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Chapter 5 Editing > Linked/Unlinked Selection - Pg. 95

EDIT ING Linked/Unlinked Selection By default your audio and video are locked together. This means clips positioned in the Timeline will be married together in a similar way to film images and magnetic sound-striped tape running together in a synchronizer or a projector. To illustrate the meaning of Linked Selection make sure you have selected the Pointer from the Toolbar. Check that you have several clips in the Timeline. 1 2 3 4 Point your cursor at a clip in the Timeline and click once. The clip is now highlighted. While still holding down your mouse button, slide this clip to the right or left. Notice that both the audio and video move together. Release the clip you are moving over one of the clips in the Timeline and the video and audio will overwrite the clip over which it is positioned. Press Command `Z' and the Overwrite Edit will be undone. The clip will