Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 613)

Split Edit Examples
The result of your split edit depends on the edit points you set. This section provides
several examples of the combination of simple edit points and split edit points you might
set up, along with their results.
Example: Split Edit in the Viewer and a Simple Edit Point in the Canvas
If you set up a split edit in the Viewer and set a simple In point in the Canvas or Timeline
(or if you simply use the position of the Canvas/Timeline playhead), Final Cut Pro lines
up the earliest audio or video split edit point set in the Viewer (whichever appears first)
with the In point you’ve set in the Canvas or Timeline.
To set a split edit in the Viewer and set an In point in the Canvas or Timeline
1 Set up a split edit in the Viewer, with the audio In point preceding the video In point.
2 Set an Out point in the clip in the Viewer.
The resulting edit points
look like this.
3 Position the playhead in the Canvas or Timeline at the place where you want the audio
of your source clip to start, or set a simple In point.
In point
4 Drag the clip in the Viewer to the Overwrite section of the Edit Overlay in the Canvas.
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