Paste Insert

[Matias Canelson]

Is in the EDIT menu, “Paste as connected clip”.

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[Jeremy Garchow]

Are you trying to past in the primary storyline? If so, just paste and it will insert.

[James Ewart]

I want to paste insert into primary storyline..not paste as connect clip…any thoughts?

Many thanks

James

[Jeremy Garchow]

[James Ewart] “I want to paste insert into primary storyline..not paste as connect clip…any thoughts?”

Just hit paste (command-v).

[James Ewart]

Thanks Jeremy,

Not if it wasn’t on the Primary storyline in the first place it won’t…there must be a way surely..

Regards

James

[Jeremy Garchow]

[James Ewart] “Not if it wasn’t on the Primary storyline in the first place it won’t…there must be a way surely..”

So, you are trying to insert a connected clip to the primary?

With the keyboard, the easiest way is to match frame (shift-f), insert (w), then delete the connected.

Otherwise, drag it down in to the primary at the place you want to insert.

[James Ewart]

Just happens that a the end of the timeline I have some cups..some are cutaways (B roll) some are things I like which have end up not on the Primary Storyline but which, through turn of events have become destined for Primary Storyline. And it’s much more accurate to paste insert to playhead.

Match frame and reinsert I guess is the way to go…it is a bit of a workaround though is it not? is Paste Insert something that would not work in this software do you think?

By the way…back to an old thread you kindly contributed to I think…

I had a situation today that massively called out for “select all tracks forward” because it was a connected clip that I wanted to nudge back in the timeline and I wanted it to take everything else with it by the same number of frames.

I worked round it by nudging it six frames back and then closing the gap and remembering how many frames so I could close up the gap in the primary storyline by the same number of frames.

It’s a tool I am not sure I can live without.

cheers

James

[Jeremy Garchow]

[James Ewart] “ust happens that a the end of the timeline I have some cups..some are cutaways (B roll) some are things I like which have end up not on the Primary Storyline but which, through turn of events have become destined for Primary Storyline. And it’s much more accurate to paste insert to playhead.”

If htey are at the end of the timeline and all connected clips, simply select them all and move them in to the primary by hitting command-option-down-arrow. You will now be able to paste insert with them.

[James Ewart] “Match frame and reinsert I guess is the way to go…it is a bit of a workaround though is it not? is Paste Insert something that would not work in this software do you think?”

It does work with clip already in the primary. I would send feedback to Apple to add the “paste connected clip in to primary”.

[James Ewart] “I had a situation today that massively called out for “select all tracks forward” because it was a connected clip that I wanted to nudge back in the timeline and I wanted it to take everything else with it by the same number of frames.”

Without a screen grab it’s hard to ell what you are trying to do, but I would attach the connection point of the connected clip to the next clip to the right in the primary, select that Primary clip, shift select the last primary clip in the timeline, and nudge six frames. Changing the connection point is option-command-click.

You can also use the timeline index to select whatever clips you want. The timeline index is shift command 2

Jeremy

[James Ewart]

Thanks.

I confess I have yet to get to grips with using the timeline index.

best

James

[James Ewart]

I occasionally pause for thought and wonder whether reinventing the wheel isn’t a bit of a can of worms.

Will Adobe and Avid follow Apple or are we out on a limb here?