Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 538)

To use a replace edit with sequence In and Out points
1 In the Canvas or the Timeline, set In and Out points for the section of your sequence you
want to replace.
In and Out points define the
area you want to replace.
2 Move the playhead to the frame that you want the source clip to line up with.
This frame can be at any point between the In and Out points.
3 Make sure that the tracks containing the items you want to replace are set as destination
tracks.
4 Double-click the clip you want to use to replace the selected area (to open it in the Viewer),
then move the playhead to the frame you want to line up with the playhead in the
Timeline.
5 Do one of the following:
• Press F11.
• Drag the clip from the Viewer to the Replace section of the Edit Overlay in the Canvas.
• Click the Replace button in the Canvas.
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