X" Icon

With your mouse's help, navigate the spaces between your clips in the timeline and click on them. Then click the "X" icon on the top right corner of these spaces to remove the space.

press the x icon

Method 2: Using the Right-Click Functionality

Another way of doing this is to position the cursor within the space separating two video clips in a track and right-click on it. From the options menu that shows up, select the "Ripple Delete" option.

choose the ripple delete option

Method 3: Using the Keyboard Shortcuts

An alternative method for removing the gaps between the clips in the timeline is clicking the space in between and clicking the "Shift + Delete" on the keyboard.