- Reference 4.1 Understanding a Project
- Exercise 4.1.1 Creating a Project
- Reference 4.2 Defining the Primary Storyline
- Exercise 4.2.1 Appending the Primary Storyline
- Exercise 4.2.2 Rearranging Clips in the Primary Storyline
- Reference 4.3 Modifying Clips in the Primary Storyline
- Exercise 4.3.1 Performing Insert Edits
- Exercise 4.3.2 Rippling the Primary Storyline
- Reference 4.4 Timing the Primary Storyline
- Exercise 4.4.1 Inserting a Gap Clip
- Exercise 4.4.2 Blading and Deleting
- Exercise 4.4.3 Joining a Through Edit
- Exercise 4.4.4 Refining Some Sound Bite Edits
- Reference 4.5 Editing Above the Primary Storyline
- Exercise 4.5.1 Adding and Trimming Connected B-roll
- Exercise 4.5.2 Understanding Connected Clip Sync and Trimming Behaviors
- Reference 4.6 Creating a Connected Storyline
- Exercise 4.6.1 Converting Connected Clips into a Connected Storyline
- Exercise 4.6.2 Appending Clips to a Connected Storyline
- Reference 4.7 Editing Below the Primary Storyline
- Exercise 4.7.1 Connecting a Music Clip
- Reference 4.8 Finessing the Rough Cut
- Exercise 4.8.1 Adjusting the Edits
- Exercise 4.8.2 Adjusting Clip Volume Levels
- Exercise 4.8.3 Connecting Two Additional B-Roll Clips
- Exercise 4.8.4 Refining Edits Using Cross Dissolves and Fade Handles
- Reference 4.9 Sharing Your Progress
- Exercise 4.9.1 Sharing an iOS-Compatible File
- Lesson Review
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Exercise 4.2.2 Rearranging Clips in the Primary Storyline
The sound bites don’t quite flow yet. It’s time to rearrange them into an order that more fully supports your storyline. Working in a storyline makes such changes incredibly easy. Just drag a clip to a new location in the Timeline, pause for the interface to preview the results, and then release the mouse button.
In the project, select the fourth clip, MVI_1046.
The playhead must be located over this clip to preview it. Your playhead is currently located at the end of the project. You do not need to move the playhead because the skimmer relocates the playhead if the skimmer is visible when you start playback.
Move the mouse pointer slightly to verify that the skimmer is active.
The skimmer extends vertically up to the timestrip across the Timeline pane, the same as the playhead; however, the skimmer does not have a marker on top as does the playhead.
Skimmer (left) compared to playhead (right)
Cue the skimmer by moving the mouse toward the beginning of MVI_1046. Press the Spacebar to play the clip.
The playhead relocates to the skimmer’s position and the clip plays. MVI_1046 starts with Mitch saying, “At the end of the day.” It sounds as if that phrase should be placed nearer the end of the storyline.
Drag MVI_1046 toward the end of the storyline, but don’t release the mouse button just yet.
Position the clip so that a blue clip box appears in the primary storyline after MVI_1044. Release the mouse button.
MVI_1046 is edited in as the last clip in your storyline.
Some extra words, phrases, and syllables remain in your clips. One clip may cut Mitch off too early. That’s OK. We’ll trim those troubled frames later in this lesson. For now, let’s try moving another clip in the storyline.
Locate MVI_1044, which is now the second clip from the end of the project. Drag the clip between MVI_1043 and MVI_1045.
As you drag MVI_1044 between the two clips, an insert bar appears. If you continue to hold the clip in that position, MVI_1045 will slide to the right to allow MVI_1044 to drop into place. The magnetic storyline enables these quick, reorganizing edits as you explore your story flow.
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Checkpoint 4.2.2
Refer to Appendix C for details on reviewing a Checkpoint.
