Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) User Manual
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Chapter 10
Advanced editing
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In the Timeline, position the skimmer (or the playhead, if the skimmer is not present) at the
location in your project where you want the clip to end.
Position the skimmer at
the location where you
want the clip to end.
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Do any of the following:
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To backtime the selection using a connect edit: Press Shift-Q.
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To backtime the selection using an overwrite edit: Press Shift-D.
Your source selection is edited into the project so that the end point of the media in your source
selection lines up with the end point you specified in the Timeline.
The new clip ends where the
skimmer was positioned.
The rest of your clip has overwritten any material to the left of the end point for the duration
defined by the source selection start and end points set in the Browser.
Example: Make a three-point edit with multiple clips
You can make three-point edits with multiple clips at a time.
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In the Browser, select two or more clips. (Don’t select a range within a single clip.)
For information about selecting multiple clips, see
on page 92.
Three clips are selected
to be placed in the storyline.
No range selection is set.
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