Grouping and Syncing Elements on the Timeline

You can create editorial groups to preserve the relationship between timeline elements. For example, if you have a video clip with two tracks of audio, you can create a group for them. When you edit one segment that is part of a group, all segments in the group are edited in the same way. If your group becomes out of sync, a visual cue is displayed on the timeline, and tools are available to help you resync the elements.

To create an editorial group:

On the timeline, select the video or audio elements to include in the group.
From the Timeline Task menu, select Group Group.
NoteYou can also right-click your selection, and choose Group from the contextual menu.

The group is created. File names on the elements are underlined to indicate group status. By default, Link Selection is enabled in the Group settings in the Timeline Task menu. This signifies that the elements in the group are linked, and are able to be edited together.

Resetting Sync

If an editing operation removes the sync for a track in a group, a red plus (+) or minus (-) symbol appears in the element with the amount of frames that are out of sync to the left (-) or right (+).

You can attempt to manually fix the sync issue by editing the out-of-sync element. In this case, make sure that Link Selection is disabled in the Group settings in the Timeline Task menu. Once you have resynced, you can enable Link Selection again.

You can either resync the elements or reset the offsets, creating a new sync relationship based on the current position of the segments.

To regain sync:

Select the element that is out of sync.
Right-click the element, and select Resync.
The element is resynced, if possible, and the out-of-sync symbol disappears.

To reset sync offsets:

Select any element in the edit sync group.
Right-click the element, and select Reset.
The segments remain in their current positions. The sync offsets are removed creating a new edit sync group.

Deleting and Disabling Editorial Groups

When you delete an editorial group, the sync is removed from all elements that were part of the group. You can also temporarily disable an editorial group.

To delete an editorial group:

Select one of the elements that make up the group.
From the Timeline Task menu, select Group Ungroup.
NoteYou can also right-click your selection, and choose Ungroup from the contextual menu.

To remove sync temporarily:

Select one of the elements that make up the group.
From the Timeline Task menu, disable Group Link Selection.
Edit an element of the group.
No other elements in the edit sync group are affected. A red plus (+) or minus (-) symbol appears on every element that is out of sync.

NoteWhen Link Selection is disabled, you can still affect all of your group elements by using the keyboard shortcut Force Group Selection.

Syncing Tracks and Versions

Grouping and Syncing Elements on the Timeline

Resetting Sync

Deleting and Disabling Editorial Groups

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