Final Cut Pro 6 - Deleting Markers in Clips and Sequences

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Deleting Markers in Clips and Sequences

You can delete markers at any time. Once they are deleted, they no longer appear in
the Browser, Viewer, Canvas, or Timeline. You can also keep a marker while removing
chapter, compression, or scoring annotations.

To delete specific markers in a clip in the Browser:

1

Click the disclosure triangle next to a clip containing markers.

2

Select the markers you want to delete.

3

Do one of the following:

 Press Delete.
 Choose Edit > Clear.

If you want, click
a button to choose
the kind of marker.

Enter the desired
name here.

Add any comments
in this field.

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Chapter 4

Using Markers

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To delete specific markers in a clip in the Viewer or Timeline:

1

Move the playhead to the marker you want to delete.

Tip: You can easily navigate to the previous or next marker by choosing Mark >
Previous > Marker or Mark > Next > Marker.

2

Do one of the following:

 In the Viewer or Canvas, Option-click the Add Marker button.
 Choose Mark > Markers > Delete.
 Press Command-` (the accent key).
 Press M or ` (the accent key) to open the Edit Marker window, then click Delete.

To delete all markers in a clip in the Viewer or Timeline:

1

Open the clip in the Viewer.

2

Do one of the following:

 Choose Mark > Markers > Delete All.
 Press Control-` (the accent key).

To delete specific markers in a sequence:

1

In the Canvas or Timeline, move the playhead to the sequence marker you want
to delete.

Note: Make sure no items are selected in the Timeline.

2

Do one of the following:

 In the Canvas, Option-click the Add Marker button.
 Choose Mark > Markers > Delete.
 Press Command-` (the accent key).
 Press M or ` (the accent key) to open the Edit Marker window, then click Delete.

To delete all markers in a sequence:

1

Make the Canvas or Timeline active.

Note: Make sure no items are selected in the Timeline.

2

Do one of the following:

 Choose Mark > Markers > Delete All.
 Press Control-` (the accent key).

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Organizing Footage and Preparing to Edit

To keep a marker but remove chapter, compression, or scoring annotations:

1

In the Viewer, Canvas, or Timeline, move the playhead to the marker whose annotations
you want to remove.

2

Press M or ` (the accent key) to open the Edit Marker window.

3

In the Comment field, delete the appropriate marker annotation text, then click OK.

 To remove a chapter marker, delete the text <CHAPTER>.
 To remove a compression marker, delete the text <COMPRESSION>.
 To remove a scoring marker, delete the text <SCORING>.