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Overwriting Clips in an Edit Sequence

 

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Inserting Clips into an Edit Sequence

When you insert material between existing material in a record clip, the overall length of the record clip may be modified. The result of the insert depends on how you perform the edit. In the following illustration, New Clip is inserted gesturally at the transition between Clip A and Clip B. Everything after the transition is moved ahead in order to make room for New Clip.

You can insert a source clip anywhere in a record clip—append it to the end of a clip or insert it at any frame of an element. You can also insert a video clip at a predefined point in the timeline where you want it to sync with an audio clip.

The following illustration demonstrates the result of inserting New Clip at a frame in the middle of Clip B. Every frame after the edit point is moved ahead to accommodate New Clip.

To insert a clip at a transition gesturally:

1. Enable Ripple and set the ripple direction.
2. View the edit sequence in Storyboard view.
   NoteIn Storyboard view, use the edit cursors to guide where your clip will go.
3. Scroll the edit sequence until you see the transition where you want to make the insert edit.
4. Select a source clip in the Source Area and drag it over the edit sequence. As you drag, the cursor changes shape depending on where it is in relation to the underlying clip.

   
   

   (a) Source clip  (b) Insert cursors (red)  (c) Duration of sequence before the insert  

5. Drop the source clip at the transition where you want to insert it.

   
   

   (a) Inserted source clip  (b) Duration of sequence after the insert  

To insert a clip at a transition gesturally from the schematic:

1. Display the timeline for the edit sequence in which you want to insert a clip.
2. Enable Ripple and set the ripple direction.
3. Select a Snap option.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift and drag a source clip to the timeline.

   
   

   (a) Insert is set to snap to positioner  (b) Duration of sequence before the insert  

5. Drop the source clip at the transition where you want to insert it.

   
   

   (a) Inserted source clip  (b) Duration of sequence after the insert  

To insert a clip in the Source Area at a frame between transitions using the hot key:

1. Select a source clip.
   NoteTo insert the source clip starting at a specific frame, move the source timeline positioner to the frame that you want to use as the beginning of the insert.
2. Do one of the following:
   • In the Record Area, scroll through the edit sequence until you reach the frame where you want to make the insert.
   • In any viewing mode, play the edit sequence in the Player until you reach the frame where you want to make the insert.
3. Press G.

To insert a clip in the schematic at a frame between transitions using the hot key:

1. Set the clip where you want to insert a clip as the record clip.
2. Set the clip that you want to insert as the source clip.
   NoteTo insert the source clip starting at a specific frame, move the source timeline positioner to the frame that you want to use as the beginning of the insert.
3. Go to the frame in the record timeline where you want to insert the source clip.
4. Press G.

To insert a clip at the end of an edit sequence:

1. Select a source clip in the Source Area or set the record and source clips in Batch.
2. Press ; (semicolon).

   The source clip is appended to the record clip.

To perform an aligned edit of a video and audio clip:

1. Place the positioner in the source video clip at the location where you want it synced with audio.
2. Place the positioner in the record audio clip at the location where you want it synced with the video.
3. Place the positioner focus point on the layer where you want to insert the video.

   
   

   (a) Source video clip positioner  (b) Focus point  (c) Record audio clip positioner  

   Image courtesy of Behavior Communications Inc.

4. Press L.

   The source clip is inserted into the timeline such that the positioner of the source clip is aligned with the positioner of the record audio clip.

   
   

   Image courtesy of Behavior Communications Inc.