Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 280)

280 Part VI Rough Editing
However, if you set In and Out points in a sequence and an In point in your source clip,
the Out point of the source clip is determined by the duration between the sequence
In and Out points. In this case, the sequence In and Out points limit how much of the
source clip is placed in the sequence.
For more details about three-point editing, see Chapter 25, “ Three-Point Editing ,” on
page 329.
Determining What Parts of Clips You Want in Your Sequence
To specify what part of a clip you want in your sequence, you open it in the Viewer and set
In and Out points. The In point is the first frame of the clip you want to use in a sequence,
and the Out point is the last frame. For information about setting In and Out points for
clips, see Chapter 22, “
Setting Edit Points for Clips and Sequences ,” on page 283.
If you like, you can also add an entire clip to your sequence, without setting In or Out
points for it. For information, see “
Dragging Clips to the Timeline ” on page 322.
Instead of adding clips to your sequence one at a time, you can organize a group of
clips in the Browser and drag all of them to your sequence at the same time. For
information about adding groups of clips directly to your sequence, see the next
section, “
Preparing a Sequence Order in the Browser .”
Preparing a Sequence Order in the Browser
You can sort clips or visually arrange them (using icon view) in the Browser and then
drag the sorted group of clips to the Canvas or Timeline to instantly edit them into
your sequence in the arranged order. It’s not necessary to arrange a sequence order of
clips in the Browser before moving them into a sequence, but the techniques
described here can save you some time.
(3) Clip In point
(4) Clip Out
point (inferred)
(1 and 2)
Sequence In and
Out points