Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 125)

Information Displayed by Timecode Overlays
Timecode overlays give you an “at-a-glance” view of a wide variety of information about
your clip in the Viewer or sequence in the Timeline.
Shows timecode for the
In point of the current
clip or sequence.
Shows timecode for the
Out point of the current clip
or sequence.
Timecode numbers for
the video clip items at the
position of the playhead
Timecode numbers for audio
clip items at the position of
the playhead
Items that are in sync are color
coded with the same color.
• Timecode numbers of In and Out points: These appear in the upper-left and upper-right
corners of the Canvas and Viewer. If one or both of these have not been set, these
values display Not Set. In the Viewer, clip In and Out points are shown. In the Canvas,
sequence In and Out points are shown.
• Video and audio timecode numbers: In the center of the Canvas and Viewer are lists of
timecode numbers for every clip item that intersects the current position of the
playhead. The column on the left shows video and the column on the right displays
audio. Video and audio tracks start with the display of track 1.
• Video timecode numbers are preceded by V and the number of the video track.
• Audio timecode numbers are preceded by A and the number of the audio track.
Depending on the size of the window, not all tracks may be displayed. If Final Cut Pro
cannot fit all the tracks in the window, a “+” (plus) indicates that there are more clip
items whose timecode numbers aren’t displayed in the overlay.
• Color-coding of clip items in sync: Clip items’ timecode overlays are color-coded to
indicate which ones are in sync. There are 12 colors used to indicate distinct groups of
synced clip items. Whenever clip items are in sync, their listed timecode values are
highlighted with the same color. If a clip item is not in sync with any other item, it is
displayed in the standard gray timecode overlay color.
125 Chapter 8 Navigating and Using Timecode in the Viewer and Canvas