Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1071)

284 Part II Project Interchange
 Keyframe editor: The keyframe editor shows you motion or filter parameters’ value
graph lines and keyframes beneath clips with applied effects. These graph lines are
identical to those found in the keyframe graph area of the Motion and Filters tabs in
the Viewer. You can edit keyframes in the keyframe editor using the Selection and
Pen tools. The keyframe editor can display the keyframe graph lines of only one
parameter at a time.
Keyframe graph lines displayed in the keyframe editor are color-coded: Motion
parameter graph lines are blue (matching the color of the blue motion bar), filter
parameter graph lines are green (matching the color of the green filter bar), audio
levels are pink, and pan levels are purple.
 Speed indicator area: Speed indicators show you the speed of clips in your sequence
using tic marks. The spacing and color of these tic marks indicate the speed and
playback direction of your clips. The speed indicators of clips in the Timeline update
as you make variable speed adjustments to clips in your sequence, showing you
exactly how you’re altering a clip’s timing. There are no user-adjustable controls in
the speed indicator area. However, you can display the Time Graph parameter in the
keyframe editor to make variable speed adjustments.
For more information about viewing speed indicators while making speed changes
to clips in a sequence, see “
Learning to Read Timeline Speed Indicators ” on page 320.
Customizing the Keyframe Graph Area in the Timeline
Each of the four parts of the keyframe graph area can be displayed or hidden
individually, so that you can customize the Timeline view for specific tasks. Additionally,
these areas can be displayed or hidden in the video and audio tracks separately.
To selectively display the individual parts of the keyframe graph area:
1 In the Timeline, Control-click the Clip Keyframes control.
2 Choose Audio or Video to select a keyframe graph area in either kind of track.
3 From the Audio or Video submenu, choose one of the following:
 Filters Bar, Motion Bar, Keyframe Editor, or Speed Indicators: A checkmark appears to
the left of each of these areas when displayed. Choose an area to show or hide.
 Select All: Shows all four keyframe graph areas at once.
 Select None: Hides all four keyframe graph areas.
The keyframe graph areas of each track can be individually resized so that motion
graphs displayed in the keyframe editor area are more detailed. The keyframe graph
area is resized separately from individual tracks.