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Enabling Phantom Marks

Navigating the Timeline

Lifting Cue and Segment Marks

 

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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.

On the timeline, you can add a mark to all tracks (cue mark), or you can add a cue mark to a single track or layer (segment mark). 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 cueing controls in the Player, shown in the following example.

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 to insert a cue mark on the clip.
   • Press Shift+Alt (right side of keyboard to insert a cue mark on the entire timeline.
   • Press Shift+Ctrl (right side of keyboard 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 Alt+S to move to the next cue mark on the clip.
   • Press Alt+A to move to the previous cue mark on the clip.
   • Press Shift+Alt+S to move to the next segment mark on the current track or layer.
   • Press Shift+Alt+A 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 a cue mark:

1. Go to the marked frame.
2. Do one of the following:
   • In the Player, click Clear and then disable Cue Mark.
   • Press Shift+spacebar+Alt (right side of keyboard).
   • Drag the cue mark to the bottom of the screen.

To delete a segment mark:

1. Go to the marked frame.
2. Holding down spacebar+ Shift, press Ctrl (right side of keyboard).

To delete all cue and segment marks:

1. Do one of the following:
   • In the Player, click Clear All and then disable Cue Mark.
   • Hold down spacebar+ Shift and press Alt+Ctrl (right side of keyboard).

   All cue marks in the clip are deleted.