Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 784)

To zoom out of the ruler in the Transition Editor
Do one of the following:
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Click the Transition Editor to make it active, then choose View > Zoom Out, or press
Command-Hyphen (-).
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Select the Zoom Out tool, then click either clip or the transition shown in the Transition
Editor.
To zoom to fit the ruler in the Transition Editor
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Press Shift-Z.
This zooms the ruler to a medium size in the Transition Editor.
Opening and Modifying Transitions in the Transition Editor
When you open a transition from your sequence in the Timeline in the Transition Editor,
you can modify and trim it much more precisely than you can in the Timeline. All the
transitions that come with Final Cut Pro are different, but all of them share some essential
properties and edit points that you can modify in the Transition Editor.
• If you open a transition from a sequence in the Timeline: Changes you make immediately
alter that transition in your edited sequence.
• If you open a transition from the Effects tab of the Browser: This opens a copy of the
transition. Changes you make have no effect until you apply the modified transition
to an edit point in the Timeline or save the transition as a favorite.
To open a transition from the Timeline
Do one of the following:
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Select the transition’s icon, then choose View > Transition in Editor.
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Control-click the transition, then choose Open from the shortcut menu.
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Double-click the transition.
To open a copy of a transition from the Effects tab
Do one of the following:
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Control-click the transition, then choose Open Viewer from the shortcut menu.
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Double-click a transition in the Effects tab.
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Select a transition, then press Return.
This opens a copy of the transition. If you change settings and want to use the changed
version, you need to save it as a favorite (see
“Saving a Transition as a Favorite” ) or apply
it directly to an edit point in the Timeline by dragging its drag hand to an edit point. For
more information, see
“Applying a Modified Transition Directly to a Sequence in the
Timeline.”
784 Chapter 48 Refining Transitions Using the Transition Editor