Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 439)

106 Part II Rough Editing
To view your clip around the position of the playhead:
1 Position the playhead where you want to view your clip.
2 Do one of the following:
 Click the Play Around Current Frame button.
 Choose Mark > Play > Around.
 Press \ (backslash).
Setting Sequence In and Out Points in the Canvas or Timeline
Once you’ve set In and Out points for a clip in the Viewer, you need to specify an In or
Out point in your sequence before you can complete a three-point edit. (As mentioned
earlier, for faster editing, you can simply drag a clip to the Timeline without setting any
In or Out points.)
Setting In and Out points for a sequence in the Timeline is similar to setting In and Out
points for a clip in the Viewer. You can set In and Out points while the sequence is
playing or when it’s stopped. Sometimes it’s easier to set In and Out points while your
program is playing, so you can set an edit point immediately when you hear or see the
frame you want.
Options for Setting Sequence In and Out Points
You have several options when setting sequence In and Out points. Each choice has
certain ramifications, so make sure you understand the outcome when setting your
In and Out points.
 Setting no In or Out points: When no edit points are set, the playhead position is
considered the In point. The clip is placed at the playhead position in the Timeline.
 Setting only an In point: When an In point is set, that point determines where the
source clip’s In point is placed in your sequence. The sequence Out point is calculated
based on the Out point of the source clip.
 Setting only an Out point: When an Out point is set, that point determines where the
source clip’s Out point is placed in your sequence. The In point is determined by one
of the following:
 Sequence playhead: If the position of the playhead is before the sequence Out
point, the playhead is considered to be the sequence In point of the edit.
 Clip In point: If the sequence playhead is after the sequence Out point, the
sequence In point is determined by the source clip In point.
 Sequence start: If the position of the playhead is after the sequence Out point, and
neither the source clip nor the sequence has In points, the start of the sequence
determines the sequence In point of the edit.