Overwrite doesn't split clips completely - Bug?

jeffjn wrote on 9/24/2013, 10:29 AM

Here is a function that I don't understand. If it is by design, then I wonder why it was designed like that

Put a long clip on any track on the timeline.

Select Single track ripple as the Insert mode.

Find a shorter clip in the Media pool and drag it into the middle of the first clip.

The new clip is inserted, with the second part of the orginal clip moved down the timeline.

Now select the first, or the third clip. You can do so seperately.

This is where it seems odd:

Perform the above editing function, but in Overwrite mode.

The third clip is shortened, as I would expect.

Now try to select either the first or third clip. When you do, both clips are selected.

I can't find a way just to select one of the two clips that orginally made up the first clip that has been split.

If there is an argument for the latter behaviour, why isn't it applied in the former case?

ADDED - this also happens in the 2013 version. Having seem how the clips behave when you return to Storyboard mode - they rejoin each other - its surely has got to be a bug?

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johnebaker wrote on 9/24/2013, 4:05 PM

Hi Jeffjn

I think this is an odd behaviour which may be by design - why I cannot guess - with the Overwrite option the 'split' clips are automatically grouped together and can be ungrouped for individual selection - also ungroups the audio and puts it on seperate track if you normally have video/audio on one track.

John

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jeffjn wrote on 9/24/2013, 4:53 PM

Thanks John

I must say it seems an odd design. Unpicking the automatic grouping if you are working with audio on the same track is a palaver.

I guess you are say the program has always done this so it's not a bug, but I can't think of any advantage, only disadvantages....

jeffjn wrote on 9/24/2013, 5:20 PM

... and if I group two clips with audio on the same track, then ungroup them, it doesn't split off the audio, which is what happems with the "grouped" clips created when you use overwrite then ungroup them.