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8th Jul 10
Rodney
Final Cut Pro – What the Cursor is Telling You
The cursor changes shape depending upon what it’s editing.
Edit Cursor
When you drag a clip to the timeline, the cursor has one of two shapes:
- A right-pointing arrow, which indicates you are about to do an Insert edit; indicated by a hollow clip outline.
- A down-pointing arrow, which indicates you are about to do an overwrite edit; indicated by a solid brown clip.
The shape of the cursor is determined by it’s position. If it is ABOVE the thin gray line about 1/3 the way down from the top of a track, you are doing an Insert edit. If it is BELOW that gray line, you are doing an Overwrite edit.
Courtesy of Larry Jordan
