Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 461)

A clip marker appears. Unless you specified a different color, the marker is red.
To quickly add a marker to a sequence clip in the Timeline
1 In the Timeline, do one of the following:
• Select the clip to which you want to add a marker, then position the playhead where
you want to place the marker.
• Double-click the clip to which you want to add the marker; then, in the Viewer, position
the playhead where you want to place the marker in the clip.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Mark > Markers > Add, or press the Grave Accent (`) key.
• Press M.
• In the Canvas, click the Add Marker button.
• Press Shift-1 through Shift-8 to create a marker with a specific color. See “Marker Colors”
for more information.
A clip marker appears. Unless you specified a different color, the marker is red.
Note: You can add markers to sequence clips in the Timeline only if the clip is selected
and the playhead intersects the clip. If no sequence clip is selected, or the playhead
doesn’t intersect the selected sequence clip, any markers you add appear in the Timeline
ruler.
To quickly add a marker to a sequence
1 In the Timeline, position the playhead where you want to place the marker in the sequence.
Make sure no clips are selected. If the playhead is over a selected clip in the Timeline,
markers are added to the selected clip instead of to the sequence.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Mark > Markers > Add, or press the Grave Accent (`) key.
• Press M.
• In the Canvas, click the Add Marker button.
• Press Shift-1 through Shift-8 to create a marker with a specific color. See “Marker Colors”
for more information.
A sequence marker appears in the Timeline ruler. Unless you specified a different color,
the marker is red.
Adding Markers with Detailed Information
If you like, you can name a marker, add comments, and choose the kind of marker when
you first create it.
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