Cloning from One Frame to Another

You can clone from a source image onto the target image or from one part of a clip to another.

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 sequence of frames.

To clone from a source image to a target image:

1. On the Toolbar, select a drawing tool or brush.
2. On the Modes controls, click Clone.
3. Select the clone source. See Selecting the Clone Source.
4. In the Frame field, type the frame number of the frame that contains the image that you want to clone.



5. 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 .
6. Click the Set Position button and then click the part of the source image that you want to clone.

Note: The point that you click becomes the starting point of the "clone."

7. Click the target image where you want the clone to appear, and begin painting.

The clone appears on the target image.

8. To reapply the clone to a different area of the target image, move the cursor to the new area and begin painting.
9. To reapply the clone to a new frame of the target image, go to the new frame and begin painting.

Note: If cloning is locked, the original clone appears on the new frame. If cloning is unlocked, the clone is updated: it is taken from the starting point that you picked, but on the new frame. For example, if you advance the target clip by 5 frames, the source of the clone appears to advance by 5 frames.