Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 341)

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To replace an entire clip in the Timeline with a clip synchronized to a point
in the sequence:
1 In the Timeline, move the playhead to a frame you want to match with a source clip.
For example, if both the sequence and source clip are shots of a person jumping, you
could move the Canvas/Timeline playhead to the first frame where the person’s feet
leave the ground.
2 Make sure that the correct Source and Destination controls are connected in the
Timeline for the clip you want to replace.
3 Double-click the replacement source clip to open it in the Viewer, then move the
Viewer playhead to the frame you want to match in the Timeline. Do not set any edit
points for the clip in the Viewer.
For example, if both the sequence and source clip are shots of a person jumping, you
could move the Viewer playhead to the first frame where the person’s feet leave the
ground. This frame will be placed at the location of the playhead in the Timeline.
4 Do one of the following:
 Drag the clip from the Viewer to the Replace section of the Edit Overlay in the Canvas.
 Press F11.
Important: Make sure that the clip in the Viewer contains enough media on either side
of the playhead to fill the duration of the clip you want to replace in the Timeline. If it’s
not, you’ll see an “Insufficient content for edit” message.
Another common use of the replace edit is to line up a frame in a clip that’s already in
your edited sequence with an audio cue in an adjacent clip. For example, if you have a
video clip of a man dancing and an audio clip in another track of music, you can use a
replace edit to place a different portion of the same video clip into your sequence at
the same location, aligning a frame showing a particular movement of his foot with a
particular beat of the music.
Replace section
of the Edit Overlay
in the Canvas