Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual
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Chapter 8
Navigating and Using Timecode in the Viewer and Canvas
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Viewing Timecode Overlays
Timecode overlay display is overridden by the Show Overlays command in the View
menu. If you turn on timecode overlays and then turn off Show Overlays (so there is no
checkmark next to it in the View menu), this also turns off the timecode overlays.
To view timecode overlays:
1
Make the Viewer, Canvas, or Timeline active, depending on where you want to see the
timecode overlays.
Note: Overlays in the Viewer can be set independently from those in the Canvas.
2
Choose View > Show Overlays, so there’s a checkmark next to it.
3
Do one of the following:
 Choose View > Show Timecode Overlays.
 Press Option-Z.
Information Displayed by Timecode Overlays
Timecode overlays give you an “at-a-glance” view of a wide variety of information
about your clip in the Viewer or sequence in the Timeline.
 Timecode numbers of In and Out points: These appear in the upper-left and upper-
right corners of the Canvas and Viewer. If one or both of these have not been set,
these values display Not Set. In the Viewer, clip In and Out points are shown. In the
Canvas, sequence In and Out points are shown.
Shows timecode
for the In point of the
current clip or sequence.
Shows timecode for the
Out point of the current clip or
sequence.
Timecode numbers for
the video clip items at the
position of the playhead.
Timecode numbers for audio clip
items at the position of the
playhead.
Items that are in sync are color
coded with the same color.