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Committing Soft Clips

Use the Commit command to convert a soft clip to a source clip. This removes the clip's soft properties, meaning it no longer “remembers” the source clips used to create it. When you commit a clip, head and tail frames are also removed. If elements such as timewarps or dissolves have not been rendered, they are automatically rendered before the commit.

Commit a soft clip when you archive the clip or when you have completed the edit. Using the Commit command you can commit:

- All the soft edits in a clip
- All the soft edits on a reel
- All the soft edits on the Desktop
- All the soft edits in a range that you select
- Just the audio tracks

WarningOnce a soft edit is committed, its links to source clips cannot be re-established.

To commit one or more clips:

1. Click Commit in the Editing menu.
2. Select the type of item you want to commit from the Commit option box.
   NoteWhen you select Audio, you can specify if you want to commit the audio tracks on a selected clip, on all the clips on a reel, or on all the clips on the Desktop.
3. Select the item you want to commit.

   To select: | Click:
   --- | ---
   A clip | The clip with the red arrow cursor that appears.
   A reel | Anywhere on the reel.
   The Desktop | The Confirm button.
   An element | The frame immediately before the element.
   A range | The start of the range with the red arrow cursor and the end of the range with the green arrow cursor.
   Audio | The clip, reel, or Confirm button, depending on if you selected Clip, Reel or Desktop.

   When the commit is complete, the cursor changes from the “busy” cursor to a red selection cursor, allowing you to select another clip to commit.