User Manual

Working with Segments
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Top: before segment drag sync lock, showing the segment that will move. Bottom: after segment drag sync lock,
showing the moved segment and filler added after the move (left), and the filler left in the original location (right).
Moving Segments with Drag and Drop
You cannot move segments to locked tracks. If you attempt to drop a selection on a locked track,
the move fails and all selected segments return to their original position in the Timeline.
If you move audio segments, you can only move segments on mono tracks to other mono tracks
and segments on stereo tracks to stereo tracks.
To perform a segment edit:
1. Do one of the following:
t Select both of the segment tools on the Timeline palette, and then position the mouse
pointer over the top of the segment (for Lift/Overwrite operations) or the bottom of the
segment (for Extract/Splice-in operations).
t Select one of the segment tools on the Timeline palette.
The mouse pointer arrow changes to a large red or yellow arrow when inside the Timeline,
depending on where you position the pointer or which segment tool you click.
2. Click the segment you want to move (Shift+click to select multiple segments), and drag it to
its new position. If you enable link selection, all linked segments move when you drag the
selected segment (see “Selecting Linked Clips” on page 696).
Use the four-frame monitor display, the offset counter, and the segment image in the
Timeline to carefully determine the new position. You can also snap to the head or tail of the
new edit point (see “Controlling Movement in the Timeline” on page 692).
3. Release the mouse button.
If you used the Extract/Splice-in method, the system extracts the selected segment from its
old position, closes the gap left by its removal, and then splices the material back into the
sequence at the newly selected location.