For what I understand you want to do is:
From clip A take out a part in the middle (A2) and from clip B also a part somewhere (B2);
You like to see what the result of taking out A2 and B2 is, and if necessary redo a bit add or take of a few frames at the end of A1 and/or A3 and likewise B.
To do this is fairly easy. When you cut a clip, what PD does, is only remember where the cut has been made. It always eaves the original untouched and show, in the timeline, the result for after the cut.
So, make the cut at point A2 and A3. Then delete the piece between A2 and A3. You can decide to close the gap between A1 and A3. Look in preview what the result is. Should you need to change e.g. the end of A1 a bit do this: move A3 (and the rest of the clips behind A3) a bit. Then select clip A1 and move to the end of the clip until you see and marker with two arrows. This means that PD is ready to move the edge of the clip to make it shorter or longer, depending on what it is you need to do. PD can do this, because it still knows what is behind A1. What you do is change the marker that PD should remember as the cutout point. Once you are done, close the gap by moving all clips and look at the result. You can repeat this as many times as you need to.
If there are many clips behind A3, you can also decide to move the clips temporarily to and used piece in the timeline (e.g. at the end) and change the length of A1 and A3 until you are happy and then move them back to where you want them.
Hope that this makes sense. Also have a look at tutorials like this example (there are more):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HS94fXEz4&ab_channel=PowerDirectorEssentialsfromtheSharperTurtle
At around 2:17 you see how you can shorten or lengthen the clip.
Let us know whether this helps (and whether I understood you questions properly).

Quote For what I understand you want to do is:
From clip A take out a part in the middle (A2) and from clip B also a part somewhere (B2);
You like to see what the result of taking out A2 and B2 is, and if necessary redo a bit add or take of a few frames at the end of A1 and/or A3 and likewise B.
To do this is fairly easy. When you cut a clip, what PD does, is only remember where the cut has been made. It always eaves the original untouched and show, in the timeline, the result for after the cut.
So, make the cut at point A2 and A3. Then delete the piece between A2 and A3. You can decide to close the gap between A1 and A3. Look in preview what the result is. Should you need to change e.g. the end of A1 a bit do this: move A3 (and the rest of the clips behind A3) a bit. Then select clip A1 and move to the end of the clip until you see and marker with two arrows. This means that PD is ready to move the edge of the clip to make it shorter or longer, depending on what it is you need to do. PD can do this, because it still knows what is behind A1. What you do is change the marker that PD should remember as the cutout point. Once you are done, close the gap by moving all clips and look at the result. You can repeat this as many times as you need to.
If there are many clips behind A3, you can also decide to move the clips temporarily to and used piece in the timeline (e.g. at the end) and change the length of A1 and A3 until you are happy and then move them back to where you want them.
Hope that this makes sense. Also have a look at tutorials like this example (there are more):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HS94fXEz4&ab_channel=PowerDirectorEssentialsfromtheSharperTurtle
At around 2:17 you see how you can shorten or lengthen the clip.
Let us know whether this helps (and whether I understood you questions properly).

Yes that should do it! I'll give a try tonight

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Yes that should do it! I'll give a try tonight

Hi,

You might also look into whether Clip Markers will help out
https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/20/win/enu/03_05_01_library_preview_win.html?q=clip+markers

You can use them to mark a clip on the timeline - shortcut M - or do a rough marking in the library preview window, which is retained when you drag the clip to the timeline.
Clip markers can be placed down to single frame intervals if you expand your timeline to the max.

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The PDM's suggestion is a very handy way of precutting the clip. There are even more ways to precut, like the precut option:
https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/20/win/enu/05_04_01_precutting_video.html?q=precut
It is especially handy for longer clips that can be cut into pieces before adding (and ordering) them to the timeline.
There is also the trimming tool:
https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/20/win/enu/08_02_01_trimming_a_video_clip.html?q=video
Using that will probably enable you to also see the result of the cutting better, by selecting multi trim, do the trimming and select output(H) and play the result. You will notice that there is a brief hick up in the playing when the deleted part is skipped.
Many ways to solve your problem.

As a side note: If you have recorded the clip with a higher frame rate (frames per second) then there are more frames to select between, which can make the cutting more precise. This only works of course when you have selected the same or a higher frame rate for your project (in preferences) which is then reflected in your timeline. But be careful: if at production time the frame rate differs from the recorder frame rate, the result might be influenced. Some experimenting may be in order.