Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 290)

290 Part VI Rough Editing
To get a quick sense of what material is around a specific point in your clip, you can use
the Play Around Current Frame option. This plays a section of your clip from before the
current frame (based on a pre-roll setting) through the amount of time specified by the
post-roll setting. (The preview pre-roll and post-roll settings are in the General tab of
the User Preferences window. To change these settings, see “
Choosing Settings
and Preferences ” on page 945.)
To view your clip around the position of the playhead:
1 Position the playhead where you want to view your clip.
2 Do one of the following:
 Click the Play Around Current Frame button.
 Choose Mark > Play > Around.
 Press \ (backslash).
Setting Sequence In and Out Points
in the Canvas or Timeline
Once you’ve set In and Out points for a clip in the Viewer, you need to specify an In or
Out point in your sequence before you can complete a three-point edit. (As mentioned
earlier, for faster editing, you can simply drag a clip to the Timeline without setting any
In or Out points.)
Setting In and Out points for a sequence in the Timeline is similar to setting In and Out
points for a clip in the Viewer. You can set In and Out points while the sequence is
playing or when it’s stopped. Sometimes it’s easier to set In and Out points while your
program is playing, so you can set an edit point immediately when you hear or see the
frame you want.