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Figure 10.97 Select the clip whose

attributes you want to copy; then press

Command-C.

Figure 10.98 Selecting audio levels in

the Paste Attributes dialog box.

Copying and pasting

clip attributes

A clip’s attributes comprise the settings applied

to a particular media file in Final Cut Pro.

You can paste all the attributes of one clip

onto another clip, or you can select and paste

some of a clip’s settings onto another clip

without affecting other attributes. For exam-

ple, you can apply just the filter settings

from clip A to clip B without changing the

video frames of clip B. Conversely, you can

replace the video frames of clip B without

disturbing the filters that have been applied

to it by pasting only the video frames from

another clip. If you just paste into a sequence

without selecting a clip in the Timeline or

the Canvas, the clip’s media contents and

selected attributes are included.

The Remove Attributes command is an easy

way to strip selected settings from a clip or

to remove selected settings from multiple

clips in a single operation.

To paste the attributes of a copied clip

into another clip:

1.

In the Timeline or the Browser, select a

clip whose attributes you want to copy

(Figure 10.97); then press Command-C

to copy it to the clipboard.

2.

Select the clip that will inherit the

attributes; then choose Edit > Paste

Attributes; or press Option-V.

3.

In the Paste Attributes dialog box, select

the attributes that you want to transfer

to the selected clip (Figure 10.98).

◆

Scale Attribute Times: Check this

box to adjust the timing of the incom-

ing keyframes to fit the duration of

the clip inheriting the attributes. If

this option is not selected, leftover

keyframes will be cropped off the end.

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✔ Tip

■

Pasting audio levels can be a quick way

to add an audio element—say, another

sound effects track—to a scene you have

already mixed. You can “borrow” the mix

levels from a track that has already been

adjusted to match action and paste those

levels onto your new effects track. You

can apply the same idea to video com-

positing: Paste the motion path from one

video layer to another that you want to

track the same path; or, paste and then

offset the timing of the motion path.

Video Attributes:

◆

Content: Paste the video frames only.

If the receiving clip is a different length,

incoming video frames are cropped or

lengthened to match the duration of

the receiving clip. The clip speed is

not affected.

◆

Basic Motion, Crop, Distort,

Opacity, Drop Shadow, Motion

Blur, and Filters: You can pick and

choose among these options to apply

the parameter values and keyframes

you have set for each attribute.

◆

Speed: Apply the same speed settings.

◆

Clip Settings: Paste all capture set-

tings that are logged with a clip. (You

can review these settings on the Clip

Settings tab of the Log and Capture

window.)

Audio Attributes:

◆

Content: Paste the audio waveform

only. If the receiving clip is a different

length, the incoming audio file is

cropped or lengthened to match the

duration of the receiving clip. The clip

speed is not affected.

◆

Levels, Pan, and Filters: Apply the

parameter values and keyframes you

have set for each attribute.

4.

Click OK.

The selected attributes are pasted into

the receiving clip (Figure 10.99).

To remove attributes from a clip:

1.

In the Timeline, select the clip or clips

whose attributes you want to remove.

2.

Choose Edit > Remove Attributes.

3.

In the Remove Attributes dialog box,

check the attributes you want to remove

(Figure 10.100); then click OK.

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Working with Items in the Timeline

Figure 10.99 The audio levels from

Voiceover Subclip 1 have been copied

and pasted into Voiceover Subclip 2.

Figure 10.100 Check the attributes you

want to remove; then click OK.