Editing Basics

In this chapter, you’ll learn many of the fundamental methods and commands you’ll use when beginning to assemble clips into the Timeline.

This includes drag and drop operations to begin assembling a timeline, different ways of selecting and deselecting the clips you’ve edited in preparation for different tasks, maintaining sync between the audio and video components of clips you’re editing, and deleting clips and gaps you don’t want.

Keyboard Shortcuts in This Chapter Drag and Drop Editing Drag and Drop Editing of Individual Clips Into the Timeline Drag and Drop Editing of Several Clips Into the Timeline At Once Drag and Drop Editing of Video-Only or Audio-Only Edits Drag and Drop Insert Editing Dragging Clips From the File System Into the Timeline Inserting Multiple Clips into the Timeline From the Media Pool Insert Selected Clips to Timeline Using Timecode Insert Selected Clips to Timeline With Handles Audio Track Creation While Editing Using Keyboard Shortcuts and Three-Point Editing to Assemble a Program Example: Assembling Clips Into the Timeline From the Source Viewer Example: Assembling Clips Into the Timeline From the Media Pool Making Selections in the Timeline Manually Selecting Clips in the Timeline Selecting Clips Based on Markers, Flags, and Clip Color Selecting Edits in the Timeline A Practical Example of Keyboard-Driven Selections Using Auto Select Controls to Define Selections Defining Selections With the Help of Auto Select Controls Overriding Automatic Selections by Making Manual Selections Using Auto Select Controls to Control Other Operations Locking Tracks You Don’t Want to Change Position Lock for Finishing Position Locking All Tracks Position Locking Individual Tracks Disabling and Re-Enabling Clips in the Timeline Deleting Clips and Gaps From the Timeline Finding, Selecting, and Deleting Gaps in the Timeline Deleting Multiple Timeline Gaps at Once Audio/Video Linking Controlling Linked Selection Linked Move Across Tracks Dealing with Audio Video Sync Offsets Manually Unlinking and Relinking Audio and Video Linking Multiple Clips in the Timeline Commands for Slipping Audio/Video Sync