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Part V

Organizing Footage and Preparing to Edit

To move the playhead to a clip or sequence marker in the Timeline, do one
of the following:

m

Drag the playhead to a sequence marker in the ruler.

If snapping is turned on, the playhead snaps to the position of a nearby marker.

m

Control-click the Timeline ruler, then choose a marker from the list of sequence and clip
markers in the shortcut menu.

To move to the next marker (to the right), do one of the following:

m

Choose Mark > Next > Marker.

m

Press Shift-M.

m

Press Shift–Down Arrow.

To move to the previous marker (to the left), do one of the following:

m

Choose Mark > Previous > Marker.

m

Press Option-M.

m

Press Shift–Up Arrow.

Renaming Markers, Adding Comments,
and Changing the Kind of Marker

After you add a marker, you can rename it, add information in the comment field, or
change the kind of marker.

To rename a marker, add comments to a marker, or change the kind of marker:

1

Stop playback if playback is in progress.

2

Move the playhead to the marker (see “

Navigating with Markers

” on page 269).

3

Do one of the following:

 Choose Mark > Markers > Edit.
 In the Browser, Control-click the marker, then choose Edit Marker from the

shortcut menu.

 Press M.
 Press ` (the accent key).