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# Inserting Clips into an Edit Sequence

When you insert material between existing material in a record clip, the overall length of the record clip may be modified. The result of the insert depends on how you perform the edit. In the following illustration, New Clip is inserted gesturally at the transition between Clip A and Clip B. Everything after the transition is moved ahead in order to make room for New Clip.

You can insert a source clip anywhere in a record clip—append it to the end of a clip or insert it at any frame of an element. You can also insert a video clip at a predefined point in the timeline where you want it to sync with an audio clip.

The following illustration demonstrates the result of inserting New Clip at a frame in the middle of Clip B. Every frame after the edit point is moved ahead to accommodate New Clip.

To insert a source clip gesturally in the Record Area:

1. Enable Ripple and set the ripple direction.
2. View the edit sequence in Storyboard view.
   NoteIn Storyboard view, use the edit cursors to guide where your clip will go.
3. Scroll the edit sequence until you see the transition where you want to insert the clip.
4. Select a source clip and drag it over the edit sequence. As you drag, the cursor changes shape depending on where it is in relation to the underlying clip.

   (a) Source clip(b) Insert cursors (red)(c) Duration of sequence before the insert (00:00:00:04)

5. Drop the source clip at the transition where you want to insert it.

   (a) Inserted source clip(b) Duration of sequence after the insert (00:00:00:06)

To insert a source clip gesturally in the BFX timeline:

1. Display the timeline for the edit sequence in which you want to insert a clip.
2. Enable Ripple and set the ripple direction.
3. Select a Snap option.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift and drag a source clip to the timeline.

   (a) Insert is set to snap to positioner(b) Duration of sequence before the insert (00:00:04:00)

5. Drop the source clip where you want to insert it.

   (a) Inserted source clip(b) Duration of sequence after the insert (00:00:06:00)

To insert a source clip in the Record Area using the hotkey or Src/Rec Player options:

1. Select a source clip.
   NoteTo insert a source clip starting at a specific frame, move the source timeline positioner to the frame that you want to use as the beginning of the insert.
2. Scroll through the edit sequence until you reach the frame where you want to insert the clip, and then do one of the following:
   - Press G or click Insert in the Src/Rec Player.
     Note If you have a multi-layer source clip with a gap on one of its layers and you want to fill the gap with the media on the corresponding layer, you can also press G or click Insert.
   - If you have a multi-layer source clip with a gap on one of its layers and you want to insert the clip while preserving the gap, press Shift+G or select Insert (Keep Source Gaps) from the Insert dropdown list in the Src/Rec Player.
   - If you want to delete the source clip from the Source Area once the copy is inserted into the timeline, select Insert (Delete Source) from the Insert dropdown list in the Src/Rec Player.

To insert a source clip in the BFX timeline using the hotkey:

1. Set the clip where you want to insert a clip as the record clip.
2. Set the clip that you want to insert as the source clip.
   NoteTo insert the source clip starting at a specific frame, move the source timeline positioner to the frame that you want to use as the beginning of the insert.
3. Go to the frame in the record timeline where you want to insert the clip.
4. Press G.

To append a clip to an edit sequence in the Record Area using the hotkey or Src/Rec Player options:

1. Select the source clip in the Source Area, display the edit sequence in the Record Area, and then do one of the following:
   - Press ; (semicolon) or click Append in the Src/Rec Player.
   - If you want to delete the source clip from the Source Area once the copy is appended to the record clip, select Append (Delete Source) from the Append dropdown list in the Src/Rec Player.

To append a clip to an edit sequence in a BFX timeline using the hotkey:

1. Set the source and record clips.
2. Press ; (semicolon).

To prepend a clip to an edit sequence in the Record Area using the hotkey or Src/Rec Player options:

1. Select the source clip in the Source Area, display the edit sequence in the Record Area, and then do one of the following:
   - Press Shift + ; (semicolon) or click Prepend in the Src/Rec Player.
   - If you want to delete the source clip from the Source Area once the copy is prepended to the record clip, select Prepend (Delete Source) from the Prepend dropdown list in the Src/Rec Player.

To prepend a clip to an edit sequence in a BFX timeline using the hotkey:

1. Set the source and record clips.
2. Press Shift + ; (semicolon).

To perform an aligned edit of source and record clips in the Record Area using the hotkey or Src/Rec Player options:

1. Place the positioner in the source clip at the location where you want it synced with the record positioner.
2. Place the positioner in the record clip at the location where you want it synced with the source positioner.
3. Place the positioner focus point on the layer where you want to insert the video.

   (a) Source clip positioner(b) Focus point(c) Record clip positioner

   Image courtesy of Behavior Communications Inc.

4. Do one of the following:
   - Press L or click Aligned Edit in the Src/Rec Player.
     NoteIf you have a multi-layer source clip with a gap on one of its layers and you want to fill the gap with the media on the corresponding layer, you can also press L or click Aligned Edit.
   - If you have a multi-layer source clip with a gap on one of its layers and you want to insert the clip while preserving the gap, select Aligned Edit (Keep Source Gaps) from the Aligned Edit dropdown list in the Src/Rec Player.
   - If you want to delete the source clip from the Source Area once the copy is inserted into the timeline, select Aligned Edit (Delete Source) from the Aligned Edit dropdown list.

   The source clip is inserted into the timeline such that the positioner of the source clip is aligned with the positioner of the record audio clip.

   Image courtesy of Behavior Communications Inc.

To perform an aligned edit of source and record clips in a BFX level:

1. Set the source and record clips.
2. Place the positioner in the source clip at the location where you want it synced with the record positioner.
3. Place the positioner in the record clip at the location where you want it synced with the source positioner.
4. Place the positioner focus point on the layer where you want to insert the video.
5. Press L.

   The source clip is inserted into the timeline such that the positioner of the source clip is aligned with the positioner of the record audio clip.