Keep grouped items together?

jfraze

Is there a way to group or link items so that they always remain together? I often add an audio track or text to a specific clip, but if I edit at all (e.g., I remove a clip somewhere ahead of that specific clip) the audio track or text doesn't move with it... and everything becomes becomes out of sync for the entire rest of the video. Grouping doesn't seem to help. Grouped items select together, but they don't seem to shift position together. Changes in one track seem to effect that track only, and I can't find any way to adjust a track without it getting out of sync from all the other tracks. Is there a trick I'm missing?

borate

In all tracks, select the clips to be kept in sync. Right-click on a selected track and click Group Clips.

To remove a clip from a group, select it, right-click and Remove Clip From Group.

To cancel grouping, right-click and UNgroup Selected Clips.

jfraze

I know how to group and ungroup clips. The question is how to make them actually stay together when editing. If I edit at all (e.g., I remove a clip somewhere ahead of that specific clip) the audio track or text doesn't move with it... and everything becomes becomes out of sync for the entire rest of the video. Grouped items select together, but they don't shift position together.

borate

That's not what is seen here. If a selected clip is video/audio linked, both will shift. If not, selecting both video and audio, then grouping, affects those clips. Clear the Cache, under OPTIONS | DISK tab before loading, in case there has been corruption.

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