Repositioning Track with Gaps Between Clips

Richard9909

Newbie Joined: Nov 12, 2011 08:19 Messages: 26 Offline

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Mar 10, 2020 08:41

I have a slideshow on Track 2 and a series of color boards on Track1. The slideshow was created manually so I have full ability to change any of the images in the slideshow. The color boards on Track 1 are not continuous. That is, the track contains a series of different color boards separated by gaps. I want to add an image at the beginning of the slideshow (Track 2) which will slide all of the remaining images to the right. I want the color boards on Track 1 to remain synchronized with the original images on Track 2.

Let's say my new image on Track 2 is 5 seconds long. In a perfect world, I could somehow "grab" everything in Track 1 and just shift it to the right by 5 seconds and that would do it. Is there a way to do this?

TDK1044

Member Joined: Apr 11, 2019 12:27 Messages: 130 Offline

Mar 10, 2020 10:12

Quote I have a slideshow on Track 2 and a series of color boards on Track1. The slideshow was created manually so I have full ability to change any of the images in the slideshow. The color boards on Track 1 are not continuous. That is, the track contains a series of different color boards separated by gaps. I want to add an image at the beginning of the slideshow (Track 2) which will slide all of the remaining images to the right. I want the color boards on Track 1 to remain synchronized with the original images on Track 2.

Let's say my new image on Track 2 is 5 seconds long. In a perfect world, I could somehow "grab" everything in Track 1 and just shift it to the right by 5 seconds and that would do it. Is there a way to do this?

Others may have a better suggestion, but I have done this by holding down the left mouse button on an empty part of the track, in your case track 1 on the timeline, and then move your cursor. You will see a box start to emerge. Extend the box until it surrounds your clips on track 1. All of the clips inside the box become one clip. You can then move all of those selected clips at the same time and move them back in sync.

Richard9909

Newbie Joined: Nov 12, 2011 08:19 Messages: 26 Offline

Mar 10, 2020 10:20

Thanks! That does work like a charm. After trying your method, I experimented a bit. Looks like I can also click the first clip in the track to highlight that clip, then hold down the shift key and click the last clip in the track. That also selects the entire track and everything moves as a single unit when I drag anywhere within the track. Two good methods.