Copy/Paste from one track to another?

jerrys

Senior Contributor Location: New Britain, CT, USA (between New York and Boston) Joined: Feb 10, 2010 21:36 Messages: 1038 Offline

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Dec 17, 2010 20:09

Can you copy and paste a clip from one track to another? I haven't found a way. You have to paste the clip onto the same track, and then you can drag it to another track.

If the clip is in the middle of your stuff, you have to go all the way to a blank area at the end to paste it; otherwise it will split whatever is at the cursor position. Jerry Schwartz

James Dotson

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Dec 17, 2010 22:21

I believe it was determined in beta testing that the way you are doing it is the way it works right now. Not perfect, but still an improvement over version 8. __________________________________
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Dafydd B

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Dec 18, 2010 06:55

Just a follow up the what Jerry has written and James has confirmed:

The position of the slider dictates the placement of the paste. A editor will need to use Ctrl+V to paste beyond the current track area if a copy is to be obtained and not affect the current tracks.

I hope that made sense.

Dafydd

jerrys

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Dec 18, 2010 07:15

Quote: Just a follow up the what Jerry has written and James has confirmed:

The position of the slider dictates the placement of the paste. A editor will need to use Ctrl+V to paste beyond the current track area if a copy is to be obtained and not affect the current tracks.

I hope that made sense.

Dafydd

Sorry, it didn't. Ctrl+V will insert the clip at the position of the slider. There doesn't seem to be any easy way to position the slider at the end of the track, so this is a real nuisance. Jerry Schwartz

Robert2 S

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Apr 22, 2009 05:57 Messages: 1461 Offline

Dec 18, 2010 07:24

Jerry, all you have to do is click anywhere on the timeline where the numbers are at a point past the last clip and the slider will snap to the end of the last clip. After that it is a simple Ctrl+V to paste the clip.

Also if you want to paste in front of a particular clip, just be in clip mode with the clip highlighted and hit stop in the media viewer and the slider will snap to the beginning of that clip and again Ctrl+V will paste the clip.

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Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Dec 18, 2010 09:57

Hi Jerry,

Try:
PD9 project open
Preview player
Select Movie
Move Preview slider to the right
Slider and the track scrubber are now positioned at the end of the project.
Ctrl+V and the copied clip is now at the very end of your project.

Dafydd

jerrys

Senior Contributor Location: New Britain, CT, USA (between New York and Boston) Joined: Feb 10, 2010 21:36 Messages: 1038 Offline

Dec 18, 2010 14:29

Quote: Hi Jerry,

Try:
PD9 project open
Preview player
Select Movie
Move Preview slider to the right
Slider and the track scrubber are now positioned at the end of the project.
Ctrl+V and the copied clip is now at the very end of your project.

Dafydd

Ah - I didn't think of using the preview slider to control the track scrubber.

It's still awkward, IMNSHO. Jerry Schwartz