[Steve Connor] "Then move one of the clips to the primary storyline"
What if it's not "Primary"? This doesn't solve the problem or answer the question. Are vertical connected clip relationships meaningful or not?
[Steve Connor] "Once again your example shows that you don't understand how to edit in FCPX, the fact you didn't know about overwrite trim shows this. The timeline is NOT always rippling, you are wrong."
Steve, with all due respect, when I'm wrong, I'm happy to admit it. Are you able to do the same? I was wrong about Overwrite Trim. You are wrong when you say:
[Steve Connor] "Using the Position tool turns the magnetic timeline off..."
It doesn't turn it off.
[Steve Connor] "...leaving you free to place, move and trim clips on the timeline..."
Yes, it
does do this.
[Steve Connor] "...without ripple."
No, it's not turning off ripple on the timeline. It's a tool mode that overwrites and inserts gap when needed. Not the same thing as turning off timeline ripple.
Try my example yourself and watch what happens.
The reason the edits get destroyed when you nudge a gap with the Position Tool is because the timeline is rippling them into the gap space.
If the Position Tool really "turns off the magnetic timeline" as you keep insisting, this wouldn't happen.
Try it. "You're holding it wrong" isn't an answer.
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