Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual download pdf (Page 98)

8 Navigating and Using Timecode

in the Viewer and Canvas

While the Viewer and Canvas serve different purposes,

navigating and working with timecode are nearly the

same in both windows.

This chapter covers the following:

Â Navigating in the Viewer and Canvas (p. 97)

Â Working With Timecode in the Viewer and Canvas (p. 104)

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 Chapter 6, “Viewer Basics,” on page 71.

For information about controls in the Canvas, see Chapter 7, “Canvas Basics,” on page 87.

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Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual Page 98