With segment mode configured as a Smart tool, which of the following is true?

With segment mode configured as a Smart tool, which of the following is true?

• A. Positioning the cursor over the top half activates the Lift/Overwrite tool.
• B. Positioning the cursor over the bottom half activates the Extract/Splice-In tool.
• C. Media Composer automatically switches the active tool as you move the cursor up or down within a Timeline segment
• D. The segment mode has no effect on tool selection

Answer: (C)

When segment mode is used with the Smart Tool, the tool you’re editing with follows the cursor as you move within a segment. Media Composer automatically switches the active function based on where your cursor sits vertically inside the Timeline segment. Move the cursor toward the upper area and the Lift/Overwrite action is ready; slide it toward the lower area and the Extract/Splice-In action is ready, and moving back switches again. This makes edits faster because you don’t have to change tools manually—the cursor region determines the operation. This dynamic behavior is what makes segment mode with the Smart Tool efficient. It isn’t about a fixed half always performing a single operation, and it isn’t that tool selection doesn’t change—it's precisely the automatic switching based on cursor position within the segment.

When segment mode is used with the Smart Tool, the tool you’re editing with follows the cursor as you move within a segment. Media Composer automatically switches the active function based on where your cursor sits vertically inside the Timeline segment. Move the cursor toward the upper area and the Lift/Overwrite action is ready; slide it toward the lower area and the Extract/Splice-In action is ready, and moving back switches again. This makes edits faster because you don’t have to change tools manually—the cursor region determines the operation.

This dynamic behavior is what makes segment mode with the Smart Tool efficient. It isn’t about a fixed half always performing a single operation, and it isn’t that tool selection doesn’t change—it's precisely the automatic switching based on cursor position within the segment.