Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 512)

Chapter 11 Finding and Selecting Content in the Timeline 177
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How Selections Are Prioritized in the Timeline
With the exception of editing clips into a sequence, operations in the Timeline are
prioritized in the following way:
 If clips are selected, any operations you perform affect those clips.
 If no clips are selected, content between In and Out points on tracks with Auto Select
enabled is considered selected.
 If no In and Out points are set, the clips under the playhead on tracks with Auto
Select enabled are considered selected for many commands.
Note: Some commands operate on the topmost video clip items, regardless of which
tracks’ Auto Select controls are enabled. The topmost clip items are the ones you see
in the Canvas, and so those are often the items you want to operate on.
For example, if sequence In and Out points are set and a clip is selected, the next
operation is performed on the selected clip rather than the content between the In
and Out points. If you deselect the clip, the portions of clips between the In and Out
points on tracks with Auto Select enabled are affected. For more information, see
“
Using Auto Select to Specify Tracks for Selections ” on page 191.
Direct Methods for Selecting Content in a Sequence
As with many applications, the most basic way to select items in the Timeline is to click
them. There are different selection tools designed to help you make such selections as
easily as possible when working with a lot of material in a sequence.
The following can be selected in the Timeline:
 Clip items: Any audio, video, or graphics clip item. This includes multiple items or a
range of items.
 A range of content: A range of content (for example, parts of clips) instead of a whole
clip or group of clips.
 Transitions: Transitions such as dissolves or wipes that occur between two items in
the Timeline. You can select these in order to trim or delete them.
 Edits: The point where two items meet can be selected for further editing. This
includes the point where a clip item meets a gap.
 Gaps: The space between two clip items on the same track can be selected in order
to close it or fill it with media.