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Chapter 8 Navigating and Using Timecode in the Viewer and Canvas 105

Navigating With Timecode in the Viewer and Canvas

You can move the playhead around in a clip or sequence by entering a new timecode

number in the Current Timecode field.

Â To move to a particular frame in your clip or sequence, enter a complete (or

absolute) timecode number.

Â To move the playhead forward or backward a precise number of hours, minutes,

seconds, and frames from the current position, you enter a relative number.

Â To move the playhead relative to its current position, type a minus (–) or a plus (+)

and the timecode value outside the Current Timecode field.

To avoid typing zeroes when moving by larger amounts, type a period instead.

Â To move to timecode 00:00:03:00, type “3.” (3 and a period). The period is

automatically interpreted by Final Cut Pro as 00 in the frames field.

Â To move to 00:03:00:00 from the previous position, type “3..” (3 and two periods).

These periods insert 00 into both the frames and seconds fields.

Â Type 3... to move to 03:00:00:00.

Note: You can also enter values in the Timecode Duration field to adjust the duration

of a clip.

To move the playhead in a clip or sequence by entering a value in the Current

Timecode field:

1 Do one of the following:

Â Double-click a clip to open it in the Viewer.

Â Make the Canvas active.

2 Click the Current Timecode field (or the icon to the left of it) to highlight the field.

3 Enter a new timecode value, then press Return.

Instead of moving the playhead to an absolute timecode number, you can move it

relative to its current position by pressing the + and – keys. For example, to move the

playhead 15 frames forward from the current position, type “+15”. To move the playhead

1 minute and 20 frames back from the current position, type “–01.20” (the period

automatically adds 00 to the seconds field).

To move the playhead forward relative to its current position:

m Enter + (plus), then a timecode value.

To move the playhead back:

m Enter – (minus), then a timecode value.

For example, if you type +1612, the playhead moves ahead 16 seconds and 12 frames.

To move the playhead back by 16 seconds and 12 frames, you would type –1612. To

move back 5 minutes, 20 seconds, and 10 frames, you would type –52010.

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