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clips to timeline issues
Hi. Newbie here.
When I bring a clip down to the timeline it automatically splits/shifts the existing files on the timeline. I am constantly having to drop my clips at the end of the project so it won’t split up my existing work. I don’t know where to look to turn this action off. Any help would be most appreciated.
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When you move clips to the timeline, you can choose to insert or overwrite at the playhead or wherever you drag the clip. If you want to keep other elements in your timeline unchanged, then you can lock those elements. That said, you will not be able to overwrite or insert to a locked track, it will have to go to a new or unlocked track only.
Hope this helps.
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[Core25] “I don’t know where to look to turn this action off.”
I’m not trying to be mean or crass, but the 1st place to look is either on your tutorial disk or in your FCP manual. What you want to do is ‘overwrite’, but what you’re doing is an ‘insert’. The manual will explain that when you drag a clip to the timeline you will see an arrow that points either down or to the right. You want it to point down for an overwrite, right for an insert. It’s simply a matter of subtly moving the clip up or down a little bit so that the arrow is pointing the right way before you release the mouse button.
Arnie
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Expand your track height to the tallest level and then look at the track and notice the very subtle, thin grey line about 2 thirds of the way to the top that runs through the track. If you drag a clip above this line, FCP inserts, below it, you get an overwrite. That one tripped me up for a while too.
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