Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 77)

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Skim clips with editing tools
You can skim clips when you use the Blade, Trim, and Range Selection tools in the Timeline or in
the Precision Editor. The tools behave as skimmers as you move the pointer over a clip.
1 Select a clip in the Timeline or open the Precision Editor.
2 Select either the Blade, Trim, or Range Selection tool from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar.
3 Move the tool forward or backward over a clip.
When using an editing tool as a skimmer, you can skim and add markers to clips under
connected clips in the Timeline.
Turn skimming on and off
m To turn all skimming on or off: Click the Skimming button, choose View > Skimming, or press S.
m To turn audio skimming on or off: Click the Audio Skimming button, choose View > Audio
Skimming, or press Shift-S.
When skimming is turned on, the skimming buttons appear blue.
Audio skimming is turned off.
Skimming is turned on.
Note: When skimming is turned off, you can still skim with the Blade, Trim, and Range Selection
editing tools.
Skim audio for individual clips or audio components
You can turn on clip skimming to limit audio skimming to an individual clip. This is useful if you
have a connected clip in the Timeline and want to skim it without also hearing audio from the
clip in the primary storyline.
Important: Audio skimming must also be turned on in order to use this feature.
You can also use clip skimming to skim and listen to an individual audio component when
editing clips that show expanded audio components. If clip skimming is turned off, you hear
combined audio for all components in the clip as you skim.
Tip: To view expanded audio components, select the clip in the Timeline and choose
Clip > Expand Audio Components (or press Option-Control-S).
m To turn clip skimming on or off, choose View > Clip Skimming (or press Command-Option-S).