User Manual

Working with Segments
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For information on editing multiple clips directly from the bin into the RecordSource/Record
monitor, see “Creating an Instant Rough Cut” on page 582.
To activate bin editing:
1. Double-click Bin in the Settings list in the Project window.
The Bin settings dialog box opens.
2. Select the “Enable edit from bin (Splice, Overwrite)” option.
3. Click OK.
To perform a direct edit from a bin into your Timeline:
1. (Option) For a more accurate edit, mark In and Out points for each clip or create subclips.
Otherwise, the entire clip is edited into the sequence.
2. Click one of the segment tools in the Timeline palette:
t Lift/Overwrite (red) acts as an overwrite edit, causing the clip to overwrite material of
the same length in the sequence while maintaining the same duration of the sequence.
t Extract/Splice-in (yellow) acts as a splice edit, inserting the clip into the sequence,
moving existing material down, and lengthening the total duration.
If you do not select a segment tool, or if you select both tools, your Avid editing application
defaults to the segment tool specified in the Timeline Settings dialog box. For more
information, see “Setting the Default Segment Edit Tool” on page 705.
3. Drag a clip from the bin into the Timeline.
You can edit only one clip at a time.
The pointer changes to the selected segment icon, and the interface changes to the
four-frame monitor display. As you drag, a white outline of the clip indicates the segment
position.
4. When you find the right placement for the clip, release the mouse button.
The Timeline reflects the new edit. After the edit is completed, the segment tool you selected
remains active until you click the active segment tool button to deactivate it.
To perform a direct edit from a bin into a sequence:
1. Mark an In or Out point in the Timeline, or move the position indicator to the location where
you want the clip to appear.
2. Select a clip in the bin.
3. Do one of the following:
t Press the V key to perform a splice-in edit, which inserts the clip into the sequence and
moves existing material down, lengthening the total duration of the sequence.