User Manual

Finding Media Using Match
Frame Operations
Match frame operations are a terrific time saver when you need to match the original source clip
to a clip in the Timeline, or when you want to use a clip in the Source Viewer to find that same
clip in the Timeline. With a single command, you can match one clip to another in order to set up
a new edit to take care of a variety of tasks.
Matching From the Timeline
A classic example of using Match Frame is when you originally edited a video clip into the
Timeline without its corresponding audio, and you later decide you want that audio in the
Timeline after all. An easy fix is to move the playhead in the Timeline to intersect the clip you
need to fix, and use the Match Frame command to automatically load the original source media
for that clip into the Source Viewer, setting Source In and Out points that match those of the
Timeline clip, and putting the Source playhead at the same frame as the Timeline playhead. At
that point, you can simply edit the source audio and video back into the Timeline to overwrite
the video-only clip you started with, confident that you’re editing exactly the same range of
media at the same place.
Using the pointer to Match Frame from the Timeline to find a source clip:
Hold the Option key down and double-click the clip in the Timeline.
The original source media for that clip is automatically loaded into the Source Viewer, with In
and Out points that match those of the targeted Timeline clip; the Source playhead is at the
same frame as the Timeline playhead.
Using keyboard shortcuts or Viewer controls to Match Frame from the Timeline
to find a source clip:
1 Move the Timeline playhead to intersect the clip you want to target.
Placing the playhead over a clip to Match Frame
2 If there are other clips on a multi-track timeline that overlap the clip you’re targeting
for this operation, then the clip on the lowest video track will be used as the target
for Match Frame operations. If you want to target a clip on a higher track, then either
disable the Auto Selection controls of all timelines underneath, or Option-click the Auto
Selection control of the track with the clip you’re targeting to solo it.
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