Methods for adding clips to sequences, Drag-to-timeline editing, Three-point editing – Apple Final Cut Express 4 User Manual
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Chapter 22
The Fundamentals of Adding Clips to a Sequence
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Methods for Adding Clips to Sequences
There are two basic approaches to placing clips into a sequence—drag-to-Timeline
editing and three-point editing. Three-point editing can be more precise than dragging
clips directly to the Timeline, but it requires a few additional steps. In the earliest stages
of editing, you may prefer the expediency of the drag-to-Timeline method.
Drag-to-Timeline Editing
The faster, less precise way of editing content into a sequence is to drag a source clip
from the Browser or the Viewer directly to tracks in the Timeline. This simple method is
discussed more in Chapter 25, “
Three-Point Editing
In three-point editing, you set In and Out points in both a source clip and a sequence
to determine the duration and placement of an edit. You also choose the destination
sequence tracks in which your source clip is placed. Three-point editing gets its name
from the fact that Final Cut Express needs no more than three In and Out points in the
source clip and the destination sequence to perform the edit. Either the source clip or
the sequence has both In and Out points set, while the other only has an In or an Out
point set. The fourth edit point is inferred from the duration of the edit.
Drag a source clip from
the Viewer...
...to a track in the
Timeline.