Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 27)

Chapter 1 A First Look at Final Cut Pro 27
Change the Timeline track size:
Change the size of tracks by clicking the Track Height control.
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Track Height control
Add more clips to the Timeline using the Canvas window:
To add another clip to your sequence in the Timeline, first press End to position the
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playhead at the end of the last clip.
Drag Sample Clip 2 from the Browser into the Viewer. Set In and Out points if you wish
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(press I to set an In point, and press O to set an Out point).
Drag the clip from the Viewer to the Insert section of the Canvas Edit overlay.
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Open a sequence clip in the Viewer to make changes:
Double-click the blue bar of Sample Clip 1 in the Timeline to open the clip in the
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Viewer. Change the In and Out points of the clip in the Viewer to make the clip shorter,
and see the change appear in the Timeline.
Eliminate gaps between clips in your sequence:
To eliminate a gap, click the space in the Timeline where the gap appears (between the
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clips) to select it, then press Delete.
Experiment with dragging and moving clips in the Timeline:
Experiment with dragging and changing the position and lengths of clips in the Timeline.
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