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# Copying and Pasting All Keyframes in a Shot

Copying a sequence of keyframes and pasting it in a target that has no keyframes selected, overwrites any keyframe data that are present, beginning at the location of the positioner (for the length of the source sequence). For example, if the source sequence of keyframes is ten frames long, then only ten frames of keyframes are overwritten in the target, beginning at the location of the positioner.

NoteShould the pasted keyframes extend beyond the target shot boundary, see Pasting a Keyframe Sequence That Exceeds a Shot Boundary.

This procedure enables you to copy all of the keyframes in a shot for the selected source channel or folder, regardless of the location of the positioner, and paste them in a target channel or folder, starting from where the positioner is located.

To copy and paste all of the keyframes in the shot for the selected channel or folder:

1. Navigate to the shot from which you want to copy keyframes.
2. In the Channel hierarchy, select the source channel or folder whose keyframes you want to copy.
3. Set the copy mode. Do one of the following:
   - In the Frame Selection option box, select All Frames.
   - Use the ACS.
4. Copy all the keyframes. Do one of the following:
   - Click Copy.
   - Press CTRL(left)+C.
   - Use the ACS.
5. Navigate to the target shot and then place the positioner on the frame where you want to paste the keyframes.
6. Select the target channel or folder into which you want to paste the copied keyframes.
   NoteIf there are keyframes present in a channel or folder at the location of the positioner, they will be overwritten.
7. Paste the keyframes held in memory. Do one of the following:
   - Click Paste.
   - Press CTRL(left)+V.
   - Use the ACS.

The shot is updated in the Player with the pasted keyframe data.