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Working with objects 87
Working with objects
Select objects
To edit or delete objects using the menus, you must first select them. To do so, simply click
on the object you wish to sele ct. Objects will change color to show that they have been
clicking on
Moving objects
can be moved (dragged) along the horizontal timeline or vertically into
ifferent tracks by clicking and holding the left mouse button on the selected objects. After
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selected.
When the "Shift" key is pressed, multiple objects are selected. You can open up a rectangle
positioning the mouse over the object, then holding down the mouse button and marking
all objects within the rectangle (”elastic band selection”) by left clicking and dragging.
Any object can be combined with others to make up a group to avoid objects being
unintentionally moved out of relation to each other. Once they are combined,
one object of a group will select the entire group. To group or ungroup objects, use the
buttons in the tool bar or the corresponding commands in the "Edit" menu.
Any object selection
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releasing the mouse button the objects appear at the new location.
If the "Shift" key is pressed while moving the object selection, then the object's horiz
time position will be maintained. The object selection can only be moved vertically (up and
down to different tracks).
Splitting objects
All objects can be split. Each object section then becomes is then split into individu
objects.
• First of all, select the object to be split.
• Position the playback marker at the position where the movie is to
be cut.
• Click on the "Cut" button or select the "Cut" option in the "Edit"
menu.
In order to rejoin these split objects at a later stage, simply highlight the individual parts and
select the command "Create group" to group the selected ob jects together.
Edit menu
With a click on the small arrow beside the cut button, you can access
e the playback marker is positioned. This
the cut menu. There you will find further relevant commands.
Split
This command cuts a scene at the point wher
way, two free-standing objects are created.
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