1. Nesting Sequences
Similar to pre-composing (pre-comping) in After Effects and (Compound Clip) in Davinci Resolve, nesting sequences is a great way to apply multiple effects to a clip or project, combine separate sections of a project together, or just work with a clean timeline when making adjustments. “Nesting” a sequence means that you’re taking a sequence and putting it into a new sequence, making it act as its own clip. It’s then open to added effects that couldn’t be stacked if it weren’t nested (for example, speed reverse and warp stabilizer can’t work on the same clip).
Select or highlight the clip or section you want to nest, right click and select “Nest.” (It should be green.) You can also drag a full sequence onto the “New > Sequence” button in the viewer. Make sure to change the name of the nested sequence to your preference, and either cut the new sequence on its own, or within the bigger project.
2. Stacking or “Pancake-ing” Timelines
Speed up your edit dramatically and get a full visual display of your footage by putting multiple timelines on top of each other. Just open the sequences you want to access, then pull one on top of the other by dragging the window above/below the other. The standard configuration is to have your selects above your main edit, but use whatever layout you like best. You can then just go between each sequence and grab clips to place on your main edit.
To take it a step further, drag the sequence you want to pull clips from to the source monitor, go to the settings wrench, and click “Open Sequence in Timeline.” Then drag the window as you normally would to your preferred position. Now each sequence has a monitor window, and you can perform insert and overwrite edits directly from the window. Just make sure that when you’re using this method that you set V1 on the correct/preferred patched source, shown by the highlighted blue square on the far left. (V1, V2, A1, A2, etc.)
3. Using Track and Sync Locks
There are times during an edit when you need to move or edit one or more clips without affecting a certain video or audio track. The simple solution is to go over to the padlock to the left of your sequence and click on it. It will then lock that layer in place, preventing any edits. This works well for a lot of situations; the main drawback is that locking and unlocking a track each time you need to make an edit can be a little tedious.
Sync lock is what keeps tracks moving in sync when there are edits made outside their track. It’s on by default. Disabling sync lock allows you to keep clips on selected tracks in a certain place on the timeline as you make edits that move everything else, for instance when using insert edits. It also allows you to modify them, unlike a track lock.
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