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Making a First Edit
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Alternatively, you can do the following:
• Deselect Auto-create New Tracks to have the existing tracks in the sequence remain the same
when you edit in new source material. This lets you create new tracks selectively as you edit.
• Deselect Auto-enable Source Tracks to leave the tracks of newly loaded material in whatever
state they were in when they were last loaded. This lets you turn on the source tracks more
selectively as you edit.
Adding Filler
You can add a small amount of black filler at the start of your sequence. A brief moment of black
before the start of your sequence is sometimes useful during playback or when recording a digital
cut. You can also add filler to another part of the sequence at any time during editing.
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You cannot add filler to the end of a sequence or to an empty sequence. You can create black title
media and insert it at the end of a sequence. For information about creating title media, see
“Creating Titles” in the Help.
To add filler at the start of a sequence, do one of the following:
t Select Timeline > Add Filler at Start.
t Right-click in the Timeline, and select Add Filler at Start.
Filler appears at the beginning of the sequence in the Timeline. You can set a default duration for
the filler in the Edit tab of the Timeline Settings dialog box. For more information, see “Timeline
Settings: Edit Tab” on page 1257.
To add filler anywhere in a sequence:
1. Click above the Source monitor, and select Load Filler from the Clip Name menu.
The system loads a 2-minute clip of filler into the Source monitor.
2. Mark the amount of filler that you want to add.
For more information, see “Marking IN and OUT Points” on page 401.
3. Do one of the following:
t Move the position indicator for the sequence to the point where you want to add the filler.
t Mark an In point at the point in the sequence where you want to add the filler.
4. Click the Splice-in or Overwrite button to edit the filler into the sequence.
Splice-in button (left) and Overwrite button (right)
For more information, see “Performing an Insert or Splice-in Edit” on page 448 and “Performing
an Overwrite Edit” on page 448.
Making a First Edit
This topic describes a method for adding a first clip to a sequence. You can use this method after you
create a new sequence, as described in “Creating a New Sequence” on page 441. You can also use
this method without creating a new sequence in advance, in which case the sequence is created as
soon as you make the edit.