Navigate within your project – Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) User Manual
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Chapter 8
Edit your project
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When snapping is on, the Snapping button appears blue.
Tip: To turn snapping on or off temporarily, hold down the N key. When you release the N key,
snapping reverts to the previous state.
Navigate within your project
The ability to jump to any point in the Timeline instantly is one of the main benefits of a
nonlinear editing environment. Final Cut Pro provides a variety of quick and easy ways to
navigate your project.
You can also use a text-based view of the Timeline to navigate and search your project. For more
information, see
Use the Timeline Index to view, navigate, and search your project
on page 145.
You can use the J, K, and L keys to play through a project with different speeds or directions. For
more information, see
on page 74.
Navigate by skimming, clicking, or dragging
m
To skim to a frame in your project: Move the skimmer left and right over the clips in the Timeline
to quickly view them in the Viewer.
m
To move the playhead to a frame in your project: Move the playhead by clicking or dragging in the
ruler at the top of the Timeline, or by clicking in the Timeline background.
Tip: To prevent the playhead from moving while you select a clip in the Timeline, press Option as
you click.
Navigate frame by frame
To make it easier to find specific frames in a clip, you can step through the filmstrip frame by
frame, rather than skimming it.
1
In the Timeline or the Event Browser, move your pointer over a filmstrip and click.
2
Do either of the following:
•
To move backward in one-frame increments: Choose Mark > Previous > Frame (or press the Left
Arrow key).
•
To move forward in one-frame increments: Choose Mark > Next > Frame (or press the Right
Arrow key).
Navigate by subframe
You can navigate clips by subframe. A subframe has 1/80 the duration of a video frame and is a
more precise unit of reference when viewing or editing audio waveforms that are zoomed in to
the sample level.
Note: You can’t make edits to video at the subframe level.
1
In the Timeline or the Event Browser, move your pointer over a clip and click.
2
Do either of the following:
•
To move backward in one-subframe increments: Press Command-Left Arrow.
•
To move forward in one-subframe increments: Press Command-Right Arrow.
Note: You can change the time display in the Dashboard to show subframes. For more
information, see
on page 418.