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139Final Cut Pro User Guide
Drag clips to the timeline in Final Cut Pro
You can add clips to the timeline by dragging them from the browser or from the Finder.
Drag clips from the browser
You can show media in the browser by selecting items in the Libraries sidebar, the Photos
and Audio sidebar, or the Titles and Generators sidebar.
1. In Final Cut Pro, open a project in the timeline.
2. To open the sidebar for the type of media you want to add, do one of the following:
• Click one of the buttons in the top-left corner of the Final Cut Pro window.
• Choose Window > Go To > Libraries (or press Command-1).
• Choose Window > Go To > Photos and Audio (or press Shift-Command-1).
• Choose Window > Go To > Titles and Generators (or press Option-Command-1).
3. In the sidebar you opened, select the item containing the media you want to add to your
project.
The contents of the selected item appear in the browser.
4. Drag one or more clips from the browser to the timeline.
Tip: You can add one clip to your project at a time, but it may be easier to add a number
of clips to the project at once and then rearrange them in the timeline.
Drag files from the Finder
1. In Final Cut Pro, make sure to open the correct project in the timeline.
2. Arrange the windows onscreen so that you can see both the Final Cut Pro main window
and the files in the Finder.
3. Drag the files from the Finder to the timeline.
Depending on where you drag the clips in the timeline, your actions may result in an
append edit, an insert edit, a connect edit, or a replace
edit. Final Cut Pro automatically
adjusts surrounding clips to fit in place around any clips you’ve dragged.