Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 123)

122 Part II Learning About the Final Cut Pro Interface
Sequence Clips in the Timeline
Clip items in a sequence are often called sequence clips, with the item’s name at the
beginning (and, if the clip item is long enough, at the end as well).
You can choose whether video clip items in the Timeline display thumbnails, and
whether audio clip items display audio waveforms. These options are available in the
Timeline options tab of the Sequence Settings window (for more information, see
Volume IV, Chapter 26, “Sequence Settings and Presets.”
Clip items can be linked so that they can be selected and edited together. This allows
you to keep clip items that came from the same Browser clip together, such as a video
clip item and a stereo pair of audio clip items. When you select a linked clip item, all the
other linked clip items are selected as well (unless the Linked Selection button is
disabled). For more information about working with linked items, see Volume II,
Chapter 14, “Linking and Editing Video and Audio in Sync.”
Changing Timeline Display Options
The default Timeline display options for new sequences are defined in the Timeline
Options tab of the User Preferences window. (For more information, see Volume IV,
Chapter 22, “Choosing Settings and Preferences.”)
You can change Timeline display options for existing sequences in several places:
 Timeline Options tab of the Sequence Settings window: This tab shows all the options
available for displaying items in the Timeline. For more information, see the next
section, “
About Timeline Display Options in the Sequence Settings Window .”
 Timeline display controls: These controls include the Clip Keyframes, Clip Overlays,
and Track Height controls. For more information, see “ About Timeline Display
Controls in the Timeline ” on page 128.