Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual download pdf (Page 115)

This chapter covers the following:

• Navigating in the Viewer and Canvas (p. 115)

• Working with Timecode in the Viewer and Canvas (p. 121)

While the Viewer and Canvas serve different purposes, navigating and working with

timecode are nearly the same in both windows.

Navigating in the Viewer and Canvas

Aside from using the transport controls, there are numerous ways to move around within

clips and sequences in Final Cut Pro. You can navigate more quickly using the specialized

jog and shuttle controls, moving through your media at slower or faster speeds. You can

also enter absolute or relative timecode values directly into timecode fields to move the

playhead within your clips and sequences. All of these methods work with external video

enabled, and external video output will be continuously updated.

How the Viewer and Canvas Are Different

Although the Viewer and Canvas windows are very similar in appearance and use many

of the same controls, the video displayed in the Canvas is not the same as that in the

Viewer. In the Viewer, you open and play clips in preparation for editing, while the Canvas

shows video from a sequence in the Timeline. You can think of the Viewer as the source

monitor and the Canvas as the record monitor from a traditional tape-to-tape editing

system.

For information about controls in the Viewer, see “Viewer Basics.” For information about

controls in the Canvas, see “Canvas Basics.”

Playing Clips and Sequences

You use the transport controls in the Viewer and Canvas to play forward, backward,

between In and Out points, one frame at a time, or loop playback. You can also move

around within clips and sequences by jogging, shuttling, and scrubbing, and by entering

timecode numbers.

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Navigating and Using Timecode in

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Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual Page 115