Cutting, copying, and pasting clips

Catalyst Edit allows you to cut, copy, and paste clips them into new positions on the timeline. You can paste a clip within the same track or to a new track.

Cutting clips

  1. Select the clips you want to cut. For more information, see "Selecting clips and positioning the cursor."

  2. Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Cut from the menu or press Ctrl+X (Windows) or ⌘+X (macOS).

    The clip and its properties are removed from the timeline and moved to the clipboard. For more information, see "Using the Clip Inspector."

Copying clips

  1. Select the clips you want to copy. For more information, see "Selecting clips and positioning the cursor."

  2. Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Copy from the menu or press Ctrl+C (Windows) or ⌘+C (macOS).

    The clip and its properties are copied to the clipboard. For more information, see "Using the Clip Inspector."

    While dragging a clip on the timeline, press and hold Ctrl (Windows) or ⌘(macOS) to create a copy of the clip where you drop it.

Pasting clips

  1. Stop playback.

  2. Select the track where you want to paste.

  3. Click the timeline to position the cursor where you want to paste the clips.

  4. Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Paste from the menu or press Ctrl+V (Windows) or ⌘+V (macOS).

  5. The clips from the clipboard are pasted starting at the cursor position in the focus track (the last track selected when multiple tracks are selected). If necessary, tracks will be added to accommodate the clipboard tracks.

    The pasted clip retains the properties of the clip you copied. For more information, see "Using the Clip Inspector."

    Pasted clips will sit on top of other clips in the track if they overlap. To make space for pasted clips, you can split the clip at the cursor position and select the Ripple button above the timeline before pasting. For more information, see "Splitting clips" and "Ripple edits."