Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2 User Guide

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Append clips to your project 
A simple way to add a clip to your project is an append edit, in which you add one or more clips 
to the end of a project or storyline.
Append clips to your project in the Timeline 
 1 Select one or more clips in the Browser.
 2 To add the clips to the Timeline, do one of the following: 
 •Choose Edit > Append to Storyline (or press E).
 •Click the Append button in the toolbar.
If there is no selection, the clip appears at the end of the...

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The clip appears in the Timeline and all clips after the insertion point are rippled forward. If the 
skimmer is not present, the clips are inserted at the playhead position. If you perform an insert 
edit in the middle of an existing Timeline clip, that clip is cut at the insertion point, and the 
second half is moved to the end of the newly inserted clip, along with the rest of the footage to 
the right of the insertion point. 
Insert a gap clip or a placeholder...

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Insert clips by dragging them from the Browser, a media browser, or the Finder
You can insert clips between clips in the Timeline by dragging them from the Browser, another 
Final Cut Pro media browser, or the Finder.
 mDrag the clip you want to insert to an edit point (between two clips) in the Timeline.
The clip appears in the Timeline, and all clips after the insertion point are rippled forward (to 
the right).
Connect clips to add cutaway shots, titles, and...

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When you use the Connect menu command, keyboard shortcut, or toolbar button, video clips 
(blue) are connected above the primary storyline and audio clips (green) are connected below 
the primary storyline:
Connected clip
Connected 
audio-only clipPrimary storyline
Note:  You can use three-point editing to make connect edits. For more information, see  Three-
point editing overview
 on page 287 .
Connect clips in the Timeline 
 1 If your project is empty, add clips to...

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 3 Do one of the following to indicate where you want to connect the selected source clip:
 •Position the playhead over the frame of the clip in the primary storyline.
 •Make a range selection in the primary storyline.
 4 To connect the selected clips to the clips in the primary storyline, do one of the following:
 •Choose Edit > Connect to Primary Storyline (or press Q).
Note:  If you use the keyboard shortcut and the skimmer is present in the Timeline, the clip will...

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When you rearrange, move, ripple, or remove clips in the primary storyline, any clips connected 
to them will move (or be deleted) along with the primary storyline clips. 
When you connect clips by dragging them, you have the option to put video clips below the 
primary storyline or put audio clips above  the primary storyline.
Connected audio-only clip
Connected 
audio/video clip
Title
Note:  In Final Cut Pro, if you connect clips, the topmost video clips block out...

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Adjust the connection point of a connected clip
By default, connected clips and storylines are connected to the primary storyline at their first 
frame, but you can move the “connection point” of a connected clip or storyline. This is useful 
when you want to connect a specific frame or audio sample in the connected clip or storyline 
with a specific frame or audio sample in the primary storyline.
 mHold down the Command and Option keys, and click the connected clip...

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 mTo trim a clip without affecting connected clips: While holding down the Grave Accent (`) key, tr im 
the clip using any method, including ripple edits, roll edits, slip edits, and slide edits.
 mTo delete a clip without affecting connected clips: While holding down the Grave Accent (`) key, 
select the clip and press Delete (or press Option-Command-Delete).
For more information about removing clips or ranges that have connected clips, see  Remove 
clips from your...

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 3 Choose Edit > Overwrite (or press D).
The source clip appears in the primary storyline and overwrites any clips for the duration of the 
source clip. 
Note:  If you use the keyboard shortcut and the skimmer is present in the Timeline, the edit will 
occur at the skimmer position.
To overwrite from the playhead back, so that the overwrite clip’s end point (rather than its start 
point) is aligned at the target position, press Shift-D.
Replace a clip in your project...

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 3 Release the mouse button and choose an option from the shortcut menu:
 •Replace: The target clip is replaced with the source clip selection. The duration is determined 
by the duration of the source clip selection. If the source clip selection and the target clip have 
different durations, the subsequent clips ripple.
 •Replace from Start: The target clip is replaced with the source clip selection, starting from 
the beginning of the source selection. The duration...