| Video Edit Magic: Deleting, Cutting, Copying and Pasting Sources |
Deleting, Cutting, Copying and Resizing are basic operations that can be carried out on the timeline of Video Edit Magic. This topic describes each of these operations one by one.
To delete a selected source simply select it and choose Edit > Delete or press Del on the keyboard. A deleted source is cleared from its current location in the timeline.
When a single source is selected then a delete operation will delete the selected source. When multiple sources are selected then all the selected sources are deleted. Deleting a range will delete the sources entirely or partially from tracks that are linked, not locked and fall in the selection. This operation is applicable to all tracks in the timeline.
To cut a selected source simply select it and choose Edit > Cut or press Ctrl+X on the keyboard. A cut source is deleted from its current location in the timeline. This is an effective tool if you wish to move media from one location to another, in your timeline.
When a single source is selected then a cut operation will cut the selected source. When multiple sources are selected then all the selected sources are cut. Cutting a range will cut the sources entirely or partially from tracks that are linked, not locked and fall in the selection. This operation is applicable to all tracks in the timeline.
Copying a source does not delete it from the current
location in the timeline. This is the preferred method of duplicating a media
selection in the timeline. To copy a source, select it and choose Edit > Copy
or press Ctrl+C on the keyboard.
When a single source is selected then a copy operation will copy the selected
source. When multiple sources are selected then all the selected sources are
copied. Copying a range will copy the sources entirely or partially from tracks
that are linked, not locked and fall in the selection. This operation is
applicable to all tracks in the timeline.
A Cut or Copy command is usually followed by a Paste command. Pasting a cut or copied source, inserts it at the current slider position in the timeline.
Pasting within the same track: You can paste multiple sources within the same track by performing the following steps:
Pasting across tracks: You can paste a single source on to a different track. For instance, if you want to copy and paste a video source from Video 1 track to Video 2 track, perform the following steps:
Select the Video 1 track.
Cut or copy only that video source using any selection method.
Position the slider to where you want to paste the cut or copied source.
Select the Video 2 track.
Choose Edit>Paste from the menu or Ctrl+V from the keyboard to paste at the current slider position.
When multiple sources are cut or copied using multi selection then they are all pasted at the current slider position irrespective of their relative positions. In contrast to this, when multiple sources are cut or copied using range selection then they are all pasted at the current slider position and their relative positions are maintained. For example, if a video source started at the 10th second and an audio source started at the 15th second when they were cut or copied using range selection (selection sliders are visible) then pasting them will keep a difference of 5 seconds between them. If both of these sources were cut or copied using multi-select (sources are selected individually - selection sliders are not visible) then both are pasted at the slider position starting from the same time.
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If the slider is positioned over a source in any track then that source will be split into two before a paste is performed. Sources are pasted to tracks that are not locked. The link state of a track does not effect a paste operation.
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