Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 108)

Edit Overlay
The Edit Overlay appears only when you drag clips from the Browser or Viewer to the
image area of the Canvas. The Edit Overlay appears translucently over the image currently
in the Canvas.
Drag a clip to the
image display area
of the Canvas.
The Edit Overlay appears
with its seven sections.
There are seven sections in the Edit Overlay. If you simply drag your clip to the image
display area to the left of the Edit Overlay, an overwrite edit is performed. To perform any
of the other edits, drag your clip to the overlay area for the edit you wish to perform.
You’ll know that the clip you’re dragging is over a specific overlay when a colored outline
appears around the border of the overlay.
Edit Buttons in the Canvas
Instead of dragging clips to the Canvas, you can click one of the edit buttons to edit the
clip in the Viewer into your sequence. (You can also drag clips to the edit buttons to
perform the same edits.)
Overwrite with Transition
Replace
Click the disclosure
button to display the
additional edit buttons
(shown on the right).
Overwrite
Insert with Transition
Insert
Fit to Fill Superimpose
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