Cloning on the Current Frame

You can repeatedly clone part of an image wherever you like in the current frame. For example, if the source image contains a flower, you can repeatedly clone it to create a field of flowers. Lock cloning to create a clone from a selected area of one frame, or unlock cloning to create a clone from a selected area of a clip.

To clone part of an image in the current frame:

1. On the Paint Toolbar, select a drawing tool or brush.
2. On the Modes controls, click the Clone button.

The Clone controls appear.



3. In the Frame field, make sure the frame number corresponds to the timecode for the current frame.



Note: The current frame timecode is displayed in the Current Frame indicator on the playback controls.



4. To lock cloning to the current frame, enable the Lock button. To unlock cloning so that it starts at the selected frame and then advances with the clip, click the Lock button so that it appears unlocked .
5. Click the Set Position button and then click the part of the source image that you want to clone.

You can also press Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) when any Paint tool is active, and place your cursor over the image. A yellow crosshair appears and the source image is displayed in the viewport. Click on the image to set the position.

6. Begin painting.

With each new Paint object (brush stroke, rectangle, fill, and so on), you begin a new clone.