Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1086)

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Previewing Effects
and Comparing Frames
The Frame Viewer and QuickView tabs are useful for
comparing content in different frames or quickly
previewing a frame you are working with in the Canvas.
This chapter covers the following:
 Comparing Two Frames in the Frame Viewer (p. 299)
 Viewing Your Composition in the QuickView Tab (p. 303)
Comparing Two Frames in the Frame Viewer
Sometimes you need to compare frames from the same sequence for color correction,
filter adjustments, or lining up horizons or objects in frames. You can use the Frame
Viewer to visually compare multiple frames from the same sequence. This is particularly
useful when performing a color comparison of multiple clips in the same setting where
the lighting attributes may have changed. The Frame Viewer is actually a tab in the Tool
Bench window. In Final Cut Pro, you can open as many Frame Viewer tabs in as many
Tool Bench windows as necessary.
In addition to comparing adjacent clips in a sequence for color correction, you can use
the Frame Viewer tab for other tasks:
 Performing a before-and-after filter adjustment. Using the Frame Viewer’s split
screen, you can compare a frame from your clip with and without a filter applied,
side by side.
 Lining up horizons or the lines of a table or desk, especially when enlarging a shot in
postproduction.
You can set a Frame Viewer tab to display the current frame, adjacent edit points, or the
In and Out points in the Canvas and Timeline. You can also compare two frames within
a single Frame Viewer tab using the split-screen buttons. You can split the screen either
vertically or horizontally, or create a rectangular region showing the split as a picture-
in-picture. You can configure the Frame Viewer to display those individual frames that
are most useful for making comparisons in your project.