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52 VIDEO EDITOR
Working with tracks
The Timeline consists of two types of tracks - video and audio. There is one
primary video track, while the others are overlay tracks. (For details on overlay
tracks, see
"Overlay" on page
Single-track editing
Single-track editing means that clips and transitions share the same video track.
When you insert and overlap two video clips on a video track, a default transition
(as defined in the Preferences dialog box) will automatically be applied to the
overlapping section. If you want to apply your own transition, you can overlap
video clips, then drag a transition from the Production Library and drop it onto the
overlapping segment of the clips.
Adding or deleting tracks
Depending on the scale of your project, you can add or remove tracks in the
Timeline. To do so, right-click on the leftmost area of a track to open a menu. You
can then choose whether to add or remove the current track, or to add or remove
multiple tracks.
When you have more tracks available that can fit on the screen at one time,
you can use the scroll bars to move up and down through the tracks. To lock
both the video and audio tracks when scrolling, click the Scroll Lock button
at the top of the vertical scroll bar or the View: Scroll Lock command. The
next time you scroll, both tracks move in unison.
The Track buttons
Track name button
When this button is pressed down, all the clips on the track
are selected.
Lock or Unlock track button
When a track is locked, the clips cannot be moved or edited. You can lock
individual clips by first selecting a clip and then select Edit: Lock.
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Track name button
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