Layers from one to another

[Bob Vick]

Nevermind I loaded the timeline with the desired tracks, selected the tracks on the timeline, right click – copy. Then loaded the new timeline, pasted bam!

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[Bret Williams]

Did you use to be an Avid editor? 🙂

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[Bob Vick] “I loaded the timeline with the desired tracks, selected the tracks on the timeline, right click – copy. Then loaded the new timeline, pasted bam!”

Well, there IS a specific procedure in FCP for copying discreet clips from one timeline (we’ll call “A”) to another (we’ll call “B”).

1. After editing on “A”, mark the in and out-points that you want to transfer to another timeline.

2. Load timeline “A” into the viewer.

3. Put timeline “B” in the Canvas and Mark an In-point on timeline “B”.

4. Line up all of the track targets so they match (V1 to V1, V2 to V2, etc.)

5. Turn on all of the “Auto Select” markers on “B”.

6. Important: Park the CURSOR at the In-point on “B”.

7. HOLD DOWN the APPLE key (Command) and drag “A” from the Viewer over to the “Overwrite” window on the Canvas.

All the clips should copy on the various tracks, just like Avid 😉

Like everything else, it takes much longer to DESCRIBE this process than it does to actually perform it.

I use this function nearly every day.

[Bob Vick]

Yes!

I do see how Matt’s advise will work. Just seems that my way I fell into is faster?

thanks all

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[Bret Williams]

Yes. Your way is much faster. I was referring to your attempt to do it the way matte was describing it. His way is more powerful in that you don’t have to copy ENTIRE clips. If you’re doing cut and paste, it copies the whole clip. The clips may be staggered, or very long, and you many only need a small portion. That is when you’d use his method. Or when you want specific tracks to go to specific other tracks.

There is a method inbetween those two. Kind of a combination. On source timeline mark in and out and choose tracks via the autoselect selectors. Then press option+a. You’ll see a section of the timeline highlight. Press cmd+c (copy) and then paste into the other timeline.