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— To select one clip: Using the keyboard, make sure the Auto Select button for the track the clip is on is enabled, then move the playhead over that clip and press Shift-V.
— To select a clip using keyboard navigation: Holding down the Command key and pressing the Up, Down, Left, and Right Arrow keys allows you to select clips above and below the current track and to the left and right, independently of the playhead.
— To select all clips forward of the playhead on the current track: Move the playhead to the first clip you want to include in the selection, then press the Y key (Timeline > Select Clips Forward > On This Track) to select that clip and every clip to its right in the same track of the Timeline.
— To select all clips forward of the playhead on all tracks: Move the playhead to the first clip you want to include in the selection, then press Option-Y (Timeline > Select Clips Forward > On All Tracks) to select that clip and every clip to its right in all tracks of the Timeline.
— To select all clips backward from the playhead on the current track: Move the playhead to the last clip you want to include in the selection, then press Command-Y (Timeline > Select Clips Backward > On This Track) to select that clip and every clip to its left in the same track of the Timeline.
— To select all clips backward from the playhead on all tracks: Move the playhead to the last clip you want to include in the selection, then choose Command-Option-Y (Timeline > Select Clips Backward > On All Tracks) to select that clip and every clip to its left in all tracks of the Timeline.
— To select all clips in the Timeline: Make sure the Timeline has focus, then press Command-A.
— Select a clip, then use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to change the selection to the previous or next clip among all tracks with Auto Select turned on.
Selecting Clips Based on Markers, Flags, and Clip Color
It’s also possible to select multiple clips that have a particular color of marker, flag, or clip coloration. This is useful in any situation where you’re using these organizational tools to keep track of clips with specific characteristics that you might need to later select for multi-clip operations.
For example, you might add purple markers to a series of audio clips that might need special
EQ settings. Later, you can choose Timeline > Select Clips With Marker Color > Purple to select all of those clips in order to move them to another track, where you can apply the same EQ to all of them using an audio filter applied to the track. There are three ways of selecting groups of clips.
— Choose Timeline > Select Clips With Flag Color > Blue – Cream
— Choose Timeline > Select Clips With Marker Color > Blue – Cream
— Choose Timeline > Select Clips With Clip Color > Orange – Chocolate