Overwrite Edit

Final Cut Pro Glossary

Use an overwrite edit to replace clips in a project with the browser selection. It is important to understand that an Overwrite Edit does not move existing clips. The overwrite is replacing the existing clips with the new clip.

0:30 • Understanding an Overwrite

1:10 • Overwrite Secondary Storylines and Connected Clips

1:33 • Removing Gap Clips with Overwrite and Timeline Index

Overwrite is one of the four buttons located on the right side of the toolbar. The buttons are located to the right of the Index button used to access the Timeline Index.

From left to right the first button (Q) connects a clip to the primary storyline. The second button is insert (W), which looks at the playhead location and inserts the selected clip in the primary storyline at the playhead location. If there is already video on the timeline, the new clip will split it and push the clip down making room for the incoming clip. The third button is append (E) which adds the selection to the end of the primary storyline. The fourth button is overwrite (D) and described in the video above.