Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 579)

• Gaps: These are track gaps that occur in every single track of your sequence.
Track gap
Gap
To find gaps in a sequence
1 Move the playhead to the beginning of the sequence to start looking from the beginning.
Otherwise, you can look for gaps to the right or left of the playhead’s current position.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Mark > Next, then choose Gap from the submenu (or press Shift-G).
• Choose Mark > Previous, then choose Gap from the submenu (or press Option-G).
The playhead moves to the beginning of the first gap found to the right or left of the
playhead.
To find track gaps in a sequence
1 Decide which track to search and make it the destination track.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Mark > Next, then choose Track Gap from the submenu.
• Choose Mark > Previous, then choose Track Gap from the submenu.
The playhead moves to the beginning of the first track gap found.
To close a gap
Do one of the following:
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Position the playhead anywhere within the gap, then choose Sequence > Close Gap (or
press Control-G).
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Control-click anywhere within a gap, then choose Close Gap from the shortcut menu.
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Select the gap by clicking it, then press Delete.
All clips to the right of the gap move left to close the gap.
579 Chapter 38 Arranging Clips in the Timeline