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134Final Cut Pro User Guide
If you’re using the Blade, Trim, and Range Selection tools in the timeline or in the precision
editor, you can use the I and O keys to set selection start and end points in a connected
clip or storyline, as well as in clips underneath connected clips and storylines. Move the
pointer directly over a clip and press I to set a selection start point, or press O to set a
selection end point. See
Cut clips in two in Final Cut Pro, Make roll edits in Final Cut Pro,
and
Use the precision editor in Final Cut Pro.
Extend or shorten the range selection
In the Final Cut Pro browser or timeline, do any of the following:
• Adjust where the range starts or ends: Drag the left or right edge of the yellow selection
border.
• Reset the start point or end point for a range within the same event clip or project:
Move the skimmer, then press I or O.
If the skimmer is not present, you can turn on skimming.
Tip: You can also press the I or O key while a clip is playing back.
• Extend or shorten a range within an event clip: Move the skimmer to any frame that you
want the range to begin or end with, then hold down the Shift key and click (or drag).
• Extend or shorten a range using timecode: Choose Modify > Change Duration (or press
Control-D), then enter a new duration using your keyboard. As you type, the duration
value appears in the timecode display below the viewer. (This method works with single
range selections only.)
Set the range selection to match the boundaries of the clip
• In the Final Cut Pro browser or timeline, move the skimmer (or the playhead) over a clip,
then press X.
Final Cut Pro sets a range selection from the start point to the end point of the clip. Any
preexisting ranges are removed.
Clear ranges
You can remove one or more ranges from the browser or the timeline.
Note: This operation does not affect the clip media in either the browser or the timeline.
In the Final Cut Pro browser or timeline, do any of the following:
• Remove an individual range in an event: Option-click the range.
• Remove a range in the timeline: Click outside of the range, or select a different range.
• Clear one or more ranges in the browser or the timeline: Select the range or ranges,
then choose Mark > Clear Selected Ranges (or press Option-X).
Selected ranges have a thick yellow border. Unselected ranges (available only in the
browser) have a thin orange border.
• Remove all ranges in an event: Choose Edit > Select All (or press Command-A) to select
all ranges in the current event, then choose Mark > Clear Selected Ranges (or press
Option-X).