Using Markers

[dan crouch]

I am currently cutting a job on FCP. I can’t find out the best way to use markers. I have long interviews and press m twice to set and write a marker, but to find it again I have to highlight all the clips and press shift and arrow up then m to read each one. It seems very long winded.

In avid i can see a list and jump to the marker I want to find the synch I want, is there not something similar in FCP?

Thank you in advance if you can help.
Cheers,
Dan.

[Tom Meegan]

Markers are not the strong suit of FCP.

You can’t get a list of sequence markers in FCP.

This is a bummer, and has been complained about for a long time.

When you add markers to a clip that is in the browser you get a carot next to it that allows you to see a list. Unfortunately, this is not currently the case with sequences.

Best,

Tom Meegan
Woven Pixels, LLC

[dan crouch]

Thanks for that Tom.
What a shame, it’s a pretty important feature isn’t it.
Thanks V much for the post.
Dan.

[Tom Wolsky]

The only way to get a list of sequence markers is to right click in the timeline ruler and take a screen of the shortcut menu. Pretty clumsy unfortunately.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”