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I have been using compound clips more often and they are great but how do I make a compound clip longer? For instance, say my clip is 15 seconds long but I would like to either lengthen the clip to 20 seconds or add more material. I don’t understand how to do it. Please help.
Cheers.
Tom
You have to open the compound clip, double click in the project, and then extend the contents there. You can then extend the compound in the project.
Curious how you are using the compounds and for what purpose.
You have to open the compound clip, double click in the project, and then extend the contents there. You can then extend the compound in the project.
Curious how you are using the compounds and for what purpose.
I'm in the compound clip
I add more content
I go back to the project
I can now extend the compound because of the additional content
Or am I misunderstanding what you're doing?
Or extend the content in the compound
Then you can extend the shot in the project
I also would like to know more about the role of the compounds in your workflow.
You see that area with diagonal lines? That is a part of your compound that is not being used in the project. Add content there if you need to. Step out of the compound by clicking < above the timeline. Drag the edges of the compound there to extend.
You two are the best. Here is why I am using compound clips. I produce a weekly sports show and instead of using traditional :30 spots I use simple graphics to thank the sponsors. I create these on a timeline then create a compound clip so I can use them week by week. But sometimes I have to add more so I must modify the compound clip and I always ran into the "greyed" out area and could not figure out how to add more content. Now today I simply double clicked on the compound clip in the browser and it opened in the timeline and I added more content. No greyed out area. I don't know why but it seems to be working. I added more content, then the compound clip in the browser reflected the change. WTH? But it worked. Where is the greyed out area? Sometimes I am totally baffled by technology. Anyway, thanks Tom and Luis for your help. I am sure I will be in contact again on this issue. Cheers, Tom
Be careful with one thing: if you use the same compound in two or more places, and then you change something in one instance, by default they ALL change. This is probably not usually what you want. To prevent that and ensure that a change will not affect other instances, then before making changes, select the clip and do Clip->Reference New Parent Clip.
HI Tom,
First off, thanks for the detailed reply. But I must be missing something. After I open the compound clip, I see those diagonal lines at the end. If I try to extend the last content into the lines or add more content, it looks like it lengthens the compound clip but the diagonal lines are still there so when I close the compound clip none of the changes remain. Hmmm?
cheers,
Tom
The diagonal lines indicate the portion of the compound clip that is not used in the project. When you add content inside the compound its length inside the project does not change. (You wouldn’t want to drop a clip into a compound and suddenly have the whole project ripple in duration.) The diagonal lines don’t change inside the compound until you make the change in the project. When you go into the project and lengthen the compound, the diagonal lines inside the compound will change. If, after lengthening the compound in the project, you go back into the compound you’ll see that the area of the diagonal lines has changed.
Hi Tom,
I think you just nailed it! I am just walking out of the door so I cannot try until later. Thank you sooooo much. I will let you know how it goes tonight or tomorrow. Thanks again. Gotta go.
Cheers.
Tom
Tom and Luis.
Thank you! Just got back to my edit suite and tried it. It works. I just did not understand the concept. I kept looking at the compound clip and not the compound clip back in the project. If you guys were near me I would you a few beers. I have been struggling with this for a while. Thanks again.
Cheers.
Tom
Tom and Luis,
Still same issue. I double clicked the compound clip, it opened but when I added more content to the diagonal line area, it does not show up.
Lost.
Tom
Modifying a compound clip.
