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Marking Frames of Interest

Use cue marks to mark frames of interest on a clip. You can then quickly go to the marked frames. Cue marks are for reference purposes only; they do not affect the clip and are not used in any editing operations.

You can add a mark to all tracks (cue mark) or to a single track or layer (segment mark) on the timeline. Segment marks move on the timeline as you trim, slip, or slide a clip whereas cue marks stay at the same position on the timeline.

You can also add cue marks and cue mark comments using the frame marking controls found in the Basic menu in Batch and the Clip & Setup menu in the Player. The following example shows the frame marking controls in the Player.

(a) Clear button(b) Clear All button(c) Cue Mark button(d) Comment field

To insert marks:

1. Go to the frame where you want to insert the cue mark.
2. Add a mark by doing one of the following:
   - Enable Cue Mark in the Player Setup menu or the Batch Basic menu to insert a cue mark on the clip.
   - Press \ to insert a cue mark on the entire timeline.
   - Press Shift+\ to insert a segment mark on the current track or layer.

   Cue marks set on the entire timeline appear on the timebar and on the timeline. Segment marks set on a track or layer appear only on the timeline.

   (a) Cue mark on entire timeline(b) Segment mark on V1.L2

   NoteYou can add marks while the clip is playing.

To move between marks:

1. Do any of the following:
   - Press Ctrl+\ to move to the next cue mark on the clip.
   - Press Alt+\ to move to the previous cue mark on the clip.
   - Press Ctrl+Shift+\ to move to the next segment mark on the current track or layer.
   - Press Alt+Shift+\ to move to the previous segment mark on the current track or layer.
   NoteYou can also use playback controls to move between marks.

To delete one cue mark:

1. Go to the marked frame.
2. Do any of the following:
   - In the timeline, press spacebar+\ to delete a cue mark from the entire timeline.
   - In the timeline, press Shift+spacebar+\ to delete a track mark from the current track.
   - In the Player Setup menu or the Batch Basic menu, disable Cue Mark to delete a cue mark from the clip.
   NoteYou can also gesturally remove cue marks by dragging them to the bottom of the screen.

To delete all cue marks:

1. Do any of the following:
   - In the Player Setup menu or the Batch Basic menu, click Clear All and then disable Cue Mark.
   - In the timeline or the Batch Basic menu, press Ctrl+spacebar+\.

     All cue marks and track marks are deleted.

#### Topics in this section

- Lifting Cue and Segment Marks
- Adding Comments to Cue and Segment Marks