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Setting Snap Options

Placing Shots Gesturally on the Timeline

Previewing the Placement of Shots on the Timeline
Dragging Shots to the Timeline
You can edit entire shots to the timeline as well
as specific frames of a shot by setting in and out points on the
source clip.
To
drag a shot from the Source Area to the timeline:
- Set
a Ripple mode.
- Select
a Snap option.
- Do
one of the following:
- To
move the source clip, drag it to the timeline.
- To
copy the source clip, press F and
drag the copy to the timeline.
- Release
the cursor when it is over the appropriate location on the timeline.
The source clip snaps to the specified location.
To
drag specific frames of a shot from the Source Area to the record
timeline:
- Create
a subclip by setting in and out points around the material in your source
clip that you want to place on the timeline.
- Set
a Ripple mode.
- Select
a Snap option.
- Press Shift+F and drag the subclip to
the timeline.
- Release
the cursor when it is over the appropriate location on the timeline.
The subclip snaps to the specified location.
The material beyond the in and out points is also moved but as head
and tail frames. These frames can be retrieved by trimming.