Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 149)

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Work with markers
Markers overview
Markers are reference points you can place within clips to locate, identify, annotate, and navigate
to specific frames. In editing, markers are particularly useful for synchronizing two or more clips
at a specific point. For example, you can use a marker to label the frame where a door slams
and then snap a sound effect to that marker. You can use markers to flag a specific location in
a clip with editing notes or other descriptive information. When you add chapter markers to
specific points in your project, viewers can use the markers to quickly jump to those points in
the movie after it’s been exported or burned to DVD or Blu-ray disc. You can also use markers
for task management.
Markers are classified as standard markers (blue), chapter markers (orange), to-do items (red), or
completed to-do items (green).
Standard marker Chapter marker
To-do item Completed
to-do item
You work with markers in the same way for clips in the Event Browser and clips in the Timeline.
Add and remove markers
It’s easy to add and remove markers. If you add markers to clips in the Event Browser, the markers
are visible in both filmstrip view and list view. When you add clips with markers to the Timeline,
the markers are visible in both the Timeline and the Timeline Index.
Add a marker to a clip in the Event Browser or the Timeline
1 To specify where you want to add a marker, do one of the following:
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Skim to the location.
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Play the clip, and when the playhead reaches the location where you want to add a marker,
press the Space bar to stop playback.
For more information about positioning the skimmer and the playhead, see Navigate within your
project on page 143.