Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) User Manual
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Chapter 11
Advanced editing
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You can also create a storyline by holding down the G key as you drag a clip to a connected clip
so that their edges touch:
Hold down the G key as you
drag a clip to a connected clip.
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To convert a storyline back to its component clips, do one of the following:
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Select the storyline (by clicking the gray border), and choose Clip > Break Apart Clip Items (or
press Command-Shift-G).
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Drag the storyline into the primary storyline.
Select and move storylines
You can select or move entire storylines as if they were standard clips or compound clips. They
have the connection properties of connected clips.
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To select an entire storyline: Click the gray border of the storyline.
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To move a storyline by dragging it: Click the gray border of the storyline, and drag it left or right to
connect it to a different point along the primary storyline.
Drag the storyline left or right.
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To move a storyline with timecode values or keyboard shortcuts: Use the same techniques you
would use with standard clips.
For more information, see
on page 117.