Performing the different types of edits, Performing an insert edit – Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual
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• Replace: A replace edit replaces a clip in your sequence with the source clip, aligning
the frame at the Viewer playhead location with the frame at the Canvas/Timeline
playhead location. This type of edit does not use In and Out points in the same way as
insert and overwrite edits. For more information, see
• Fit to fill: This edit type changes the speed of your source clip so that its duration
matches the duration determined either by sequence In and Out points, or by the
duration of the clip in the Timeline that intersects the playhead. Unlike other edit types,
this type requires you to select four In and Out points instead of three. See
• Superimpose: The video and audio of your source clip are automatically edited into
tracks above and below the currently selected video and audio destination tracks, using
either specified sequence In and Out points in the Timeline, or the duration of the clip
in the destination track that intersects the playhead. You can use this edit to quickly
add a video clip above another for subtitles, compositing, and so on. For more
information, see
Performing the Different Types of Edits
The following section tells you how to perform the most common types of edits for adding
content to a sequence. These procedures assume that you’ve already set In and Out
points and destination tracks in the Timeline. For more information, see
Points for Clips and Sequences”
and
“Specifying Destination Tracks in the Timeline.”
Performing an Insert Edit
An insert edit places the source clip into your sequence so that all items after the insertion
point in your sequence are moved forward (or rippled) in the Timeline, to make room for
the clip being added. No clips are removed from your sequence.
You can perform an insert edit with one or more clips. If you perform an insert edit in the
middle of an existing sequence clip, that clip is cut at the insertion point and the second
half is pushed, along with the rest of the footage to the right of the insertion point, to
the end of the newly inserted clip. Even if your destination track is empty, clips on all
other unlocked tracks are moved forward in time, from the insertion point to the right.
Insert edits cause clips in your sequence to be rippled forward.
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