Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 134)

Chapter 9 Timeline Basics 133
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Zooming and Scrolling in the Timeline
Being able to navigate quickly to any point in your sequence is critical to efficient
editing and storytelling, and the ability to jump to any point in the Timeline instantly is
one of the main benefits of a nonlinear editing environment. There are lots of ways to
navigate through the Timeline. Learning keyboard shortcuts can save you time.
Zooming In and Out of the Timeline
There are several ways to set the zoom level you want:
 Zoom slider
 Zoom control
 Zoom tools from the Tool palette
 Menu commands
 Keyboard shortcuts
To zoom in and out of the Timeline using the Zoom slider, do one of the following:
m Drag the thumb tabs on either side of the Zoom slider to adjust both ends of your view
at the same time. If the playhead is visible, it stays centered during the zoom. If the
playhead is not visible, the visible area of the Timeline stays centered.
m Hold down the Shift key while you drag one of the thumb tabs (on either side of the
Zoom slider) to zoom in or out of your sequence from the selected end of the Zoom
slider, while keeping the other thumb tab locked in place. This also moves the visible
area of the Timeline in the direction you’re dragging as you zoom.
Once you’ve zoomed so far in to your sequence that you can’t see either the beginning
or ending clips in the sequence, you can use the Zoom slider as a scroll bar, to
smoothly move forward or backward to a specific section of your sequence.
Scroll arrows
Playhead indicator Thumb tab
Click in the space
around the slider to
scroll one length of the
Timeline window.
Zoom slider