Creating Split Edits; To Link Or Unlink Video And Audio; To Automatically Synchronize Clips That Were Moved Out Of Sync; To Edit Tracks Of Linked Clips Individually - Adobe PREMIERE PRO 2 Manual

Ordinarily, all editing functions act on both parts of a linked clip, and both are affected when you select, trim, split,
delete, move, nudge, or change the duration or speed of either its video or audio. To affect only the video or audio,
you can temporarily override the link by pressing the Alt key when you initiate these editing tasks. After you perform
the task, however, the link is restored.
When you want to work with the audio and video individually, you can unlink them. When you do, you can use the
video and audio as though they were not linked; even the clip names no longer appear underlined or bear the [V]
and [A] labels. Even so, Adobe Premiere Pro keeps track of the link. If you relink the clips, they indicate whether they
have been moved out of sync, and by how much. You can have Adobe Premiere Pro automatically resynchronize the
clips.
You can also create a link between previously unlinked clips. This is particularly useful if you need to synchronize
video and audio that were recorded separately.
Note: You can link video only to audio—you cannot link a video clip to another video clip. You can link a video clip to
multiple audio clips, or multiple audio clips together.
See also
"Linking multiple audio clips" on page 182

To link or unlink video and audio

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Do any of the following:
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To link video and audio, Shift-click a video and audio clip to select them both, and then choose Clip > Link.
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To unlink video and audio, select a linked clip and choose Clip > Unlink.
Though the audio and video are unlinked, they are both still selected. Reselect either clip to use it separately.

To automatically synchronize clips that were moved out of sync

1 Right-click the number that appears at the In point in the Timeline panel of the out-of-sync video or audio clip.
(The number indicates the amount of time the clip is out of sync with its accompanying video or audio clip.)
Choose one of the following options:
2
Shifts the selected video or audio part of the clip in time to restore sync. Move Into Sync moves the
Move Into Sync
clip without regard to adjacent clips and overwrites any clips to regain sync.
Performs a slip edit to restore sync without moving the clip's position in time.
Slip Into Sync
If you want to synchronize multiple clips rather than restore audio and video sync, use the Clip > Synchronize
command. (See "To synchronize clips" on page 152.)

To edit tracks of linked clips individually

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Alt-click either part of a linked clip, and then use any editing tool. When you are finished editing the clip, you can
reselect (click) the clip to edit it as a linked clip again.

Creating split edits

Ordinarily, you set one In point and one Out point for a source clip. Even if it's a linked clip (a clip containing video
and audio tracks), In and Out points apply to both tracks of the clip. Sometimes you want to set the video and audio
In or Out points independently, however, in order to create split edits (also known as L-cuts and J-cuts). Although
it's more common to create split edits after clips are assembled into a rough cut, it's possible to set up a split edit in
the Source Monitor before adding a clip to the sequence.
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