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To collapse a sequence (alternative procedure):
1. Click either the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite
button.
2. Select the segments you want to collapse.
3. Click the Collapse button.
Performing a Video Mixdown
Video mixdown allows you to combine several tracks into a new
master clip. You can use video mixdown after you have finished
building your sequence and want to make it into one piece (for
example, a standard opening to a program). It can be useful for a
complex sequence you need to use repeatedly or if you want to add a
motion effect to an entire sequence.
Video mixdown is similar to the Collapse feature; the difference is the
end result.
• With the Collapse feature, you collapse the tracks into a Submaster
effect. After you collapse the tracks, you can still step in to the
Submaster and work on the individual elements.
• Video mixdown results in a new master clip made up of all the
tracks you built on different layers. Those tracks become one clip;
you cannot step into the sequence or separate the tracks to work
on them.
To perform a video mixdown:
1. Select the Record Track Monitor button in the Track Selector panel
for the highest track you want to include in the video mixdown.
2. Mark an IN point and an OUT point around the area to mix down.