Navigate with J-K-L Keys Press the J Key to play backwards, K to stop and L to play forward.Pressing J or L multiple times increases the playback speed.You can also use the SPACE BAR to Play and Pause. | |
PLAYING THE CLIPTo perform a basic edit, choose the clip you want to edit into your sequence in the Project panel, double click on it to open it in the Source Monitor.Play through using J-K-L keys. | |
SETTING THE 'IN' POINTFind the IN point, the point where you want the clip to start, and set it using the I key.Keep playing through using J-K-L keys (and the left and right arrow keys for frame-by-frame accuracy). | |
SETTING THE 'OUT' POINTFind the OUT point, the point where you want the clip to end, and set it using the O key. | |
SELECTING THE DESTINATION TRACK
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INSERT/OVERWRITE CLIP Then EITHER tap the Comma (,) key on the keyboard to perform an INSERT edit Insert Edit When you edit a clip into your sequence using an Insert edit, your source clip will be inserted at the point of the playhead, and all clips will be pushed forward in your edited sequence by the duration of the source clip. Or, in the lower Right of the Source Monitor, click the INSERT Button. ALTERNATIVELY | |
tap the Fullstop (.) key to perform an OVERWRITE edit. Overwrite Edit When you edit a clip into your sequence using an overwrite edit, your source clip will be written in at the point of the playhead, and any portions of clips that are already in the destination tracks are replaced by the source clip. Or, in the lower Right of the Source Monitor, click the OVERWRITE Button Clip Mismatch Warning If this is the first clip you’ve put on your timeline you may get a 'Clip Mismatch Warning'. This is PrP making sure your media codec and your sequence codec match up. Click ‘Change Sequence Settings’ and continue editing. ALTERNATIVELY | |
Having set your IN and OUT points on your clip, drag & drop it to the Timeline, next to your previous shot.When dragging a clip to the Timeline a the Default Option is OVERWRITE edit (indicate by the 'Down Arrow' icon). To change to an INSERT edit, hold down the Command Key (icon changes to a Left Arrow). | |
Open the next clip in the Source Monitor, set your IN and OUT points, activate the Timeline, move the playhead to the place you want to put the new clip in your Sequence (play/pause with space bar or use J-K-L combination or the up and down arrow keys to jump to edit point) and edit the next clip in using one of the methods above.Continue this process until you have completed your rough cut. | |
Cut & Paste/Copy & Paste Copy (Cmd+C)/Cut (Cmd+X) and Paste (Cmd+V) can be performed on the clips in the timeline | |
"The TECHNICAL Aspect of editing is the physical joining of two disparate pieces of film The CRAFT of editing is the joining of two pieces of film to yield meaning not apparent from one or the other shot. The ART of editing occurs when the combination of two or more shots takes meaning to the next level". | |
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