• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  FCP- clips on timeline

  Posted by Fariha Allana on January 21, 2010 at 7:15 pm

  Hi Guys=)

  I would like to replace one small clip on my timeline with another without disrupting the rest of the timeline. I would like to place the new piece of clip exactly in the same place as the previous same time length but when I do the whole timeline goes crazy and all moves until everything is out of sync…can someone help pleaseeeee? This is an error I always make and am sick of it buhhhhh:(

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  Kylee Pena replied 16 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Kylee Pena

  January 21, 2010 at 7:43 pm

  It sounds like you’re doing an insert edit, when you should do an overwrite. If you’re dragging the clips from the viewer to the timeline, the arrow will face to the right, which means it’s going to scoot stuff over and insert the footage.

  One way to do this is to make sure you are targeting the correct track (if you only have one video track you’re working on, don’t worry about it). Then put your playhead over the footage you want to replace and drag the footage you want to replace it with over to the right until a panel pops up. Drop it on Replace.

  You should read up on the different kinds of edits in FCP, it will make your life easier. Here’s a quick source I found. The Final Cut Pro Apple Pro Training Series book will also make your life easier.

  https://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/moving-clips-to-the-timeline-in-final-cut-pro-hd.html

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