Creating the Four-Point Edit
The four-point edit functions in a similar fashion to the three-point edit, and it is also used to either create cutaway shots or to replace the existing clip completely. However, it has an extra trick up its sleeve in that it also adjusts the mark-out point of the inserted clip to suit the gap you want the clip to fit into. You can do this by adjusting the overall speed of the clip; either to slow it down or to speed it up, making the clip fit inside the two points you have defined on the Timeline.
To create a four-point edit
1. | To retain the audio for the clip on the Timeline, prepare it by right-clicking the clip and selecting Disband Clip(s) from the drop-down list.Now that audio is disbanded, make sure the audio track is inactive by clicking it once to turn it gray. The audio track for this clip will not be unaffected by the added media clip.If you don't need to retain the audio, you can ignore this step. |
2. | Load a clip into the Source Viewer and define its mark-in and mark-out points.These are your first two points. |
3. | Now scrub the Timeline until you find a suitable place to insert the clip; then click the Mark-In Point button ![]() |
4. | Now scrub the Timeline again until you find a suitable place for your mark-out point and click the Mark-Out Point button ![]() Figure 6.58. Adding a mark-out point to the Timeline and the fourth point in a four-point edit.[View full size image] ![]() |
5. | Click the Insert Source into Master button ![]() Figure 6.59. The inserted clip has been compressed to fit into a smaller gap.[View full size image] ![]() |
Chapter 9.
Filling a GapTrimming a media clip to close a gap on the Timeline is one way to stop your video from having lots of embarrassing black gaps in it. But what happens if the clip is not long enough to fill the gap and the rest of the Timeline cannot be moved down?Again, this is where Timewarp can help.
The speed of the clip is automatically adjusted to fit the gap between the clip you are applying this Timewarp to and the nearest clip on the right. |