Copy & Paste Selected Effects Between Rows

[davron12]

Describe the solution you'd like
When selected effects are copied and a different row is then selected, I'd like the copied effects to be pasted on the new row at the same timing as the copied source effects. If effects are on multiple rows, the effects should be pasted on multiple rows, starting at the currently selected row. This should behavior similarly to selecting a row(s) -> copy effects, select different row(s) -> paste effects, but instead of copying all effects for the entire row, it would allow you to copy just selected effects. I'd also expect the same type of behavior when using keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C, select different row, Ctrl+V.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I am aware that you can add a temporary effect at 0:00:00 on the first row and then align the pasted effects to 0:00:00, but this is a cumbersome work around for a behavior you would expect to happen.

[cybercop23]

The paste is where you click in the new row. If you want to paste on the same row in the timeline, you get to do that by clicking where you want it paste.

[cybercop23]

We discussed this on zoom last night and I now get it. Though it was a diff issue. Tee 0:00 didn't kick in when I was reviewing it.

[AzGilrock]

We can't just make that the default behavior because most of the time I do a copy of selected effects I'm clicking where I want them to start when I paste. Not everyone will agree on what is expected to happen. I coded it the way I expected it to happen. Usually if I want to copy/paste and start at the same time on a different row its almost always cause I'm copying the whole row and I use the row copy and paste options. So any solution would need to allow for the current behavior in addition to this suggested behavior we don't want to just force a new way on everyone and eliminate the old method. It would probably be best to have another paste option in the right-click menu.

[davron12]

If you're clicking somewhere in the grid, I agree, the effects should go where ever you clicked. However, I think logically, if you're instead clicking on a row and then pasting - i.e. you haven't selected a new specific time - you'd want the effects pasted at the original effects time on the row you have selected. Doesn't that seem like expected behavior?

Furthermore, if you have only some effects from the original row selected and copied, if you did a Row -> Paste Effects, it would past only the copied effects on the new row at the original times.