Chapter 3. Editing in the Timeline

Lesson Files

FCP4 Book Files > Lessons > Lesson 3 Project

Media

Sahara folder; Music folder

Time

This lesson takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Goals

Select and move clips in the Timeline

 

Copy and paste clips

 

Select multiple clips in the Timeline

 

Work with the Snapping control

 

Overwrite clips directly to the Timeline

 

Insert clips directly to the Timeline

Final Cut Pro's flexibility allows an editor to work with different styles of editing. You can click edit buttons on the interface, or you can use keyboard shortcuts such as F9 and F10 to make Insert and Overwrite edits. Or you can drag a clip to the Edit Overlay in the Canvas. But there's another editing style that's easy yet powerful at the same time: dragging ...

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