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# Copying Formats between Clips and Timelines

You can copy the format of a selected clip or timeline to other clips or timelines. This is useful in cases where, for example, you want to reformat a timeline to match the formatting of the source media after working with proxies.

To copy the format of a clip or timeline to other clips or timelines:

1. Open the clip library containing the clips and/or timelines that you want to reformat.
2. Click Tools to display the Tools menu.
3. From the Tools menu, click Reformat.

   The Reformat menu opens.

   (a) Copy from Selected Clip button(b) Fit Method box(c) Width and Height fields(d) Resolution Presets box(e) Frame Code Mode box(f) Bit Depth box(g) Aspect Ratio Presets box(h) Scan Mode box(i) Aspect Ratio field

4. Select the clip or timeline from which you want to copy the format.
5. Click the Copy from Selected Clip button. The Resolution settings and Framerate setting change to reflect those of the selected clip.
6. Select the clips or timelines that you want to reformat.
7. Click Reformat and confirm the action. If there are multiple clips to confirm, you can click Confirm All to confirm them all or click Confirm for each clip.

   The clip metadata for the selected clips is updated to the specified values. Any existing media is also converted and resized using the specified fit method. You can now recapture the media associated with these clips in the appropriate format.