Desktop editing commands are found in the Editing menu. To access the Editing menu, click the Editing button in the Main menu.
The Editing commands are described as follows.
NoteAll editing operations apply to audio as well as video unless otherwise noted. They all support OpenEXR-formatted clips except
Reverse, Matte Container, and Audio Tools.
- Cut
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Divides a single clip into two or more clips. Select a frame in the source clip and the clip is cut after the selected frame.
See
Cutting Clips.
- Insert
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Inserts a partial or complete source clip after a specified frame in the target clip. The Insert command creates a soft edit.
See
Inserting Frames and Clips.
- Splice
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Splices two or more source clips together. Select the frames in the two source clips where the splice is made. The Splice
command creates a soft edit. See
Splicing Clips.
- Replace
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Replaces frames in the target clip with a partial or complete source clip. The Replace command creates a soft edit. See
Replacing Frames and Clips.
- Stereo Track
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Creates a clip containing a stereo track from two mono clips or splits a stereo track into one right eye mono clip and one
left eye mono clip. See
Creating and Splitting Stereo Tracks.
- Match Source
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- Repeat
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Repeats a frame, a clip, or the frames in a clip any number of times. The repeated frames or clips are joined end to end to
make a new clip. See
Repeating Frames in a Clip.
- Reverse
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- Swap Shot
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Replaces a shot between two transitions, or between a transition and the start or end of a soft edit. See
Swapping Shots.
- Consolidate
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Removes head and tail frames (handles) from one or more clips. You can specify a number of handles to retain. See
Consolidating Clips.
Note Consolidate does not apply to audio.
- Matte Container
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Creates a container for a front and matte clip. You can choose to only contain the clips or to contain them and add an Axis,
which adds transparency between the clips. You can edit the container directly in the timeline. See
Working with Containers.
- Dissolve
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Fades between two source clips (dissolve or crossfade), or one source clip and a black source (fade-in or fade-out). You can
also mix clips together. The Dissolve command creates a soft edit. See
Creating Dissolves on the Desktop. Dissolves can also be applied to audio.
- Audio Tools
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Create a timewarp for audio or mix down audio. See
Audio.
- Timewarp
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Changes the overall timing in a clip. You can create complex timing changes or add an image trail to a clip with the Timewarp
Editor. The Timewarp command creates a soft edit. See
Creating Timewarps on the Desktop.
NoteThe Timewarp command does not apply to audio. To timewarp audio, use Audio Timestretch. See
Audio Timewarp.
- Commit
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- Force Render
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NoteForce Render does not apply to audio.
Most editing commands remain in the command mode after performing the operation—allowing you to perform it again if needed.
To cancel the mode, click anywhere in the grey area below the Desktop reels, or click on any other menu option.
For information on the clip management commands (such as Copy, Name and Move) in the last column of the Editing menu, see
The Desktop.