Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 88)

Controls in the Top Part of the Viewer
The top part of the Viewer has the following controls.
Clip name and the
project it’s in
Tabs
View pop-up menu
Playhead Sync
pop-up menu
Current Timecode field
Timecode
Duration field Zoom
pop-up menu
Image display area
• Tabs: There are five tabs that can be shown in the Viewer—Video, Audio, Filters, Motion,
and Controls—each providing certain editing functions. For more details, see “Tabs in
the Viewer.”
• Timecode Duration field: This field shows the current duration between the clip In and
Out points. You can change the duration here, which automatically adjusts the clip Out
point.
• Zoom pop-up menu: This pop-up menu lets you enlarge or shrink the image that appears
in the Viewer.
• Playhead Sync pop-up menu: This pop-up menu gives you options for locking the
movement of the playheads in the Viewer and the Canvas together in different ways
while scrubbing through clips. For more information, see
“Matching Frames and
Playhead Synchronization.”
• View pop-up menu: The View pop-up menu allows you to control display options such
as timecode and marker overlays, as well as the background color for transparent pixels.
• Current Timecode field: This field displays the timecode of the frame at the current
position of the playhead. You can enter timecode numbers here to navigate to a new
position in the clip.
• Image display area: This is the area of the Viewer where you can see the video from
your sequence play back.
• Scrubber bar: The scrubber bar represents the entire duration of a clip. You can click
anywhere in the scrubber bar to automatically move the playhead to that location.
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