I opened a clip in the timeline - HOW DO I CLOSE IT?

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I opened a clip in the timeline - HOW DO I CLOSE IT?

Surely I'm not stuck with that clip-specific timeline forever? How on earth do I get RID of the stupid thing? There doesn't seem to be a "close clip timeline" option anywhere.

And while I'm on the subject - as a fairly experienced FCP (pre X) user, I am incredibly perplexed by WHAT USE the clip timeline is. I can use it to select a range that I'd like to add to my main storyline.... BUT having selected the range, I can determine NO WAY to move it into the main storyline. If you can't do that, what POSSIBLE use is range-selection?

This version is just indescribably frustrating to me.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 8 GB RAM

Posted on Dec 28, 2011 5:29 PM

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 28, 2011 5:34 PM in response to Brian Leahy

There are back and forward buttons in the upper left that can take you to any previously opened project or item. Cmd-bracket. You can't close the timeline panel, so if it's the only thing you're ever opened it will have to sit there until you open something else.

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