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Apple Final Cut Express 4 User Manual

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Contents

377

Superimposing Clips

380

Three-Point Editing Examples

380

Example: Editing a Specific Clip into Your Sequence

382

Example: Editing a Clip into a Gap in Your Sequence

383

Example: Backtiming a Clip into Your Sequence

385

Example: Editing a Clip with No Specified In or Out Points into Your Sequence

Chapter 27

387

Finding and Selecting Content in the Timeline

387

Understanding What’s Currently Selected

388

Identifying Selections in the Timeline

389

How Selections Are Prioritized in the Timeline

389

Direct Methods for Selecting Content in a Sequence

390

An Introduction to the Selection Tools

392

Selecting Clips

395

Selecting a Range of Timeline Content

396

Selecting All Clip Items on a Track

397

Selecting All Items on All Tracks Forward or Backward

398

Selecting or Deselecting All Clips in a Sequence

399

Finding and Selecting Based on Search Criteria

401

Selecting a Vertical Range Between In and Out Points

402

Using Auto Select to Specify Tracks for Selections

Chapter 28

405

Arranging Clips in the Timeline

405

Snapping to Points in the Timeline

407

Moving Items Within the Timeline

407

Moving by Dragging

408

Moving Clips Numerically

410

Performing Shuffle Edits

412

Copying and Pasting Clips in the Timeline

412

Copying Clips by Option-Dragging

413

Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Clips in the Timeline

416

Example: Copying and Pasting Audio and Video Clip Items to Different Tracks in the
Timeline

417

Deleting Clips from a Sequence

417

Deleting with a Lift Edit (Leaving a Gap)

418

Deleting with a Ripple Edit (Leaving No Gap)

420

Finding and Closing Gaps

Chapter 29

423

Cutting Clips and Adjusting Durations

423

Performing Basic Cut Edits

427

Changing the Duration of Clips in the Timeline

428

Opening Sequence Clips in the Viewer to Change Durations