Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide570
Object to Time Selection
You can convert between Time- and Object-based
selections. Time selections are made with the Se-
lector and Time Grabber tools. Object selections
are made with the Object Grabber tool.
Converting to an Object selection is useful when
you are working with large selections, especially
across multiple tracks, and you want to remove
certain clips from the selection.
Converting to a Time selection is useful if you
want to select all clips between a noncontiguous
Object selection.
To change a Time selection to an Object selection:
1 Drag with the Selector tool in any track to de-
fine a selection, or select in a Timebase ruler to
select across all tracks.
2 With the Object Grabber tool selected, double-
click the Grabber icon in the toolbar. Clips fall-
ing within the selection range become selected
as objects. Clips that were partially selected be-
come deselected.
To select clips that were partially selected, press
Start (Windows) or Control (Mac) while double-
clicking the Grabber icon.
To change an Object selection to a Time selection:
1 Select any number of clips with the Object
Grabber tool.
2 Double-click the Selector tool in the toolbar.
The time range between the first and last clip
becomes selected.
When using the Object Grabber tool on tracks that
belong to an Edit Group, clips in the other grouped
tracks are selected if they fall within the range of
the selected clip.
Changing a Selection Length
The selection range can be shortened or length-
ened. This does not affect the material within the
selection.
To change the length of a selection, do one of the
following:
 With the Selector tool, position the cursor over
one end of the current selection and Shift-click,
or Shift-drag left or right.
 In the Main Timebase ruler, drag the Timeline
Selection Marker for the selection’s start or end
point.
Selected clips
Clips selected as objects
Dragging a Timeline Selection Marker