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161Final Cut Pro User Guide
Example: Make a backtimed three-point edit
You can make a three-point edit by defining source selection start and end points in the
browser and a destination end point (instead of a destination start point) in the timeline.
This is called backtiming a clip. You can use this method when you want to make sure a
particular clip ends at a specific point in a project, on a musical beat. In the resulting edit,
the end point of the media in the browser selection is aligned with the end point you set in
the timeline, and the rest of the source selection appears to the left.
1. In Final Cut Pro, set start and end points (or select a range) for the source selection in
the browser.
2. In the timeline, position the skimmer (or the playhead, if the skimmer is not present) at
the location in your project where you want the clip to end.
3. Do any of the following:
• Backtime the selection using a connect edit: Press Shift-Q.
See Connect clips in Final Cut Pro.
• Backtime the selection using an overwrite edit: Press Shift-D.
See Overwrite clips in Final Cut Pro.
Your source selection is edited into the project so that the end point of the media in
your source selection lines up with the end point you specified in the timeline.
The rest of your clip overwrites any material to the left of the end point for the duration
defined by the source selection start and end points set in the browser.