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  • Shortcut to Select clips “other than” primary

    Posted by Xavier Paredes on February 7, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    Hello folks, I’ve been searching around the web for a shortcut to select a clip other than the primary clip.

    In other words, if I have a primary clip and below it a secondary (or connected clip); How do I select the one below using a shortcut.

    Thanks!

    Xavier

    Bret Williams replied 11 years, 2 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Charlie Austin

    February 7, 2015 at 5:28 pm

    [Xavier Paredes] “In other words, if I have a primary clip and below it a secondary (or connected clip); How do I select the one below using a shortcut. “

    There isn’t a KB only one yet. If you hover the pointer over a clip and press C it will select it without clicking on it, but there’s no way to use arrow keys or some other method that doesn’t require an additional mouse/trackpad move to target a clip. Send a feedback request to add to the list. 🙂

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  • Xavier Paredes

    February 7, 2015 at 8:39 pm

    Ok thanks. At least now I know I’m not missing out what would be a very handy shortcut. My quest for virtual mouseless editing continues 🙂

    Xavier

  • Charlie Austin

    February 7, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    [Xavier Paredes] “At least now I know I’m not missing out what would be a very handy shortcut. My quest for virtual mouseless editing continues :)”

    lol Yeah, that’s kinda the missing piece to that quest. You can mostly move around and select edits/trim via KB only, but it’d be nice to somehow move the little ball on the playhead up and down to target clips vertically. Feedback! 😉

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    ~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
    ~”The function you just attempted is not yet implemented”~

  • Bret Williams

    February 8, 2015 at 5:09 pm

    Yeah. Never quite why they added the ball when it pretty much does nothing.

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