Final Cut timeline problem

I took an After Effects training class a few years ago. Last week, the gentleman that trained me, Damon Ledet of Sterling Ledet down in Tucker, GA contacted me. If you’re looking to learn, I’d recommend one of his classes. It was well worth my time.

After talking with him, I inquired if I could ask some questions occasionally, and provide his blog as a resource for learn. Here is question #1 (or, “how do I fix some annoying things that Final Cut does because I don’t know the nuances of said program?”). You should know that anything I’ll ask (and repost the answers here) are problems that I’ve been unable to resolve on my own via reading the manuals, trolling forums, or exploring via other means. I consider these to be “master class” level answers.

Suppose I have a long clip on the Final Cut timeline. If I drag a second clip from the to the track above the first clip, Final Cut splits the first clip and inserts the second clip in the gap (though on the second track). The only way I’ve found to bypass this is to lock every track before dragging the clip to the timeline. This is a time wasting royal pain. Any help?

Here is what is happening to you see attached pictures. Look at the arrow when you bring it in. You are doing an insert edit when you want an overwrite.

Notice that thin line a little more then 1/2 up to track right where the mouse pointer is in the picture in order to do an overwrite you nee to be below it.

Hope that helps, Let me know
-Damon

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Thanks for the help, Damon. Hey everybody, go visit his blog for more.