First of all, I'm a newbie with PD also. PD 18 does tons more than I need or even want to do. Maybe that's why I'm having such trouble. I have a video done by an iPhone for Facebook which I've already reduced to the segment I want, but there is a segment in the middle that is about 20 seconds of dead air. I can't get the hang of deleting that segment. I see the timeline numbers and know what they are, but there is no way to translate those numbers to define the area I want to remove. When I use the Trim function it brings up the Trim window with tabs that remind of the tabs on the old typewriters that were used to set the margins. That probably gives you an idea of my age. I'm not computer illterate by any means as I've built every desktop I've had except the first one and have repaired many laptops until it got so it wasn't practical to do that anymore.

When I try to use those tabs and select "play", it goes clear back to the beginning of the video. It doesn't seem to make any difference where I set them, it still goes back to the beginning when played. Another thing, it seems that when a section is trimmed, it outputs to a new file. I don't want a new file. I want to delete that dead air, not save it or use it for something else. If there was a way to use the numbers shown that mark the beginning and ending of that dead air as it is being played, that would help a lot! But I see no way to do that. I don't seem able to mark the track in any way to eliminate the dead air other than using Trim. And the instructions are very meager to explain how the markers are even accessed.

Okay folks. That's about as good as I can explain it. I hope someone here can expalin it thoroughly enough and clear enough that I can get the file edited the way I want it and get it posted.

Thanks a bunch.

Ron K.