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To paste one or more clips to the same track: Move the playhead to the frame where
you want the pasted selection to start, and then choose Edit > Paste (Command-V).
By default, each copied clip is pasted onto the same track it was copied from. Pasted
clips overwrite any clips in that track that are in the way. Pasted clips are automatically
selected, ready for nudging left or right, or for other operations.
To paste one or more clips to a different track: Pasting clips to a different track
requires a slightly different procedure. Move the playhead to the frame where you
want the pasted selection to start, then either Option-click any empty area on the track
you want to paste the clip(s) to or Option-click the Auto Select control of that track to
solo that track, and then choose Edit > Paste (Command-V). Pasted clips overwrite any
clips in that track that are in the way. Pasted clips are automatically selected, ready for
nudging left or right, or for other operations.
Paste Insert
Another paste command, Edit > Paste Insert (Command-Shift-V), lets you paste clips that you cut
or copied via an insert edit, so that an edit is added at the position of the playhead to clips that
are already in the Timeline, and all media to the right of the playhead is rippled farther right to
make room for the clip or clips being pasted. As with all other ripple edits, only clips on tracks
with their Auto Select control turned on are affected. Pasted clips are automatically selected,
ready for nudging left or right, or for other operations.
Cut/Copy/Paste of Partial Clip Segments
Using In and Out Points
You can use the Timeline’s In and Out points to cut and copy partial segments of longer clips in
various ways. This is a valuable technique for doing in-depth audio and dialog editing, although
it’s useful for copying partial segments of any kind of clip in the Timeline.
To cut or copy part of a clip to paste elsewhere:
1 Set In and Out points to isolate the part of the clip you want to cut or copy. You can use
the Auto Select controls to include or omit clip segments on specific tracks while you
do this.
2 Press Command-X to cut or Command-C to copy that clip segment.
3 Clear the In and Out points by pressing Option-X. Otherwise, you’ll paste the clip
segment right back into the same place it started.
4 Move the playhead to the frame of the Timeline you want the pasted clip to start, and
use the Paste or Paste Insert commands to paste the clip segment there. Pasted clips
are automatically selected, ready for nudging left or right, or for other operations.
You can also use In and Out points to paste only a partial segment of a much longer clip that
you’ve cut or copied.
To paste only part of a clip:
1 Select a clip, and press Command-X to cut or Command-C to copy that clip.
2 Set In and Out points to identify the region of the Timeline you want to paste into.
3 Use the Paste or Paste Insert commands to paste only as much of the Cut or
Copied clip as will fit between the In and Out points you’ve placed. Pasted clips are
automatically selected, ready for nudging left or right, or for other operations.
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