Overwriting Clips in an Edit Sequence
 
 
 

When you overwrite existing material in the record clip with new material, the overall length of the record clip does not change. The result of the overwrite edit depends on how you perform the edit. In the following illustration, New Clip is edited gesturally at the transition between Clip A and Clip B. Clip B is overwritten. Clip A and Clip C are unaffected.

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You can also edit a source clip into the record clip at any frame. The source will overwrite all existing material for its duration. In the following illustration, New Clip is edited into the record clip at a frame in Clip A. Frames after the insertion point are overwritten by New Clip. All of Clip B and some of Clip C are overwritten.

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To overwrite a clip in the Record Area gesturally:

  1. Disable Ripple.
  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 overwrite.
  4. Select a source clip 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.

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    (a) Source clip (1 frame)  (b) Clip beneath cursor (2 frames)  (c) Overwrite cursors (green)  (d) Duration of sequence before overwrite (00:00:01:03) 

  5. Drop the source clip where you want to make the overwrite.

    The edit sequence does not change duration to accommodate the new clip.

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    (a) Source clip  (b) Duration of sequence after overwrite (c) One frame of clip is overwritten by source clip (00:00:01:03) 

To overwrite a clip in the Record Area using the hot key or Src/Rec Player options:

  1. Select a source clip.
    NoteTo overwrite with material that starts at a specific frame, move the source timeline positioner to the frame that you want to use as the beginning of the overwrite.
  2. Scroll through the edit sequence until you reach the frame where you want to make the overwrite and then do one of the following: