Apple Final Cut Express HD: Getting Started - Manual (Page 69)

Chapter 4 Basic Editing 69
Overwrite edit
To do an overwrite edit:
1 Specify the necessary In and Out points and destination tracks.
2 Drag the clip from the Viewer to the Overwrite section of the Edit Overlay (or press F10).
A B D
D
C
A C
Before edit
After edit
Overwrite section of
the Edit Overlay in
the Canvas