Removing attributes from a clip, Removing, Attributes from a clip – Apple Final Cut Express HD User Manual

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Part IX

Effects

To paste the attributes of a copied clip into another clip:

1

In the Timeline, select a clip whose attributes you want to paste into another clip.

2

Do one of the following to copy the clip and its settings:

 Choose Edit > Copy.
 Press Command-C.

3

Select a clip or clips to paste the settings into.

4

Do one of the following:

 Choose Edit > Paste Attributes.
 Control-click the clip or clips you’ve selected in the Timeline, then choose Paste

Attributes from the shortcut menu.

 Press Option-V.

5

In the Paste Attributes dialog, select the attributes you want to apply to the selected clip.

6

If the clip you’re pasting the attributes into is longer than the clip you copied them
from, you may also want to click the Scale Attribute Times checkbox to proportionally
position all keyframes that you copied to fit the longer clip.

Removing Attributes From a Clip

If you ever want to remove particular attributes from a clip, such as motion parameters,
filters, and so on, you can remove the attributes by using the Remove Attributes
command. This is a convenient way to clear a lot of keyframes or filters at once.

To remove attributes from a clip:

1

In the Timeline, select one or more clips whose attributes you want to remove.

2

Choose Edit > Remove Attributes.

3

In the Remove Attributes dialog, click the checkbox next to the attributes you want to
remove, then click OK.

Checkboxes are available

for all attributes that the

selected clip has

applied to it.

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