An onscreen symbol that represents a program or file.
Import File
The menu option that allows you to bring one or more media files into an FCP project.
Import Folder
The menu option that allows you to import a folder of media files into an FCP project.
Incoming clip
The clip that is on the right-hand side, or B-side, of a transition or cut point.
In point
The edit point entered either in the Viewer, Canvas, or Timeline that determines where an edit will begin.
Insert edit
To insert a clip into an existing sequence into the Timeline, which automatically moves the other clips (or remaining frames of a clip) to the right to make room for it. An Insert edit does not replace existing material.
Interlaced video
A video scanning method that first scans the odd picture lines (field 1) and then scans the even picture lines (field 2), which merges them together into one single frame of video. Used in standard-definition video.
IRE
A unit of measurement for luminance in an analog signal established by the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE).