Inserting between other clips automatically closes any gap in the track and shuffles the audio

dsky313

I have not come across this issue on older versions (10 and lower), and couldn't find an existing thread about this issue.
The only solution I found is to group every single clip (that is after the spot where the new clip is inserted) which can be very tedious. Is there a workaround, perhaps to move every clip accordingly, when inserting another clip?

borate

If clips have linked audio and video, usually the case, inserting between them will shift clips at the right of the insertion to the right and leave a gap - to maintain sync.

If that's not desirable, right-click the clips and UNlink them. If audio isn't linked, as with a separate music track, sync may be no problem.

To move a block of clips without grouping, select them all. Click (select) the first. Hold down <shift> and click the last. Now drag them to the right. UNlinked audio won't be affected, but both A/V will move if the clips are linked.

The way snapping is handled in VP has changed through the years. You can try holding down <shift> or <alt> while dragging, to see if that affects the behavior of your version.

dsky313

Yep the shift + click selection and then moving the clips and creating a gap for the inserted clip seems to work. Though sometimes, if the timeline is zoomed in and the red marker is not visible, pressing Shift will cause the marker to move forward, and create this "blue area" for selection like so. The times where it moves were when I pressed the key. Is that intended?

borate

The blue normally occurs when the cursor line is dragged, but what you likely did was click the cursor, then held <shift> while clicking later in an unused track area.

That will invoke the blue line and move the cursor to its end. This is a different kind of selection. Right-click in the blue area to see the available options.

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Clicking on cursor LINE or grabbing and dragging the cursor LINE will invoke the blue zone with its options. (You will also see a double headed arrow when you hover over the cursor LINE.)

If you simply want to move the cursor to a different position grab and drag it by the red block at the top or click the dark area above the track (the drag and drop new clip area) at the required position or click the time track at the required position .The cursor will move to that position. If you know the precise time point then enter it into the time box below the sequence preview window and the cursor line will move there.

Nat

dsky313

Got it thanks