Unlinking audio and video

[_petr_marecek_]

I often have 20+ clips on the timeline and need to remove the original audio from all. I cannot find the Unlink command under the Keyboard Customization... in CS4. Earlier versions had it. Am I going blind or it's just not an option to make a shortcut for this? Also, is there a way to unlink multiple clips at once?

[joshtownsend]

Hold down the alt button then pick they audio or lasso a group of audio and they will become unlocked. You can also tight click and click unlink. I find using 'Alt' key is the fastest most of the time.

[_petr_marecek_]

nice, thanks, the ALT does the trick! :)

[the_wine_snob]

Petr,

You can also leave them alone, but Mute the Track(s), that they are on. I'll usually do similar to you, when I only have a few, and get lazy and hit Mute, when there are more. To get 'em all, Josh's method is perfect.

Hunt

[joshtownsend]

It's not my method at all. I was lucky enough to have it pointed out to me by a friend.

Hell the first I didn't figure out the ALT key until a year ago after I had been using CS3 for months. It was like a revelation. That and finding out the ALT key and the mouse wheel zoom in/out of the timeline. There's a few shortcuts like these that should be put in BOLD in ADOBE manual.

[Video My Life]

If, by chance, you are using Snow Leopard on a Mac you can hold down the OPTION key and left click drag through the audio portions of multiple clips on the timeline and clear/delete.