<p>Resolve does not have a magnetic timeline, but it does have ripple delete where when you delete a clip it will slide everything over. This is done via the Delete key (not backspace) or ctrl backspace on Windows, and command delete on Mac. Hope this helps!</p>

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2024-03-07T02:12:05.770Z
Thanks so much Logan, I'm on a mac, and I find Shift+Delete will do the trick. I would also like to know if I can make it a default behavior for the Delete key?
J_B
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2024-03-08T07:08:03.000Z
Sure! To do keyboard customization,  click on the 'DaVinci Resolve' menu in the top menu bar, then click 'Keyboard Customization'. You can pretty much bind most functions to any key and additionally see what functions are already bound to certain keys.
Logan Colón
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2024-03-08T08:05:26.790Z
it's fabulous my man! thanks so much! May I ask an additional question: does Davinci have anything like the skimming feature in FCP?
J_B
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2024-03-08T17:10:22.380Z
In DaVinci Resolve there is scrubbing which is basically just dragging the cursor across the timeline and you can turn on audio scrubbing by hitting shift+S. There is also the scrubbing by hovering your mouse over clips in the media pool. If it isn't already on, click on the source viewer menu (3 dots in upper right) and check the Live Media Preview checkbox.
Logan Colón
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2024-03-08T23:51:25.983Z
Thanks so much my man! Is it possible, again, to make scrubbing a default behavior for hovering? (in the edit view) I'm using a trackpad so dragging means three fingers. I still prefer one:)
J_B
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2024-04-22T17:14:28.863Z
Oh, sorry for the really late response, got locked out haha. Are you talking about in the timeline or in the media pool?
Logan Colón
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2024-04-23T01:43:37.623Z
In the timeline. Yes I admit I miss the "skimming" feature. What I want is another final cut but with powerful features from Davinci. I know I'm asking to much lol:
J_B
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2024-04-23T16:37:38.320Z
Yeah, unfortunately you cannot scrub through the timeline without moving the play head. There might be a 3rd party plugin you could install, but that may take some digging. Let me know if you find anything! I'll do some research when I get home.
Logan Colón
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2024-03-06T18:39:06.923Z
Logan Colón
<p>So I just switched from Final Cut Pro to Davinci Resolve. I feel general good since Davinci is more powerful overall. But one thing I do miss is the magnetic timeline. Are there any alternatives in Davinci to get a similar experience to the magnetic timeline in FCP?</p>

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Does Davinci Resolve have a magnetic timeline?
J_B
# Does Davinci Resolve have a magnetic timeline?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-03-06)

So I just switched from Final Cut Pro to Davinci Resolve. I feel general good since Davinci is more powerful overall. But one thing I do miss is the magnetic timeline. Are there any alternatives in Davinci to get a similar experience to the magnetic timeline in FCP?

**Tags:** davinci-resolve, final-cut-pro-x, fcpx


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-03-06. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Resolve does not have a magnetic timeline, but it does have ripple delete where when you delete a clip it will slide everything over. This is done via the Delete key (not backspace) or ctrl backspace on Windows, and command delete on Mac. Hope this helps!

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks so much Logan, I'm on a mac, and I find Shift+Delete will do the trick. I would also like to know if I can make it a default behavior for the Delete key?  
> **username_1**: Sure! To do keyboard customization,  click on the 'DaVinci Resolve' menu in the top menu bar, then click 'Keyboard Customization'. You can pretty much bind most functions to any key and additionally see what functions are already bound to certain keys.  
> **username_0**: it's fabulous my man! thanks so much! May I ask an additional question: does Davinci have anything like the skimming feature in FCP?  
> **username_1**: In DaVinci Resolve there is scrubbing which is basically just dragging the cursor across the timeline and you can turn on audio scrubbing by hitting shift+S. There is also the scrubbing by hovering your mouse over clips in the media pool. If it isn't already on, click on the source viewer menu (3 dots in upper right) and check the Live Media Preview checkbox.  
> **username_0**: Thanks so much my man! Is it possible, again, to make scrubbing a default behavior for hovering? (in the edit view) I'm using a trackpad so dragging means three fingers. I still prefer one:)  
> **username_1**: Oh, sorry for the really late response, got locked out haha. Are you talking about in the timeline or in the media pool?  
> **username_0**: In the timeline. Yes I admit I miss the "skimming" feature. What I want is another final cut but with powerful features from Davinci. I know I'm asking to much lol:  
> **username_1**: Yeah, unfortunately you cannot scrub through the timeline without moving the play head. There might be a 3rd party plugin you could install, but that may take some digging. Let me know if you find anything! I'll do some research when I get home.  

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