Create a subclip from the Timeline

Last updated on Jun 23, 2025

Learn how to create subclips from the Timeline panel to organize and manage sections of longer clips in your project.

  1. Ensure you have a sequence with the desired clip in the timeline.

  2. Hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) on your keyboard and click-drag the clip from the sequence to an open bin in the Project panel.

  3. In the dialog box that appears, type a name for your new subclip and select OK.

  4. Alternatively, you can also right-click a clip instance in a sequence and select Make Subclip. Type a name for the subclip and select OK.