Advice needed on inserting clips

Clark711

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Oct 21, 2016 20:43

A question on how to improve my technique of inserting video clips...

How can I insert a clip, either in an open space, or between two existing clips, and ensure that the clip is directly adjoining the prior clip ?

I often insert a clip, and have momentary difficulty in directly joining the two. The result would be a small white area of video. Also, I cannot add a crossfade transistion when the two are not directly adjoining.

Or I sometimes go the other way too much. I insert a clip, get the message about "insert and move" and have a small fragment of video that I apparently split out when I inserted the new clip. Those are hard to find, takes much zooming in.

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And while I'm asking questions -- is there a way to set the default for the Fade transistion to "Cross" instead of "Overlap" ?

Thanks,

Clark

Carl312

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Oct 23, 2016 12:22

How can I insert a clip, either in an open space, or between two existing
clips, and ensure that the clip is directly adjoining the prior clip ?

When you are adding (dragging) a clip to the timeline, watch for a blue line at the join. When you see a blue or red line the clips are touching.

Blue line if the scubber is not in play, red line if the scubber is at the clip.

And while I'm asking questions -- is there a way to set the default for the Fade transistion to "Cross" instead of "Overlap" ?

Yes, in Preferences (Gear Icon) > Editing, TimeLine: Set the default transition behavior to either Cross or Overlap.

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Clark711

Member Joined: Dec 28, 2014 11:49 Messages: 124 Offline

Oct 24, 2016 13:29

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How can I insert a clip, either in an open space, or between two existing
clips, and ensure that the clip is directly adjoining the prior clip ?

When you are adding (dragging) a clip to the timeline, watch for a blue line at the join. When you see a blue or red line the clips are touching.

Blue line if the scubber is not in play, red line if the scubber is at the clip.

And while I'm asking questions -- is there a way to set the default for the Fade transistion to "Cross" instead of "Overlap" ?

Yes, in Preferences (Gear Icon) > Editing, TimeLine: Set the default transition behavior to either Cross or Overlap.

Thanks much.... Perfect answers to both questions.

I had never noticed that blue line before. It's pretty thin and just went by me.

I'm guessing that there is no "snap-to" setting ? Or something like "snug all clips" ??

Clark

Clark711

Member Joined: Dec 28, 2014 11:49 Messages: 124 Offline

Oct 24, 2016 22:23

Wait ! I just found the Snap-to option. Thanks anyway.

Clark