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Removing a section of a layer


    Remove a portion from the middle of one or more layers from the Timeline using the following two methods:

    • Lifting removes a section from the layers and leaves a gap of the same duration as the section you remove.
    • Extracting removes a section from the layers and closes the resulting gap by ripple deletion.

To remove a section and leave a gap in time (lift):

  1. In the Timeline window, adjust the work area to include only the portion of the layer or layers that you want to remove:
    • Move the time marker to the time at which you want the work area to begin and press B on your keyboard.
    • Move the time marker to the point where you want the work area to end, and press N.
  2. Turn on the lock switch (the Lock icon) for any layers you do not want affected by the extraction.
  3. Choose Edit > Lift Work Area to remove the section from all unlocked layers.
  4. Note: If any layers are selected, this procedure affects only those layers.

To remove a section and close the resulting gap (extracting):

  1. Follow steps 1 and 2 of the procedure for lifting (above).
  2. Choose Edit > Extract Work Area.