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Dealing Clips

Deal is a one-to-many process by which frames are dealt like cards to any number of “hands”. Each hand is a separate clip. For example, a 9-frame clip dealt to 3 separate clips results in:

- One result clip made from frames 1, 4, and 7
- One result clip made from frames 2, 5, and 8
- One result clip made from frames 3, 6, and 9

To deal clips:

1. In the Format menu, click Deal.

   The Clips field appears.

2. Enter a value in the Clips field to set the number of clips into which the frames of the source clip are dealt.
3. Select the clip that you want to deal.
4. Select a destination reel.

   After a short time, the dealt clips appear.