User Manual

Working with Segments
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Setting the Default Segment Edit Tool
When you perform a segment edit without first selecting a segment edit tool, the Avid editing
application uses the default segment tool for the edit. You can use the Timeline Settings dialog
box to define which tool to use by default. Selecting a specific segment edit tool in the Timeline
palette overrides the default tool.
To set the default tool used for segment editing:
1. Double-click Timeline in the Settings list in the Project window.
The Timeline Settings dialog box opens, displaying a list of your current Timeline settings.
For more information, see “Timeline Settings” on page 1436.
2. Click the Edit tab, and select one of the following:
t Segment Insert for Extract/Splice-In edits
t Segment Overwrite for Lift/Overwrite edits
3. Click OK.
Enabling Only One Segment Edit Tool at a Time
You can use the Timeline Settings dialog box to specify the behavior of the segment tools in the
Timeline palette to allow only one segment tool to be enabled at a time. This overrides the
default behavior, which allows both segment tools to be enabled at once, and is useful in some
workflows.
For more information on Timeline settings, see “Timeline Settings” on page 1436.
To specify that the segment tools in the Timeline palette be enabled one at a time:
1. Double-click Timeline in the Settings list in the Project window.
The Timeline Settings dialog box opens.
2. Click the Edit tab, and select Only One Segment Tool Can Be Enabled At A Time.
3. Click OK
Bin Editing into the Timeline
You can use the segment tools on the Timeline palette to edit clips directly from a bin into the
sequence in the Timeline. Bin editing lets you bypass the process of loading clips into the
monitor, setting marks, and clicking the Splice-in button or Overwrite button.
You can also use keyboard shortcut keys to edit clips directly from a bin into the sequence in the
Timeline.