Marking and finding In and Out points

Editing Video > Editing In and Out points > Marking and finding In and Out points

For numerical precision, set In and Out points using the Monitor Source or Program view. For visual precision, or if you prefer to use the mouse, edit directly in the Timeline using the edge trim tool. This interactive tool is useful for a rough cut, but it can also be as precise as specifying In and Out points numerically if you set the Timeline to display individual frames in the Time Ruler (see Moving around in the Timeline). The pointer automatically changes to the edge trim tool when you move the selection tool near the edge of a clip in the Timeline.

For linked clips, the video and audio portions can have their own set of In and Out points, called split points. Split points are used to create split edits, such as an L-cut, in which the audio extends into the next clip. You can mark split points only when the Source view contains a linked clip. If you bring a linked clip into the Source view from the Timeline, be sure that Sync mode is selected first. For more information on Sync mode, see Linking video and audio clips in the Timeline.

To mark or remove In and Out points using the Source or Program view:

1 Do one of the following:

To edit In and Out points for a source clip, open a clip from a Project or Bin window.

To edit In and Out points of a clip already in the program, double-click a clip in the Timeline. (If this is a linked clip and you want to mark split In and Out points, be sure that Sync mode is selected before you double-click the clip.)

2 In the Monitor window, click the view (Source or Program) in which you want to work with In and Out points.

3 Do any of the following:

To mark an In point, go to the frame you want, and then click the Mark In button (

To mark an Out point, go to the frame you want, and then click the Mark Out button (

To clear an In point, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you click the Mark In button.

To clear an Out point, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you click the Mark Out button.

To clear both the In and Out points, press G.

To make a split In or Out point, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) in the Source view or Program view, and then choose Set Clip Marker and Video In, Video Out, Audio In, or Audio Out, depending on the split point you want.

To edit a split In or Out point, press and hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and drag the point in the Shuttle Controls.

4 If you opened a clip from the Timeline, click Apply above the Source view to make your changes take effect. (The Apply button doesn't appear when you prepare a new clip for the Timeline, because your In and Out points are automatically applied when you add the clip to the Timeline.)

To edit clip In and Out points in the Timeline:

1 To see the edge frame change in the Program view as you drag, choose Edge View from the Timeline window menu or click the Toggle Edge Viewing button () at the bottom of the Timeline window.

2 Click the selection tool () and do one of the following:

To edit the In point, drag the left edge of the clip.

To edit the Out point, drag the right edge of the clip.

A clip while the out point is being edited (left) and after the edit (right)

To find a clip's In or Out point:

1 Do one of the following:

For a clip's source In or Out point, open the clip and activate the Source or Clip window.

For a clip's program In or Out point, open the clip and activate the Program view.

2 Choose Clip > Go to Clip Marker > In, or Clip > Go to Clip Marker > Out.

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