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*Click and drag a clip from the task panel into a video track in the timeline.
 
*Click and drag a clip from the task panel into a video track in the timeline.
 
*Release the mouse when an icon with a right pointing arrow appears.
 
*Release the mouse when an icon with a right pointing arrow appears.

Revision as of 16:17, 15 August 2012

Editing Modes

There are two different modes to edit content: Timeline and Sceneline. It is recommended to use the Timeline view because of more available features.

Trimming Source Clips in the Preview Monitor

Remove unwanted footage from source clips.

  1. Double click on a video clip in the Task Panel
  2. A preview window appears of the video with playback controls and handles for setting in and out points.
  3. Adjust the handles or place the playhead and press I to set an in point, or O to set the out point.

*The in and out points can always be adjusted to reveal the full length of the clip.

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Shifts other clips in the timeline out of the way-

  • Click and drag a clip from the task panel into a video track in the timeline.
  • Release the mouse when an icon with a right pointing arrow appears.
  • Other audio/video clips will move forward or backward out of the way.

Overlay Edit

Covers up one clip with another-

  • Click and drag clips over other clip into the timeline by pressing and holding the command key.
  • Release the mouse when a centered arrow icon appears.

Snapping

When moving clips in the timeline this will align to other objects (playhead, other clips, markers, etc).

  • From the top menu Timeline > Snap, or press S.