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Working with Segments
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• Link selection operates across tracks, not along the same track. However, if a video segment
links to an audio segment that includes a cut point, link selection operates on both audio
segments.
• When two or more video tracks from the same clip overlap in the Timeline and sync is
broken with the linked audio segments, link selection links to the video segment with the
smallest sync break point.
• When you move a linked clip independently of the tracks to which it is linked so it no longer
vertically overlaps the linked segments, the link relationship is broken.
Selecting Linked Clips
Link selection allows you to select segments in the Timeline that are linked by common source
media and timecode. When you select a non-video segment that has more than one linked video
segment, the video segment closest to the selected segment is selected. If sync breaks exist, the
video segment with the smallest sync break is selected.
To enable or disable link selection in the Timeline, do one of the following:
t Click the Link Selection button.
t Press Shift+L.
To select linked clips:
1. Click a segment with linked clips.
The application selects all linked segments.
2. (Option) If you want to select additional linked clips, Shift+click additional segments.
3. (Option) If you want to deselect selected segments, Shift+Alt+click (Windows) or
Shift+Option+click (Macintosh) a linked segment.
Selecting Multiple Segments
Instead of lassoing segments in the Timeline to edit, you can select multiple segments on enabled
tracks quickly by using the multiple segment selection buttons in the Edit tab of the Command
palette. This allows you to select segments to the left or right of the position indicator, or to select
all segments within In and Out marks. The multiple segment edit buttons also appear in the
Timeline top toolbar if you create a new user profile (for information on creation user profiles,
see “Managing User Profiles” on page 73).
When you use the multiple segment selection buttons, your Avid editing application activates the
Segment Extract/Splice-in button if you have not selected one of the segment buttons on the
Timeline palette.
You can also use the Shift key to add segments on enabled tracks to the current selection.