Track targeting, selection, and linked clips

A timeline contains tracks, clips, and edit points. What is selected and which tracks are targeted affect editing commands. Learn to predict the affected material before using a shortcut.

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Work through it

1. Build a timeline with picture on V1 and camera sound on A1. Add a second video layer and a music track. Give tracks meaningful names.
2. Select a linked video/audio pair. Toggle Linked Selection and observe the selection behavior. Keep synchronization intact unless there is a deliberate reason to separate them.
3. Lock one track, perform a small move on another, then undo. Compare a lock with disabling track output: one protects edits, the other changes what is seen or heard.
4. Before an insert or ripple operation, inspect track selectors and automatic track-selection controls. Test on a duplicated timeline and watch what shifts.

Your turn

Move a video clip and its sound together, then move only the picture while leaving sound in place. Undo the offset and explain how you verified sync.

Your notes

Write down what worked, what surprised you, and what to try next. Saved on this device.

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