Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 482)

482 Part VII Fine-Tuning Your Edit
Selecting Single Edit Points
A single edit point refers to a single clip item’s In point or Out point, or two adjacent
clip items’ Out and In points, respectively.
To select a single edit point in the Timeline, do one of the following:
m Select the Selection tool in the Tool palette, then click an edit point to select it in
the Timeline.
Note: You can double-click the edit point to open the edit in the Trim Edit window. See
Chapter 34, “
Trimming Clips Using the Trim Edit Window ,” on page 493 for information
about using the Trim Edit window.
m Press V to select the nearest edit point.
m If an edit point is already selected, you can do the following:
 Press ‘ (single quotation mark) or the Up Arrow key to move the playhead in the
Canvas and Timeline to the next edit point, which is automatically selected.
 Press ; (semicolon) or the Down Arrow key to move the playhead in the Canvas and
Timeline to the previous edit point, which is automatically selected.
Note: You can also select the Ripple or Roll tools, and then select an edit point. For more
information, see Chapter 32, “
Performing Slip, Slide, Ripple, and Roll Edits ,” on page 453.
Selecting Multiple Edit Points
You can select edit points on more than one track. Only one edit point can be selected
per track.
To select multiple edit points in the Timeline, do one of the following:
m Select the Selection tool in the Tool palette (or press Command-A), then Command-
click the edge of each clip.
Note: If you have trouble selecting specific edit points with the Selection tool, you may
be zoomed out too far. Use the Zoom slider to get a more detailed view, then select
your edit again.
Multiple edit points
are selected.