Context Menu

Right-click on any asset or item in the Project Bin to get a context menu with several and different options depending on the asset or item you used it on. The menu is also available via Menu ‣ Clip.

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The context menu for bin items

Extract Audio:

Extracts the audio stream of the clip and adds a .wav file with a sample rate of 48kHz to the project bin. Is only available if the clip is of type audio or a video file with an audio stream. For further details see the chapter Extract Audio.

Media Jobs:

Opens a flyout with additional options

  • My Custom Job runs the clip job My Custom Job

  • Automatic Scene Split runs a clip job that detects scene changes and creates individual clips for each detected scene. For further details see the chapter Automatic Scene Split.

  • Stabilize runs a stabilizer. See also the chapter Stabilize.

  • Duplicate Clip with Speed Change creates a copy of the selected clip and applies a speed change you can specify in a dialog window. For further details see the chapter Duplicate Clip with Speed Change.

  • configureConfigure Clip Jobs opens a window to manage clip jobs. See also the chapter Configure Clip Jobs

go-jumpClip in Timeline:

Opens a flyout with a list of all the instances of the selected clip in the timeline. For example V2: 00:00:22:15 indicates that this clip is in video track V2 at position (timecode) 00:00:22:15 (format is hh:mm:ss:ff)

find-locationLocate Clip:

Opens the folder in your file system where the selected clip is located in your OS default file manager. See also the chapter Locate Clip.

view-refreshReload Clip:

Reloads the selected clip from the file system. See also the chapter Reload Clip.

Insert at Timecode:

If a clip contains timecode in the metadata (check in Clip Properties if this is the case), you can use Insert at Timecode and the clip gets inserted in the timeline at the timecode position from the clip’s metadata. This feature will be useful for multicam editing, making it easier to synchronize clips. There are two ways to insert the video part only: lock the audio track or disable the audio target track.

edit-find-replaceReplace Clip:

Opens your OS file manager. Select the file you want to replace the selected clip with. See also the chapter Replace Clip.

edit-find-replaceReplace Clip in Timeline:

You need to select two clips in the bin for this action. The clip you right-clicked on will be replace by the other. See also the chapter Replace Clip.

edit-copyDuplicate Clip:

Creates a copy of the selected clip. See also the chapter Duplicate Clip.

edit-copyTranscode to Edit Friendly Format:

Opens a window with the selected clips where you can select the format to transcode the clips to. See also the chapter Transcode to Edit Friendly Format.

Proxy Clip:

If checked indicates that the selected clip is a proxy clip* Proxy Clip. If the option is greyed out, proxy clips are not enabled for the project. Go to the Proxy Settings tab in the Project Settings (Menu ‣ File ‣ Project Settings) and enable proxy clips.

document-editClip Properties:

Opens the widget for the Clip Properties. For more details refer to the chapter Clip Properties.

document-openEdit Clip:

Opens the application associated with the type of the selected clip. See also the chapter Edit Clip.

document-editRename (default keyboard shortcut F2):

Opens the clip name field in the bin for editing. This does not change the filename in the file system.

edit-deleteDelete Clip:

Deletes the selected clips. If the clips are being used in the timeline or in sequences, a warning windows is opened where you need to confirm that the clips’ instances in the timeline will also be deleted. See also the chapter Delete Clip.