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3 To make the edit, click the Overwrite Clip button in the toolbar, press the F10 key, or
drag a clip onto the appropriate overlay in the Timeline Viewer.
The resulting edit, aligning the Out point of the source clip with the Out point of the Timeline
Switch Focus to Timeline After Edit
A setting in the Edit menu, “Switch focus to timeline after edit” (Option-Shift-Q), lets you set
whether or not DaVinci Resolve changes the application focus from the Source Viewer to the
Timeline Viewer/Timeline every time you make an edit. This setting is on by default.
For example, if you’re assembling clips from many different source files into the Timeline, and
trimming the results as you go, leaving this option on may save you time. In this case, after
every edit, the focus switches from the Source Viewer to the Timeline, so you can quickly select
the clip or edit point you want to trim and make your adjustments before loading the next clip
into the Source Viewer in preparation for the next edit.
On the other hand, if you’re editing several pieces from a long interview clip into the Timeline,
you may want to turn this setting off to make it easy to continue playing forward in the Source
Viewer, setting In and Out points and editing clips into the Timeline as you go. After every edit,
focus remains on the Source Viewer, so you can continue making edits from the same source
clip without interruption.
Different Types of Three- and
Four-PointEdits
This section covers the different types of edits that are available for cutting source clips into the
currently open Timeline.
Overwrite Edits
The most common type of edit you’ll make, an overwrite edit eliminates whatever media was in
the Timeline previously with the incoming source clip taking the place of whatever was there.
Overwrite edits are commonly used when initially assembling clips, or doing three-point editing.
Overwrite edits do not ripple the Timeline.
To overwrite one or more clips in the Timeline:
1 Move the playhead to the frame of the Timeline where you want to insert a clip.
2 Click the appropriate audio and video destination controls of the tracks you want to edit
the incoming source clip onto. If necessary, create new tracks.
3 Select a single clip in the Media Pool to open it into the Source Viewer, then set In and
Out points to define the range of media you want to insert.
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