Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 103)

This chapter covers the following:
• How You Use the Canvas (p. 103)
• Opening, Selecting, and Closing Sequences in the Canvas (p. 104)
• Learning About the Canvas (p. 105)
• Editing Controls in the Canvas (p. 107)
• Transport Controls in the Canvas (p. 109)
• Playhead Controls in the Canvas (p. 110)
• Marking Controls in the Canvas (p. 112)
• Zoom and View Pop-Up Menus in the Canvas (p. 113)
• Playhead Sync Pop-Up Menu in the Canvas (p. 113)
The Canvas provides an environment for viewing your edited sequence, and works in
tandem with the Timeline while you edit.
How You Use the Canvas
In Final Cut Pro, the Canvas is the equivalent of a record monitor in a tape-to-tape editing
suite; it displays the video and audio of your edited sequence during playback.
When you open a new sequence, it appears simultaneously in tabs in both the Canvas
and the Timeline. The Canvas playhead mirrors the position of the Timeline playhead,
and the Canvas displays the frame at the playhead’s current position in an open sequence.
If you move the Timeline’s playhead, the frame displayed in the Canvas changes
accordingly. If you make a change in the Canvas, it’s reflected in the Timeline.
The controls in the Canvas are similar to those in the Viewer, but instead of navigating
and playing back individual clips, the controls in the Canvas navigate the entire sequence
currently open in the Timeline.
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