Re: Thank you Apple - and don't change course. Please

[Richard Herd] "So what is your technique for adjusting, as you describe. I guess my real question is, do you use 2 Compound Clips?"

I take the clips out of the primary (option-command-up), swap them, then put back in primary (option-command-down).

This leaves the connected clips where they are, and timing of primary stays the same.

It's not elegant, and it takes some steps, but you aren't dicking around with the timing of the connected clips to the primary, and compounding the uncompoundable, and the magnetic timeline simply adjusts when you are swapping the clips.

I really don't mind some of the magnetic timeline, but sometimes the connections work against you. They need some sort of lock button or disconnect or some other Appleism.