Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 565)

230 Part II Rough Editing
To slip an out-of-sync clip item into sync using the out-of-sync indicator
shortcut menu:
m In the Timeline, Control-click the out-of-sync indicator on a clip item, then choose Slip
into Sync from the shortcut menu.
If the item is an anchor item, it slips into sync with the topmost out-of-sync audio item
in the group, starting on track A1 and going down. Otherwise, the selected item slips
into sync with the anchor item to which it’s linked.
To slip an out-of-sync clip item into sync using the Slip tool:
1 Select the Slip tool from the Tool palette (or press S).
2 If Linked Selection is on in the Timeline, click the Linked Selection button to turn it off.
3 Select the clip item you want to slip into sync.
You can temporarily turn the Slip tool into the Selection tool by holding down the
Command key.
4 Type the negative timecode offset value that appears in the out-of-sync indicator and
press Return. For example, if a clip item’s out-of-sync indicator displays “4:12”, select the
clip item and enter “–4:12”, then press Return.
If the clip item is an anchor item, the audio item is slipped into sync with it.
Before syncing
After syncing
The anchor item is slipped into
sync with the topmost audio
item to which it’s linked.