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Extending selection by certain amount

By Andreas Sandborg @Andreas_Sandborg
    2019-10-08 15:37:56.938Z

    Is there a way to extend a given selection by say 1 frame/x ms.?
    I love the 'select between markers' feature but would love it even more, if I was able to create a macro to extend the selection by a custom amount on each side. Would help me a lot when cutting backgrounds for instance.

    ALl the best Andreas

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      Carlo Scrignaro @Carlo_Scrignaro
        2019-10-08 22:01:23.574Z

        There are built in PTs Hot Keys that do this. I guess you could program some marcos if you wanted using Set Keyboard Modifier State and Press Key.

        The PTs Hotkey are:
        Shift + Opt + Minus key (num pad) = extend selection backwards by Nudge value
        Shift + Cmd + Plus key (num pad) = extend selection forward by Nudge value

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        1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2019-10-11 08:56:30.364Z

          Thanks @Carlo_Scrignaro! Yes this is how I do it too :)
          You can also combine with actions to setting the nudge amount so it will always adjust by 1 frame etc.

          It's also possible to set the selection directly in Timecode, Samples, etc. but for this purpose of just extending by a delta value I would recommend Carlo's solution as it's simpler to program and might be just as fast (if not faster)

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          Andreas Sandborg @Andreas_Sandborg
            2019-10-17 11:35:29.758Z

            Thanks to both of you. That was actually also my workaround, except for the setting of the nudge amount which almost makes it perfect.
            My only issue with this solution is that the shortcuts Shift + Opt + Minus/plus key extend clips within the selection. So it works fine if I don't hve clips within the selection, which is the usual case.

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            1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2019-10-17 11:43:02.853Z

              That sounds like a bug actually. If Shift is held, it should not extend any clips, it should only work on which section of the timeline is selected. If you don't hold shift and just use regular Alt with numpad minus/plus then yes it should extend/protract clips.

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              1. AAndreas Sandborg @Andreas_Sandborg
                  2019-10-17 11:50:58.603Z

                  Ah, sorry. That's my bad. I used the wrong shortcut!
                  So, thanks for the Pro Tools support :-D

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                  1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2019-10-17 12:58:23.678Z

                    Haha :) Great!

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