<p>I want to be able to play a video and hit <kbd>I</kbd> to set a trim-in, hit <kbd>O</kbd> to set a trim-out, and hit <kbd>A</kbd> to append that clip to a video track, but let the video continue to play so I can continue selecting clips. (I can use the rewind shortcuts if I miss where I want to trim in or out.)</p>

<p>But when I hit <kbd>A</kbd>, the view changes to that clip, so I have to switch back to the source video through the playlist then continue playing again.</p>

<p>Is there a way to not lose focus on appending?</p>

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2019-05-02T10:29:30.113Z
Hello. Your question is quite unclear. Which NLE program are you using? By "trim in", do you mean "insert an -in point"? By "append", do you mean "place the clip at the end of a string-out of clips on some other video track"? Where are you playing your source video: in the source monitor or a timeline?
CyanideBaby
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2019-05-02T13:52:16.580Z
Is "Shotcut" not... a program? And all the words I'm using are literal functions in Shotcut.
Andrew Cheong
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2019-05-02T18:13:52.097Z
My bad. I kept reading "shortcut". Carry on!
CyanideBaby
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2019-05-02T18:21:26.797Z
Oh, haha. Yea it does look like that.
Andrew Cheong
<keyboard-shortcut><shotcut>
Is it possible to Append in Shotcut without losing focus from the source video's timeline?
Andrew Cheong
# Is it possible to Append in Shotcut without losing focus from the source video's timeline?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-05-02)

I want to be able to play a video and hit `I` to set a trim-in, hit `O` to set a trim-out, and hit `A` to append that clip to a video track, but let the video continue to play so I can continue selecting clips. (I can use the rewind shortcuts if I miss where I want to trim in or out.)

But when I hit `A`, the view changes to that clip, so I have to switch back to the source video through the playlist then continue playing again.

Is there a way to not lose focus on appending?

**Tags:** keyboard-shortcut, shotcut

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Hello. Your question is quite unclear. Which NLE program are you using? By "trim in", do you mean "insert an -in point"? By "append", do you mean "place the clip at the end of a string-out of clips on some other video track"? Where are you playing your source video: in the source monitor or a timeline?  
> **username_0**: Is "Shotcut" not... a program? And all the words I'm using are literal functions in Shotcut.  
> **username_1**: My bad. I kept reading "shortcut". Carry on!  
> **username_0**: Oh, haha. Yea it does look like that.  

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