Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 462)

To add a marker to a clip and enter information for it
1 Do one of the following:
• To add a marker to a clip in the Viewer: Open a Browser or sequence clip in the Viewer.
• To add a marker to a clip in the Timeline: Select the sequence clip to which you want to
add a marker, then position the playhead where you want to place the marker.
2 Navigate to the frame where you want to add a marker, then do one of the following:
• Choose Mark > Markers > Add, or press the Grave Accent (`) key.
• Press M.
• Click the Add Marker button in the Viewer or Canvas.
• 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.
3 To open the Edit Marker dialog, do one of the following:
• Press M.
• Hold down the Command key and double-click the marker.
This function is available in the Viewer, Canvas, and Timeline ruler only.
• Press the Grave Accent (`) key.
• Click the Add Marker button again.
4 In the Edit Marker dialog, do any of the following, then click OK.
• In the Name field, rename the marker.
• In the Comment field, add any information you want to include with the marker.
• Click one of the Color buttons to specify a marker color.
• Click a button to specify the kind of marker this is. The appropriate code is automatically
added to the Comment field.
If you wish, click
a button to choose
the kind of marker.
Enter a name here.
Add any comments
in this field.
Choose a color label.
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