User Manual

Working with Segments
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Avid editing application treats these tracks as linked so that when you select a segment, the
application automatically selects any linked segments. You can select linked clips for both
segment editing and trim editing.
The following apply to linked clip selection:
• Track linking affects segments. If you use the same master clip in more than one place in
your sequence, each segment maintains its own linking relationship unless the segments
overlap in the Timeline.
• When you select a non-video track, clip linking selects only the first appropriate video
segment. Other video segments are not selected.
• When you select a trim roller, clip linking selects trim rollers on all linked segments.
• You can turn off linked clip selection in the Timeline by using the Link Selection button.
• If you enable Link Selection, you can select a segment without selecting all segments linked
to it by Alt+clicking (Windows) or Option+clicking (Macintosh) the segment.
• If you disable Link Selection, you can select a segment and all segments linked to it by
Alt+clicking (Windows) or Option+clicking (Macintosh) the segment.
• A video segment cannot link to another video segment.
• 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.