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Arranging clips
Last updated 11/5/2019
Sometimes, you don’t want all clips to shift with each insertion. For example, when you add background music that
superimposes the entire movie, you don’t want clips to shift.
To shift specific clips togather, press the Alt key as you insert. At a time, you can shift specific clips simultaneously on
a maximum of two tracks. These include the track receiving the insertion and the track containing the linked audio or
video (if any). The affected tracks shift together, remaining aligned. The clips on other tracks are unaffected.
Insert a clip, shift clips in the Expert view timeline
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Do one of the following:
• Drag the clip from the Project Assets panel to the desired location in the Expert view timeline. When the pointer
changes to the Insert icon, release the mouse.
• Move the current-time indicator to the desired location in the Expert view timeline. Then select the clip in the
Project Assets panel and choose Clip
> Insert.
Insert a clip, shift clips on only the target and linked tracks
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Alt-drag the clip from the Project Assets panel to the desired location in the Expert view timeline. When the pointer
changes to the Insert icon, release the mouse.
If you drag a clip into the blank space above the topmost video track (for video) or below the lowest audio track (for
audio), Adobe Premiere Elements creates a new track for the clip. If the clip contains both audio and video, it creates
both a new video and new audio track.
Overlay a clip in the Expert view timeline
The easiest way to replace a portion of a video is to overlay it with other footage. When you overlay a clip, the clip you
add replaces any existing frames starting at the location you designate.
If the new clip is 40 frames long, it overlays 40 frames of the existing clip. The frames following the overlay, if any,
remain at the same location in the track. Overlays do not change the length of the movie unless the overlay extends
beyond the end of the movie.
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Do one of the following:
• Ctrl-drag/Cmd-drag the clip from the Project Assets panel to the first frame you want to overlay. When the
pointer changes to the Overlay icon, release the mouse.
• Move the current-time indicator to the first frame you want to overlay, select the clip in the Project Assets panel,
and then choose Clip
> Overlay.
Place one clip above another in the Expert view timeline
You can place one clip above another without replacing a section of the lower clip as is done with an overlay. You can
use clips stacked in this way, for example, with various keying effects.
1 In the Expert view timeline, drag the current-time indicator to a location above a video clip where you want to
overlay another clip.
2 Shift-drag a clip from the Project Assets panel, and drop it on to the Monitor panel.
3 Choose Place On Top.
Adobe Premiere Elements drops the second clip into the first available video track at the location of the current-time
indicator.