Markers

Markers let you flag specific points in time — edit decisions, sync points, notes, or anything else worth marking. They appear on the time ruler and snap to other clips and the playhead, and are synced to their corresponding AE layers.

Adding markers

Marker button

The toolbar includes a dedicated Marker button. Clicking it adds a marker at the current playhead position. Whether it creates a composition marker or a layer marker depends on your selection:

• No clip selected — adds a composition marker to the timeline
• Clip selected — adds a layer marker to that clip

Keyboard shortcut

Press M to do the same thing as clicking the Marker button. Works during playback for on-the-fly marking.

Layer markers via right-click

Right-click a clip and select Add Marker to place a marker on that specific layer at the current playhead time.

Editing markers

Double-click a marker to open the marker dialog. From here you can:

• Time — set the marker’s time value
• Duration — set a duration for the marker
• Comment — give the marker a label. The comment appears with the marker.
• Color — choose a color for the marker (matches AE’s marker color options)

Moving and resizing markers

Drag a marker left or right on the ruler to reposition it. Markers snap to clip edges and the playhead.

To extend a marker’s duration, Alt+drag the right edge of the marker. This turns a point marker into a duration marker (or extends an existing duration marker). The left edge stays fixed while you drag the right edge to set the endpoint.

Deleting markers

Right-click a marker and select Delete Marker.

Snapping to markers

With snap enabled (Shift+S), clips and the playhead snap to marker positions during drag, just like they snap to clip edges. This makes it easy to align clips to a specific marked time.