Graphics Reference
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Any time you make a change in an edited sequence, the Magnetic Timeline adapts to the change by shifting the
surrounding clips up and down the Primary Storyline, preventing any unintentional spaces. This is a good thing
for the most part, but there are times when you'll want to make a change without altering the position of the
other clips or adjusting the overall duration of the sequence. Let's say you're editing a music video where all the
clips are placed at precise points on a music track and you want to remove a clip from within the sequence. If
you were to remove the clip, the Magnetic Timeline would automatically close the gap left behind by the de-
leted clip and move any ensuing clips down the sequence. This would mean that the clips would no longer be in
their original positions in the Timeline and be out of time with the music. To prevent this, you can use the Re-
place with Gap function.
To delete a clip in a Storyline, select the clip and choose Edit Delete or press Delete.
To delete a clip and leave a gap in a Storyline, select the clip and choose Edit Replace with Gap or press
Shift+Delete.
Using the Replace with Gap function replaces a clip with a gap of the same duration and doesn't disrupt the
placement of the other clips in the sequence. A gap plays as black in the Viewer and is simply a temporary
placeholder to be eventually replaced with another clip at a later date. This is done by using Replace from Start
or Replace from End to keep the gap's current duration the same.
A gap is not an empty space—it's really a blank clip that behaves just like other clips in the Timeline (see Fig-
ure 6.14). Although they don't work with Connected clips, gaps can be inserted into a Primary or Secondary St-
oryline.
To insert a gap in a Storyline at the skimmer or playhead position, press Option+W.
Figure 6.14 A Gap clip in the Primary Storyline.
Inserting a gap pushes the rest of the clips in a sequence out of the way just like a regular clip, and the gap's
duration can be adjusted in the same way, by dragging its edit points with the Select tool. Gaps are useful when
you want to leave room in a sequence for unavailable media or add pauses to audio narration that will be used
as a foundation to edit clips on. However, gaps really become interesting when you start using them in conjunc-
tion with the Position tool.
Working with the Position tool
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