Adding New Video clip overwrites existing Audio clips

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mivey4

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Adding New Video clip overwrites existing Audio clips

PostTue Aug 16, 2022 9:42 pm

How can I change the default behavior of adding a new Video clip to my timeline overwriting the pre-existing audio associated with another clip?

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I have an audio track with background music dropped onto my timeline. Now when I bring a video clip onto my timeline that has associated audio; the new video will go to the new Video track but the associated audio will always be dropped over my pre-existing background audio clip.

Seems it should automatically add a new audio track for the new video clip but it doesn't.

Perhaps there's a setting somewhere that I may be overlooking?
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Re: Adding New Video clip overwrites existing Audio clips

PostWed Aug 17, 2022 3:35 pm

This is pretty well covered in the Beginner's Guide. I recommend doing that training at a minimum before working on real projects.

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Re: Adding New Video clip overwrites existing Audio clips

PostThu Aug 18, 2022 4:36 am

The short, easy answer: move your music to a higher-numbered audio track.

Resolve, like other track-based editors, will write clips to the "targeted" tracks. Which are the lowest numbered tracks unless you change that.


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