Adobe 65021048 User Guide - Page 145

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3 139 User Guide Note: To affect only one track of a linked clip, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) when you first click the clip. You do not need to hold the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key after you initiate the edit. The video and audio will lose sync. Move clips using the keypad You can change the position of a clip in a sequence by typing the number of frames that you want to move. 1 Select the clip in the sequence. 2 Using your numeric keypad with Num Lock on, type + (plus) and the number of frames that you want to move the clip to the right, or type - (minus) and the number of frames you want to move the clip to the left. Then, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS). Adjacent clips are moved the same amount. If any gaps exist between clips, those gaps are filled first, then nearby clips are moved by the remaining number of frames. Move clips to a different track ❖ Drag the audio portion or video portion of a clip up or down into the track you want. Only the portion of the clip you drag will move into a new track. Note: When dragging audio, you can drop it into the next compatible track, or if one doesn't exist (for example, if you are dragging stereo audio and only a mono track exists), a new one is created. Rearrange clips in the Timeline panel A useful variation of insert and overlay edits in the Timeline panel is known as the rearrange edit. A rearrange edit extracts a clip and inserts it into its new location. However, only clips in the destination track are shifted; clips in other tracks are unaffected. This technique lets you quickly change the order of clips in a sequence, a task that would otherwise require additional steps. When you perform a rearrange edit, the Rearrange icon appears. ❖ Click and drag a clip; then press Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or Command+Option (Mac OS) as you drop it to a new location. As you press Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or Command+Option (Mac OS), the Rearrange icon appears. Releasing the clip performs an extract edit, and an insert edit that shifts clips in the destination tracks only. Split a single clip or multiple clips You can use the Razor tool to split a clip into two clips, or to cut across clips in several tracks at once. Splitting a clip creates a new and separate instance of the original clip, and any linked clips. The resulting clips are full versions of the original clip, but with different In and Out points. ❖ Do any of the following: • Position the current-time indicator where you want to split the clip or clips, and choose Sequence > Razor At Current-Time Indicator. • Select the Razor tool , and click the point in the sequence where you want to split the clip or clips. • To split only the audio or video portion of linked clips, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) with the Razor tool. • Shift-click with the Razor tool to split all tracks at the same point in the Timeline panel. Make sure to first lock any clip that you don't want to split. If you want to change effect settings over time, you don't need to split the clip; you can apply keyframes to a single clip instead. April 1, 2008