TIP: Final Cut Pro Tip: A Faster Way to Do a Roll Trim

“Roll trims are my bread and butter. Here’s how to eat faster. Select an edit point. Put your playhead where you want the selected edit point to move and press E. The selected edit point jumps to the position of the playhead—provided you have asufficient handles in your media.

This is essentially a Roll trim in real time.”

Source: Final Cut Pro Power Skills: Work Faster and Smarter in Final Cut Pro 7