Final Cut Pro 6 - Setting Clip In and Out Points

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Part IV

Logging, Capturing, and Importing

To set In and Out points for a clip to be captured:

1

In the Log and Capture window, navigate to the first frame of the clip you want to log
by doing one of the following:

 Use the transport controls.
 Enter a timecode value in the Current Timecode field.

For more information about controls in the Log and Capture window, see “

Learning

About the Log and Capture Window

” on page 239.

2

To set the In point for the clip, do one of the following:

 Click the Mark In button.
 Press I.

3

Find the last frame of the clip you want to log, by doing one of the following:

 Use the transport controls.
 Enter a timecode value in the Current Timecode field.

4

To set the Out point for the clip, do one of the following:

 Click the Mark Out button.
 Press O.

When you set an In or Out point, you may be off by a few frames. You can adjust the
clip In and Out points using timecode.

To adjust clip In and Out points using timecode, do one of the following:

m

Enter a timecode number for the In or Out point.

m

Click in the Clip In or Out point timecode field, then type + (plus) or – (minus) followed
by the number of frames or seconds you want to adjust the In or Out point.

For example, you could adjust the In point to be ten frames earlier by clicking in the
Clip In point timecode field and then typing –10. An alternative method is to batch
capture all clips with additional “handles” on the In point and Out point. Handles are
media beyond the In and Out points of a clip that provide a safety margin during
capture to make sure you get a bit of extra media in case you need it during editing.
For more information about adding handles during batch capture, see “

Batch

Capturing Clips

” on page 272.

Enter the Out point

timecode here.

Enter the In point
timecode here.