how do I copy paste from v3 to v4?

[Steve Eisen]

Option Drag!

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[Walter Biscardi]

After copying the clip in v3, hold down the Option key and click on the track selector button which is that little black box in each track. And you must Option click that box before each and every Paste.

Silly thing that was implemented with FCP 4.0 and it’s annoying as heck, but that’s how you do it.

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[David Rowan]

I double-click the clip I want in the timeline so it opens back up in the viewer. Then from there I drag it back down to the timeline to the new track I want it on (If I’m synching it up the I leave the snapping on).

Watch the little arrow that appears as you drag into the timeline, depending on your position in the timeline it will either point right (insert) or down (overwright). My guess is your duplicating the footage from 3 to 4 right? so you’ll want to overwrite it. It actually takes a little hand-eye coordination.

Once you do the double-click to get it up in the viewer you can also overwrite the video with the usual edits like hitting F10, but you have to make sure you have moved the video patch from V3 to V4, and that you have in in-point at the start of the clip. This is one of the very few cases where I actually prefer to drag and drop.

DWR

[David Bogie]

[Walter Biscardi] “After copying the clip in v3, hold down the Option key and click on the track selector button which is that little black box in each track. And you must Option click that box before each and every Paste.Silly thing that was implemented with FCP 4.0 and it’s annoying as heck, but that’s how you do “

“Annoying” only begins to describe AutoSelect; I normally use far more colorful language to describe Apple’s interface decisions.

Look up AutoSelect in the online help system and be prepared to be misinformed, confused and ultimately bored.

bogiesan

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