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Chapter 9 Using the Timeline
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Backtiming Edits
Backtiming an edit is effectively the reverse of the process you normally
use for marking footage. Instead of marking from the IN points forward,
you mark according to the OUT points.
For example, you might have a track of audio (music or voice) that ends at
a specific point, and you want to synchronize a video clip to end on a
particular clip. You can backtime the edit to match the end points of the
tracks.
Consider the following:
You need only three marks to perform a backtimed edit when four edits
of unequal duration exist in the sequence. The IN and OUT points set
in the Timeline always take precedence.
If you do not mark an IN point in the sequence, the system uses the
position indicator as the IN point.
If you do not mark an OUT point in the clip and no OUT point is set in
the sequence, the system uses the end of the clip as the OUT point.
If you mark OUT points in both the Source/Record monitor and in the
Timeline, the system uses the OUT point in the Timeline.
To backtime an edit:
1. Mark an OUT point in the Timeline where you want the edit to end.
Also, mark an IN point where the edit is to start.
2. Select the appropriate tracks.
3. Open a clip in a pop-up monitor.
4. Mark an OUT point in the pop-up monitor to synchronize to the OUT
point in the sequence.
5. Click the Overwrite button, or press the Alt key and drag the clip from
the pop-up monitor to the Timeline.
The source material is added to the sequence, with the synchronized
ending.