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Setting in and out points to include a whole clip, Reviewing your edit points – Apple Final Cut Express 4 User Manual

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Chapter 23

Setting Edit Points for Clips and Sequences

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Setting In and Out Points to Include a Whole Clip

If you decide that you want to set In and Out points at the very beginning and end of
your clip (the default), it’s easy to do.

To set In and Out points at the clip Media Start and Media End (the beginning and
end of the clip):

1

Open a clip in the Viewer.

2

Do one of the following:

 Click the Mark Clip button.

 Choose Mark > Mark Clip.
 Press X.

Reviewing Your Edit Points

When you’ve set the In and Out points you think you want to use, check your edit
points to make sure that you’ve included all the frames you need for the clip
you’re editing.

To view your clip from its In point to its Out point, do one of the following:

m

Click the Play In to Out button.

m

Press Shift-\ (backslash).

m

Choose Mark > Play > In to Out.

Mark Clip button