Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
When you have your clip positioned in the Timeline move the mouse button
gently and notice that if you have the cursor pointing to the top third of the
video track there is a horizontal arrow - if you point the cursor toward the
bottom half of the screen there is a vertical arrow. A horizontal arrow represents
Insert Edit while a vertical arrow represents Overwrite Edit.
Drag Clip to Top of
Video Track - Insert Edit
Drag Clip to Bottom of
Video Track - Overwrite Edit
The biggest disadvantage with using Drag and Drop editing is that you do not
have the control over marking the 'in' and 'out' points of the clip in the Viewer.
However, this can be a very quick way to throw clips together into the
Timeline. Furthermore, you can also do two other very useful tricks using Drag
and Drop.
First, if you work in
picture icon view you
can arrange the icons
in whichever order you
choose (arrange them
left to right in
storyboard fashion) and
then, by selecting an
entire group of clips
(by lassoing, or by
using Alt and clicking to select multiple clips) you can then drag as many items
as you wish into the Timeline. These clips will be positioned in the Timeline in
order of the icon arrangement.
