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Learning About the Canvas

The following is a summary of the controls in the Canvas.

Controls in the Top Part of the Canvas

The top part of the Canvas has the following controls.

Tab for the

open sequence

Timecode Duration field

Current Timecode field

Name of the currently

selected sequence

and the project it’s in

View pop-up menu

Zoom pop-up menu

Playhead Sync

pop-up menu

Image display area

• Tabs: Each tab in the Canvas represents an open sequence, and has a corresponding

tab in the Timeline.

• Timecode Duration field: This field shows the current duration between the sequence

In and Out points. You can change the duration here, which automatically adjusts the

sequence Out point.

• Zoom pop-up menu: This pop-up menu lets you enlarge or shrink the image that appears

in the Canvas. Choose a zoom level of 100 percent to see the image in full quality.

When you resize the window, you can also change the zoom level. However, when

resizing the window, it’s possible to resize the window to a zoom level that appears to

be 100 percent, but is actually slightly above or below 100 percent, displaying a less

than full-quality image. To ensure a full-quality display, choose 100 percent from the

Zoom pop-up menu. You can also assign the 100 percent zoom level to a custom

keyboard command and use it to quickly reset the zoom level to 100 percent.

• Playhead Sync pop-up menu: The Playhead Sync pop-up menu gives you options for

locking the movement of the playheads in the Viewer and the Canvas together in

different ways while scrubbing through clips. For more information, see “Matching

Frames and Playhead Synchronization.”

• View pop-up menu: This pop-up menu allows you to control display options such as

timecode and marker overlays, as well as the background color for transparent pixels.

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Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual Page 105