Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2 User Guide

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Replace a clip in the Timeline using keyboard shortcuts
 1 In the Browser, select the source clip or range.
 2 In the Timeline, select the clip you want to replace.
Note:  This must be a whole clip selection, not a range selection. For more information, see  About 
selections and filmstrips
 on page 91 .
 3 Do one of the following:
 •To perform a standard replace edit: Press Shift-R.
The target clip is replaced with the source clip selection. The duration is determined...

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Add layered graphics files to the Timeline
You can add layered graphics files, such as Adobe Photoshop (PSD) files, created with another 
image editing application to the Timeline.
 1 Import the layered graphics file into an event.
Important:  If the layered graphics file has a transparent background, make sure your project’s 
render format is set to Apple ProRes 4444 to preserve the transparency when rendering. See 
Modify a project’s settings
 on page 89 .
 2 In the...

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Create freeze frames
You can easily create freeze-frame clips from any video clip. Freeze-frame clips hold a particular 
frame in place, temporarily stopping the action onscreen.
You can create freeze-frame clips from clips in the Timeline or the Browser. If you create a freeze-
frame clip from the Browser, it is attached to the primary storyline at the playhead location as a 
connected clip.
You can create freeze frames on the fly during playback or by navigating to...

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Add clips using video-only or audio-only mode
By default, whenever you add clips from an event to the Timeline, all of the video and audio 
components of the event clip are included in the edit. However, you can also add just the video 
portion or just the audio portion of event clips to the Timeline, even if the event clips contain 
both video and audio.
Make video-only or audio-only edits
 1 To set the edit mode, do one of the following:
 •To add just the video from...

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Delete clips or ranges without affecting the total project duration and timing
If you want to remove clips from the Timeline but still maintain the total project duration and 
timing, you can replace clips with gap clips. This method prevents any ripple edits.
 1 Select the clips or range you want to remove.
 2 Choose Edit > Replace with Gap (or press Shift-Delete).
Final Cut Pro replaces the selection in the Timeline with a gap clip.
Note:  This method preserves...

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When solo is turned on, the Solo button turns yellow, and nonsoloed clips are shown in black 
and white, making the soloed clips outlined in yellow easy to identify.
 3 To turn off solo, click the Solo button again.
Disable and reenable one or more clips
 1 Select one or more clips in the Timeline.
 2 Choose Clip > Disable (or press V ).
Disabled clips are dimmed in the Timeline and are invisible and silent during playback.
Disabled clipEnabled clip
 3 To reenable the...

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Arrange clips in the Timeline
In Final Cut Pro, you can arrange and reorder the clips in your project however you want. If you 
add or move a clip in the Timeline by dragging, Final Cut Pro moves other clips to make room for 
it. Other reordering techniques include moving clips numerically by entering a timecode value, 
nudging clips with keyboard shortcuts, overwriting with the Position tool, and moving clips 
vertically from and to the primary storyline.
Move clips...

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 3 Press Return.
The clips move forward or back by the duration you entered. The adjacent clips are trimmed to 
accommodate the change in the clip’s position. If you prefer to fill in the vacated parts of the 
storyline with a gap clip, select the Position tool by pressing P before entering a timecode value.
The clip moves forward or 
back by the duration  you entered.Adjacent clips are trimmed 
to accommodate the change 
in the clip’s position.
Note:  Moving clips by...

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Overwrite clips using the Position tool
You can move clips by dragging them in the Timeline to overwrite other clips. This allows you to 
place clips precisely without causing other clips to move to make room.
 1 Choose the Position tool from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar (or press P).
The pointer changes to the Position tool  icon.
Tip:  To switch to the Position tool temporarily, hold down the P key. When you release the P key, 
the tool reverts to the...

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Drag clips from and to the primary storyline
You can drag clips from and to the primary storyline. This technique employs ripple edits, which 
affect the total duration of your project. When you move a clip out of the primary storyline, it 
becomes either an individual connected clip or part of a connected storyline.
 1 If the Select tool is not the active tool, choose it from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar (or 
press A).
 2 Select one or more clips (either...