Apple 7 manual Set rough In and Out points for a clip, Log a clip, Bringing Media into Your System

Set rough In and Out points for a clip:

mm Use the transport controls to go to the beginning of a section of a media that you want to transfer. Click the Mark In button to set an In point to roughly mark the beginning of the clip. Play the video forward until you’ve reached the end of the media you want to transfer. Click the Mark Out button to mark the rough Out point of the clip.

Log a clip:

mm Enter a reel name or number in the Reel field, if you wish. Final Cut Pro automatically adds the folder name of the mounted volume as the reel name.

You can add incremental numbers to a field’s logging information by clicking the Increment button.

Logging fields

You can quickly choose logging information that you’ve used previously from the Autofill pop-up menu.

mm Enter a short, descriptive clip name in the Clip Name field.

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