How do you perform an insert edit between two clips on the timeline without affecting surrounding edits?

How do you perform an insert edit between two clips on the timeline without affecting surrounding edits?

• A. Use an Insert edit (Source clip into the target sequence) so the clip inserts between the two clips, pushing existing footage to the right.
• B. Use a Lift edit to insert into the timeline.
• C. Use a Replace With Clip to insert.
• D. Use a Ripple Delete to insert.

Answer: (A)

Inserting content into the timeline without overwriting existing footage is done with an Insert edit. The Insert edit places the source clip at the playhead position and pushes all subsequent footage to the right, leaving the edits before the insertion intact and simply adding the new clip between the two existing clips. This is exactly what you want when you need a clip to appear between two edits without disturbing them. Lift edits remove material and leave a gap, so they don’t insert. Replace With Clip overwrites existing frames with the new clip, altering the surrounding edits. Ripple Delete removes frames and closes the gap, which again is not an insertion.

Inserting content into the timeline without overwriting existing footage is done with an Insert edit. The Insert edit places the source clip at the playhead position and pushes all subsequent footage to the right, leaving the edits before the insertion intact and simply adding the new clip between the two existing clips. This is exactly what you want when you need a clip to appear between two edits without disturbing them.

Lift edits remove material and leave a gap, so they don’t insert. Replace With Clip overwrites existing frames with the new clip, altering the surrounding edits. Ripple Delete removes frames and closes the gap, which again is not an insertion.