Which editing action changes the clip content without changing its length?

• A. Playback position
• B. Clip content without changing length
• C. Clipping
• D. Auto align

Answer: (B)

Editing to change content without changing length means you alter what’s inside the clip—the frames you see or the audio you hear—without trimming or extending its duration in the timeline. The option that fits this best is the one that describes changing the clip content while keeping its length the same. In practice, you’d apply color corrections, effects, or cropping to the clip, or otherwise modify how the clip’s media is presented, while its start and end points stay fixed. Moving the playback position only changes where you are in the timeline and doesn’t modify the clip itself. Clipping trims or extends the clip, which changes its length. Auto align adjusts how clips are arranged or synchronized in the timeline but doesn’t alter the inner content of the clip.