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140Final Cut Pro User Guide
Note: If you add clips to the timeline from the Finder, the Libraries sidebar, or the Photos
and Audio sidebar, you’re effectively importing the media into the event that contains the
current project. In this case, Final Cut Pro applies the default optimization and analysis
settings to the new clips. You can change these settings in the Import pane of Final Cut Pro
preferences.
When you add still images to the timeline, they have a default duration of 4 seconds. You
can change this duration in the Editing pane
of Final Cut Pro preferences.
Append clips to your project in Final Cut Pro
A simple way to add a clip to your project is an append edit, in which you add one or more
clips to the end of a project or storyline.
1. In Final Cut Pro, select one or more clips in the browser.
2. To add the clips to the timeline, do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Append to Storyline (or press E).
• Click the Append button in the top-left corner of the timeline.
If there’s no selection, the clip appears at the end of the primary storyline in the timeline. If
a storyline is selected, the clip appears at the end of the selected storyline.
Insert clips in Final Cut Pro
An insert edit places the source clip so that all clips after the insertion point are moved
later (or rippled) in the timeline to make room for the clip being added. No clips are
removed from your project. An insert edit makes the project longer by the duration of the
inserted clip.
You might use insert edits when you want to add a new shot in the beginning or the middle
of your project. You can also use an insert edit to interrupt the action in an existing clip
with the action in the newly inserted clip. The action in the original clip then resumes after
the inserted clip.
Note: You can use three-point editing to make insert edits. See Intro to three-point editing
in Final Cut Pro.