FCP Question about editing audio and video seperatley at DVinfo.net

Gary Williams · November 18th, 2007, 07:58 PM

If I have my video clip on my timeline with audio how do I edit the video seperate from the audio in FCP say I have a 20 second clip and I want to take out the mid of the video clip and keep the audio and then I want to add back in its place different video clips but its over the original audio say like and audio follow video sepuence. how would I do that? Thanks in advance Gary Williams

Greg Boston · November 18th, 2007, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Williams

If I have my video clip on my timeline with audio how do I edit the video seperate from the audio in FCP say I have a 20 second clip and I want to take out the mid of the video clip and keep the audio and then I want to add back in its place different video clips but its over the original audio say like and audio follow video sepuence. how would I do that? Thanks in advance Gary Williams

Click the little 'chain link' icon at the upper right of the sequence area. This will unlink the audio from the video. There's a shortcut key for this also but I don't recall what it is off the top of my head.

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Edward Carlson · November 18th, 2007, 08:51 PM

Shift-L (the L stands for Linking.)

Gary Williams · November 18th, 2007, 09:17 PM

Thanks Guys I appriciate the help.

Nate Schmidt · November 19th, 2007, 11:18 PM

I would advise holding option and then cutting or trimming your audio or video. holding option does the same thing as unlinking, but once you let go you don't risk things moving out of sync if you forget to link up again.

November 18th, 2007, 07:58 PM	#1
Gary Williams Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rocklin, California Posts: 287	FCP Question about editing audio and video seperatley If I have my video clip on my timeline with audio how do I edit the video seperate from the audio in FCP say I have a 20 second clip and I want to take out the mid of the video clip and keep the audio and then I want to add back in its place different video clips but its over the original audio say like and audio follow video sepuence. how would I do that? Thanks in advance Gary Williams

November 19th, 2007, 11:18 PM	#5
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	I would advise holding option and then cutting or trimming your audio or video. holding option does the same thing as unlinking, but once you let go you don't risk things moving out of sync if you forget to link up again. __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

November 18th, 2007, 08:51 PM	#3
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	Shift-L (the L stands for Linking.)

November 18th, 2007, 09:17 PM	#4
Gary Williams Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rocklin, California Posts: 287	Thanks Guys I appriciate the help.