Quickly Adding Markers
If you want to quickly add markers to clips or sequences, and you don’t care about the
names, you can follow these instructions. By default, Note markers are created and
each is automatically named by Final Cut Pro. If you prefer to add all of the information
for a marker when you create the marker, see “
Adding Markers Along with Detailed
Information About Them
” on page 59.
To quickly add a marker to a clip in the Viewer:
1
Open the clip in the Viewer.
2
Play the clip or sequence.
3
When the playhead reaches the point you want to mark, do one of the following:
 Choose Mark > Markers > Add.
 Press M.
 Press ` (the accent key).
 Click the Add Marker button.
A clip marker appears, colored pink.
To quickly add a marker to a sequence clip in the Timeline:
1
In the Timeline, do one of the following:
 Select the clip to which you want to add a marker, then position the playhead where
you want to place the marker.
 Double-click the clip to which you want to add the marker, then in the Viewer,
position the playhead where you want to place the marker in the clip.
2
Do one of the following:
 Choose Mark > Markers > Add.
 Press M.
 Press ` (the accent key).
 In the Canvas, click the Add Marker button.
A clip marker appears, colored pink.
Add Marker button
Chapter 4
Using Markers
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Note: You can only add markers to sequence clips in the Timeline if the clip is selected
and the playhead intersects the clip. If the playhead doesn’t intersect the selected
sequence clip, or if no sequence clip is selected, any markers you add are added to the
sequence (appearing in the Timeline ruler).
To quickly add a marker to a sequence:
1
In the Timeline, position the playhead where you want to place the marker in
the sequence.
Make sure no clips are selected. If the playhead is over a selected clip in the Timeline,
markers are added to the selected clip instead of to the sequence.
2
Do one of the following:
 Choose Mark > Markers > Add.
 Press M.
 Press ` (the accent key).
 In the Canvas, click the Add Marker button.
A sequence marker appears, colored green, in the Timeline ruler.