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Working in Freeform View

Freeform view displays the clips in the selected folder or reel as thumbnails.

Arranging the Thumbnails

Freeform view features a number of display options. To arrange the thumbnails, do one of the following:

From the context menu, select: To:
Arrange Clean Up All Tile the thumbnails across the Viewing panel.
Arrange Fit All Tile the thumbnails across the Viewing panel at the highest possible resolution while fitting all the thumbnails within the Viewing panel.
Arrange Cascade Selection Arrange the selected thumbnails as cascading stacks.

Displaying a Snap Grid

Use the grid to snap thumbnails into position when moved.

To display a snap grid in the Freeform view:

  1. Make sure the Viewing panel is set to Freeform view.

  2. In Preferences User User Interface, enable Snap To Grid.

  3. Set the desired grid size.

  4. Set the desired thumbnail height.

  5. Click Close to close the Preferences dialog box.

    The Viewing panel displays a grid of the specified size.

Ganging Clips in the Viewing Panel

You can gang clips and sequences together in the Viewing panel so that when you scrub one, they are all scrubbed. This is useful for multicam setups. When you play a clip that is part of a gang, the current frame of all other ganged clips is updated once playback has stopped.

To gang clips in the Viewing panel:

  1. From the View Mode box, select Thumbnail view.

  2. In the Viewing panel, locate all the clips or sequences you want to gang, and move their positioners to the timecode you want to lock.

    Tip: Each clip or sequence can have its own timecode offset, but if you are working with a multicam setup, make sure all positioners are parked at the same location.
  3. Hold the Ctrl key and select the clips or sequences you want to gang.

  4. While the cursor is over one of the clips to be ganged, from the context menu, select Gang.

    All selected clips are ganged and the clip information turns green.

    Note: The clip information of ganged clips turns yellow when a non-ganged clip is selected.
  5. Scrub the positioner of one of the ganged clips.

    All ganged clips or sequences are scrubbed.

To select all clips in a gang:

  1. Select any clip or sequence that is part of a gang.

  2. From the context menu, select Gang Select Gang.

    All ganged clips or sequences are selected.

To remove a clip from a gang:

  1. Select the clip(s) or sequence(s) you want to remove from the group.

  2. From the context menu, select Gang Ungang.

    All selected clips or sequences are unganged.

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