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Note: In Final Cut Pro, if you connect clips, the topmost video clips block out any video
clips below them. Exceptions to this rule are clips with some type of transparency,
keying, or compositing settings. For more information, see “Compositing overview” on
page 405. Audio clips never aect video output, even when they are placed above
video clips in the Timeline.
Adjust the connection point of a connected clip
By default, connected clips and storylines are connected to the primary storyline
at their rst frame, but you can move the “connection point” of a connected clip or
storyline. This is useful when you want to connect a specic frame or audio sample
in the connected clip or storyline with a specic frame or audio sample in the
primary storyline.
Hold down the Command and Option keys, and click the connected clip (or the gray m
border of the storyline) at the point where you want to position the connection point.
The connection point is moved to the point where you clicked.
Default
connection point
New connection
point position
Special rules apply when you remove clips or ranges involved with connected clips
and storylines. For more information, see “Remove clips from your project” on page 123 .
Overwrite parts of your project
In an overwrite edit, one or more source clips overwrite any clips in the primary
storyline or a selected storyline, starting at a range selection start point or at the
playhead or skimmer position. No clip items are rippled forward, so the duration of
your project remains the same.
A B C
A D CB
D
After edit
Before edit