Connected Clips

[Tony Silanskas]

Not sure what you’re asking. Do you mean “Break Away Clip Items” (shift + cmmmand + G)?

tony

http://www.HungryCliff.com

[Chad Campbell]

No…the clips are all connected to the main storyline….whenever you adjust the story line…those clips move with it…but I am running into situations where that is not what I want…the clips all have the line connected to the main timeline…just wondering if there is a way to detach the line.

[Matt Callac]

[Chad Campbell] ”
No…the clips are all connected to the main storyline….whenever you adjust the story line…those clips move with it…but I am running into situations where that is not what I want…the clips all have the line connected to the main timeline…just wondering if there is a way to detach the line.”

Yeah, I’m sort of with you. I was having trouble with this too. Like sometimes. I haven’t figured out how to break the links or whatever…b/c Someclips I don’t want to follow shifts in the storyline. other’s I do.

-mattyc

[Tony Silanskas]

OK. I think you are talking about how the audio always attaches itself to the clip above in the primary storyline. You can put the clips on a secondary storyline and I think they will behave how you like. You can also use the Position Tool (“P”) to move clips around without having everything move with it.

And if you hate those little connection points you can throw them out of your site by unchecking the checkbox in the Clip Appearance preferences at the bottom right of the timeline. They’re still there but you won’t see them.

tony

http://www.HungryCliff.com

[Gary Adcock]

[Tony Silanskas] “And if you hate those little connection points you can throw them out of your site by unchecking the checkbox in the Clip Appearance preferences at the bottom right of the timeline. “

Guys

Contol clck on a Clip Connection and select the” break apart clip items ” or Shft-CMD-G

The connections all stay because of the metadata, but the elemental parts are now adjustable.

gary adcock
Studio37

Post and Production Workflow Consultant
Production and Post Stereographer
Chicago, IL

https://blogs.creativecow.net/24640

[Simon Ubsdell]

I think Gary you’re talking about breaking apart Compound Clips which is something quite different.

Certainly that’s what Shift/Cmd/G is for.

But I could well be wrong!

Simon Ubsdell
Director/Editor/Writer
http://www.tokyo-uk.com

[Chris Harder]

Please somebody help! Is there any way to disable the clip connections?? this has been the most frustrating part of the new program for me.because if i want to move one one clip and not the above clips..

[David Stone]

I just came across the same issue.

If you have not solved this yet, try: CMD-OPT-Up

This will lift your selected clip from the timeline (or Right-Click and select “Lift from Primary Storyline”). Then you can move, trim, or otherwise edit this clip without affecting the rest of your timeline.