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Working with Segments
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Controlling Movement in the Timeline
While working in the Timeline window, you can use modifier keys to control the movement of
both the position indicator and any segments that you move.
To snap to the head of transitions:
t Press the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key (Macintosh) as you drag either the position
indicator or any selected segments.
To snap to the tail of transitions:
t Press Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or Command+Option (Macintosh) as you drag either the position
indicator or any selected segments.
To snap the selected segments to an edit point in the track above or below the current
track:
t Click a segment edit button in the Timeline palette, and then press Ctrl+Shift while dragging
the segments.
Working with Segments
Your Avid editing application provides editing controls for moving, deleting, marking, and
editing entire segments in the Timeline. A segment is a portion of a sequence between two clip
transitions.
There are two basic ways to edit segments:
• Select one of the segment tools on the Timeline palette (Lift/Overwrite or Extract/Splice-in).
This lets you manipulate segments by positioning the cursor over the segment and
performing either a Lift/Overwrite or Extract/Splice-in edit.
Timeline showing the active segment selection zones
• Select both segment tools on the Timeline palette. This lets you edit segments by positioning
the cursor over either the upper half of the segment (for Lift/Overwrite actions) or the lower
half of the segment (for Extract/Splice-in actions) and then clicking the segment.