Other Useful Selection Techniques

Following are some additional selection techniques.

To position the edit cursor precisely at a clip start, end, or sync point:

1 Make sure the Tab to Transients button is not enabled. (See Tabbing to Transients.)

2 Click with the Selector tool in the track.

3 Do one of the following:

Press Tab to move the cursor to the next clip or clip group start, end, or sync point.

– or – 

Press Control+Tab (Windows) or Option+Tab (Mac) to move the cursor to the previous clip or clip group start, end, or sync point.

To make a selection with the Scrubber:

1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click the Operation tab.

2 Select the option for “Edit Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle,” then click OK.

3 Scrub with the Scrubber to find an appropriate start point for the selection, then release.

4 While pressing Shift, scrub to an appropriate end point for the selection, then release. The range between the initial and final scrub becomes selected.

To move a selection to an adjacent clip on the same track:

1 Select a clip with the Time Grabber.

2 Do one of the following:

Press Start+Tab (Windows) or Control+Tab (Mac) to move the selection to the next clip.

– or – 

Press Control+Start+Tab (Windows) or Option+Control+Tab (Mac) to move the selection to the previous clip.

In either instance, the original clip becomes deselected.

To slide an Edit selection in the Main Timebase ruler:

1 With the Selector or Time Grabber tool, make a selection.

2 While pressing Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac), move the cursor over either of the Timeline Selection Markers in the ruler (the Time Grabber appears).

 

Sliding an Edit selection in the Main Timebase ruler

3 Drag left or right to move the Edit selection back or forward in time while preserving its length.

If Link Timeline and Edit Selection is disabled (Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection), Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac) the Edit Markers instead.