setting out points in FCP4

[Derek Roff]

I have recently begun learning Final Cut Pro 4, and haven't found an 
efficient way to fine tune the location of the out points when I am 
editing clips.  Can anyone clue me in?

When I set the in point for a clip, I can quickly jump back to it 
with the controls in the Viewer.  Then I can start the playback from 
that point, and decide if the in point needs to be a few frames 
earlier or later.  When I set the out point, I can also jump to it 
with the Viewer controls.  What I don't know how to do is play the 
last few seconds of the video before the out point, and have playback 
stop at the out point.  This is most imporant when the sound track 
needs to be cut after a specific word or sound (or right before and 
unwanted sound).

In the Viewer, the playback will continue right on past the out 
point, until the end of the clip.  Unless I click the button that 
plays the video between the in and out points.  However, if the clip 
is more than 10 seconds long, playing through the entire clip each 
time I want to adjust the out point by a few frames is too slow.

What I do now is adjust the out point in the Viewer, then play the 
end of the clip in the time line, then shift back to the viewer to 
move the out point again, then back to the timeline, etc.  I am 
hoping for something more efficient.  Any suggestions?

Derek Roff
Language Learning Center, MSC03-2100
Ortega Hall Rm 129, 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
505/277-7368, fax 505/277-3885
Internet: derek at unm.edu