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The incoming source clip is retimed, as necessary, to fit into the specified duration of
the Timeline. This can be seen by the retiming badge that appears within the clip that’s
just been edited into the Timeline.
Place on Top
Place on top edits automatically superimpose clips onto the first empty track above (for video
clips) or below (for audio clips) any other clips in the Timeline that either intersect the playhead
or fall in between the currently set Timeline In and Out points, regardless of the current track
specified by the destination controls. It’s designed to make it easy to superimpose titles and
other clips you want to composite over another clip, or to add additional versions of clips such
as VFX on top of previous versions that you want to preserve.
Place on top edits create new timeline tracks if necessary, and do not ripple the Timeline.
To use place on top to edit a clip into the Timeline:
1 To choose where in the Timeline the clip will be “placed on top,” do one of
thefollowing:
Move the playhead to intersect the clip you want to edit the incoming source
clipon top of.
Set In and Out points in the Timeline to define the duration within which you want
toplace the incoming source on top.
2 Set In and Out points in a source clip that you want to edit.
3 Choose Edit > Place on Top, drag any clip onto the Place on Top overlay in the
TimelineViewer, or press F12.
Before and after using place on top, the incoming text generator is
superimposed to a track above the clip at the position of the playhead
Incoming video clips will be edited to the topmost video track so they are above any
previously existing video in the Timeline. Incoming audio clips are edited to the
bottom-most audio track so they are below any previously existing audio. If necessary,
new video and/or audio tracks will be created automatically to hold the new
incoming clip.
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