Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 275)

Chapter 11 Advanced editing 275
The timecode entry field (with blue numbers) appears in the Dashboard in the toolbar as you
type. For more information about entering timecode values, see
Navigate using timecode on
page 144.
Original edit point Shifted edit point
When you play back this section of the Timeline, you hear the man begin to speak before the
video cuts to the close-up of him. In this way, you can use split edits to create seamless edits
from one shot to the next.
Make three-point edits
Three-point editing overview
Three-point editing allows you to use start and end points in the Event Browser and the Timeline
to specify the duration of a clip and where it should be placed in the Timeline. Three-point
editing gets its name from the fact that only three edit points are necessary to determine the
portion of the source clip to use and where to place that clip in the Timeline. Final Cut Pro infers
the fourth edit point automatically. The result of the edit depends on which three points are set
in the Event Browser and in the Timeline: two start points and one end point or one start point
and two end points.
You can use three-point editing with the following types of edits:
•
Insert
•
Connect
•
Overwrite
With each of these edit types, you can also perform backtimed three-point edits, in which the
end point (rather than the start point) is aligned with the skimmer or playhead position in either
the Event Browser or the Timeline. You can also make two-point edits in which start and end
points are inferred from the skimmer position and the clip duration.
To make three-point edits, it’s important to know how to make selections and how to use the
skimmer and the playhead. For more information about making selections, see
Select a range on
page 93 and Select one or more clips on page 91. For more information about the skimmer and
the playhead, see Playback and skimming overview on page 73.