Duplicate a clip in the TL

[Shane Ross]

I can do it in four steps.

1) Lasso the clips I want

2) Copy

3) Put playhead where I want it to go.

4) Paste.

Not all NLEs do things the same way. That’s something we need to get used to.

Shane
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[Olivier Prudhomme]

but you still end up with a clip that will overwrite anything that’s on its way.

What would be another way to duplicate a clip.
I thought of match frame to recall the clip in the compose window but I can’t get the Out point.

What would you guys do if you had to use add a same clip in a timeline after you’ve already did some work, implying you could not just paste the clip w/o overwriting media.

Or another way to put it: Let say at the end of your project you want to add the same woosh to several transitions but since you have so many layers you can’t just “paste” it. How would you add this woosh?

[Shane Ross]

Do what John Pale suggested. The setup will require a few more steps, but end up quick. Mark IN and OUT around the clips you want, with those tracks selected. Hold ALT and press the C key. Or…do what I do and have ALT and CONTROL mapped to the C key so that all you do is press C and BOOM, that IN and OUT area is instantly loaded into the viewer.

Map the tracks to where you want to target….so you don’t over-write anything you don’t want. Now you are set up…insert or overwrite away.

Sorry it’s not as easy as another NLE. This is the best I can come up with.

Shane
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[Olivier Prudhomme]

I like that!!
I’ll try

thx all

[Michael Phillips]

I agree that’s how it should work which follows the logic of source to record monitor anyway –

Michael

[Olivier Prudhomme]

Opt-Copy works nicely!!!

Thx guys!