I only use compound clips occasionally and on the rare occasions I need to expand them I get the following problems.
So to get out of the problem I have always hit Command-Z to get back to normal.
Please post some screenshots illustrating the problem.
I am not sure but it seems that rather than disassembling the compound you may be opening it in its own timeline...
To get rid of a compound and have its component clips back where there were, just select the compound and do Clip->Break Apart Clip Items
If instead you are trying to edit the compound, just double-click - that will show you just the clips that make up the compound; but your project is still intact. Click the navigation "<" above the timeline to go back to the project.
It I misunderstood the problem, please elaborate.
Please post some screenshots illustrating the problem.
I am not sure but it seems that rather than disassembling the compound you may be opening it in its own timeline...
To get rid of a compound and have its component clips back where there were, just select the compound and do Clip->Break Apart Clip Items
If instead you are trying to edit the compound, just double-click - that will show you just the clips that make up the compound; but your project is still intact. Click the navigation "<" above the timeline to go back to the project.
It I misunderstood the problem, please elaborate.
Thanks Luis, you got it in the penultimate paragraph.
I was double-clicking the clip to open it and did not know about the < above the timeline.
I notice you were helping someone else (Tina Soprano) with a rather similar problem. Maybe that would solve their dilemma?
Quite possibly...
On expanding compound clip, project disappears and can't reassemble clip.
