Editing clips to the timeline allows you to stack video vertically to create composite effects and transitions. You can also create audio mixes where similar types of audio are grouped together by track. You can conform to an offline version as well as load clips to and from other Visual Effects and Finishing products with all edits and effects preserved.
There are several ways to edit clips to the timeline. You can perform insert edits where the timeline changes length to accommodate new material. You can also overwrite existing material with new material such that the timeline duration does not change. You can edit entire clips as well as specific frames to any location on the timeline.
For some edits, you may have to be in a view other than Record Timeline view when working from the EditDesk, but your results will appear in the affected clip's timeline.
You can edit clips to the timeline gesturally or using hot keys. When you use hot keys, the Ripple mode is implicit in the editing function. For example, the timeline will always ripple with the insert hot key (G) and will never ripple with the override hot key (H) regardless of the Ripple mode.
When you edit gesturally, note the following:
