Add in and out points (set to 5 secons) at the same time

[alexanderp14232607]

I am assistant editing a large project. As I am going through all the footage I am grabbing Selects to put in the time line. I don't need clean edits, just chucks of video. I figure I could save a lot of time with an "in and out" shortcut to quickly grab 5 seconds of video and drag it to the timeline. ANy suggestions or work arounds?

Thanks!

[Mike Dziennik]

You could set up some sort of macro using AutoHotKey which will Mark In > Go forward 5sec > Mark Out > Insert Edit.

Alternatively you could add an In & Out 5secs apart to the source monitor and then drag that selection (by click-dragging the middle of the InOut selection) to your playhead before performing an Insert edit. Unfortunately you can't shift-snap this selection to the playhead in the source monitor.

[alexanderp14232607]

Thats  a great Idea, Thanks for the tip!

[Christian.Z · Accepted solution]

Here's the first workaround that comes to mind:

1- Create a black video, Insert it to timeline and trim it to 5 seconds (or required duration). Copy paste as many times as you need.
2- Place your play-bar at the beginning. Use the Down arrow key to go to the next edit, use the M key to insert a marker (or whatever your shortcuts might be). When you finish inserting markers, delete all the black video from the timeline.

3- Select your clips in the project panel, Click the "Automate to sequence" button, make sure that Placement is set to "At Unnumbered Markers" click OK.

[alexanderp14232607]

I appreciate the tip, thank you for your help!

[Christian.Z]

Glad I could help!

[R Neil Haugen]

Actually somewhat elegant there ... thanks for posting that!

Neil