Dragging Clips in to Separate Tracks!

Currently, when I drag multiple clips in to the timeline, all clips are placed in one track. Is there a way to import multiple clips in to the timeline so that each clip is in seperate track?

No.

No.

Too bad .. maybe it should be a feature request for Resolve 21 .. thanks for your reply.

Bit of a process, but maybe create a Multicam, Open in Timeline and then Copy/Paste?

Bit of a process, but maybe create a Multicam, Open in Timeline and then Copy/Paste?

Yah that could work as a work-around, thanks Jim.

What is the purpose of having multiple clips on multiple tracks?

What is the purpose of having multiple clips on multiple tracks?

There are many cases where you need to have each clip on separate track above each other. One example is when creating collage effects like in this video:

+1. would be a time saver, for sure.

You should place your post in the "features request" subforum.

Possibly even better for me would be easy "one click" way to stack & align clips already on the timeline. Unlikely, I guess.

I spend a LOT of time doing these kind of block operations.

There are many cases where you need to have each clip on separate track above each other. One example is when creating collage effects like in this video:

As Jim already suggested.

1. Choose all the clips you want to place on separate tracks in a timeline.

2. In the media pool, right-click the selected clips and create a multicam clip. You'll have options to choose how the clips will be ordered within the multicam clip.

3. After the multicam clip is created, right-click it and open it in its own timeline. Multicam clips are a type of nested timeline, and the clips will be on separate tracks within it.

4. Select all the clips in the multicam clip's timeline, copy them, and paste them into your original timeline.

5. If you no longer need the multicam clip, you can delete it. That is it.

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This method is relatively fast and allows you to put clips on separate tracks. While a dedicated feature for this might occasionally be useful, it's unlikely you'll need to create collages with numerous tracks frequently enough to cause a significant problem. If that were the case, custom scripts could be created. In the meantime, the multicam clip workaround described above is an option.

Following that, if a video collage effect is desired, drag and drop the effect onto a clip, then copy and paste it onto other clips as needed, adjusting the settings for each.

There are many cases where you need to have each clip on separate track above each other. One example is when creating collage effects like in this video:

This method is relatively fast and allows you to put clips on separate tracks. While a dedicated feature for this might occasionally be useful, it's unlikely you'll need to create collages with numerous tracks frequently enough to cause a significant problem. If that were the case, custom scripts could be created. In the meantime, the multicam clip workaround described above is an option.

Following that, if a video collage effect is desired, drag and drop the effect onto a clip, then copy and paste it onto other clips as needed, adjusting the settings for each.

True it is relatively fast as a work-around, but it would be nicer, simpler and faster (one mouse click) to have it as a feature. It is not an urgent request and hopefully BMD will add it in a future version, if it will not cause a problem of course.

About custom scripts, I don't even know how to create one
I used to have a script for Vegas Pro that did that.

Did anyone created such a script for Resolve?

This method is relatively fast and allows you to put clips on separate tracks.

Hmmmm.... yes, I think that does have potential; I will investigate the workflow further.

Thanks Gents, good suggestion !

Another one of those 'Fairlight Only' features... in Fairlight, if and when you drag multiple clips to the timeline whilst holding the Cmd key (Mac) or Ctrl key (Win), the selected clips' audio tracks will be added as a stack. No such love for the video tracks unfortunately.


Side note: How to tell if a thread was authored by Yasser... the subject line ends with an exclamation mark. ;)

Side note: How to tell if a thread was authored by Yasser... the subject line ends with an exclamation mark.

You got me