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132Final Cut Pro User Guide
Select ranges in Final Cut Pro
Instead of selecting whole clips, you can select a range within any clip in the timeline or the
browser. In the timeline, you can also select a range that spans multiple clips. You can trim
range selections, mark them with ratings and keywords, and modify them in other ways.
You can adjust the range selection start and end points by dragging either side of the
selection. You can also create multiple range selections in one or more clips in the browser.
Note: This illustration shows a timeline range selection. Browser range selections have
straight range handles.
Select a range in the browser
1. In the Libraries sidebar in Final Cut Pro, select an event.
2. In the browser, do any of the following:
• Drag across any clip’s filmstrip.
A yellow border appears around the range you selected.
If the filmstrip wraps onto two lines, you can select a range extending over the break
simply by continuing to drag across the break. When you reach the edge, the pointer
jumps to the next line.
Tip: Option-drag across any clip’s filmstrip with existing ranges to replace those
ranges with a new range.
• Use the I and O keys to set the range selection start and end points. See Set a range
start point or end point, below.
• Move the skimmer (or the playhead) over a clip, then press X.
Final Cut Pro sets the range selection start and end points at the clip start and end
points.
• Click a marker line at the top of a clip.
These marker lines can indicate any of the following: clips marked as favorite (green)
or rejected (red), manually applied keywords (blue), or analysis keywords (purple).