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Working with takes
A take is a version of a scene or audio recording, as in “Scene 10, Take 7”, which means the seventh time that scene number ten has been shot. A number of takes can be included in the same location (event) of the project. You can then rapidly switch between these separate takes to see which one fits into the project the best. Although this is what takes are designed for, you can actually use any media files you want as a take, even completely different sounds or scenes. Since an event is just a container of a specific length and at a specific location, the actual content (media file) is easily changed.
Adding takes
You can add multiple media files to the timeline at the same time to a single event as takes. You can also add regions within media files as takes. For more information, see Adding regions as takes on page 135.
Adding media files to the timeline as takes
1.Locate the media files that you want to insert as takes in the Explorer and select them. Select a range by pressing Shift and clicking the first and last file in the range, or select nonadjacent files by pressing Ctrl and clicking the various clips individually.
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3.From the shortcut menu, choose Add as Takes.
Tip: To add either just the audio or just the video portions of
files as takes, choose Video Only: Add Video as Takes or Audio from the shortcut menu.
Adding takes to existing events
You can add media files to existing events as takes.
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2.From the shortcut menu, choose Add as Takes.
Selecting takes
When you add an event with multiple takes, a single event is inserted into a track. The length of the event is set according to the last clip that was selected. This last clip is set as the active take.
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2.From the shortcut menu, choose Take, and choose Next Take or Previous Take from the submenu. Alternately, choose the name of the take from the list at the bottom of the submenu.
Tip: Click an event and press T to select the next take or Shift + T to select the previous take.
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