Nesting a Sequence Inside Another Sequence
You can edit the contents of a sequence, render it, and then edit that sequence into
another sequence. This section explains the various ways you can nest a sequence into
another sequence.
To nest a sequence that is open in the Viewer:
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Open the sequence you want to nest in the Viewer by doing one of the following:
 Drag the sequence from the Browser to the Viewer.
 Hold down the Option key, then double-click a sequence in the Browser (this opens
it in its own Viewer window).
 Control-click the sequence, then choose Open in Viewer from the shortcut menu.
2
In the Viewer, set In and Out points for the source sequence.
This lets you nest all or just a part of the sequence.
3
Edit the sequence into another sequence in the Timeline as you would a clip.
To nest a sequence by dragging it into another sequence:
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Drag the sequence from the Browser or Viewer to another sequence in the Timeline, as
you would a clip.
To copy and paste a sequence into another sequence:
1
In the Browser, copy the sequence by doing one of the following:
 Select a sequence in the Browser, then choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C).
 Control-click a sequence in the Browser, then choose Copy from the shortcut menu.
2
In the Canvas or Timeline, open the destination sequence, then move the playhead to
the location where you want to paste the nested sequence.
3
Specify the destination tracks where you want the nested sequence to go.
4
Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).
The selected sequence is now nested, or placed, into the second sequence.
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