Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 137)

136 Part II Learning About the Final Cut Pro Interface
To zoom in and out of the Timeline using menu commands or keyboard shortcuts:
1 With either the Canvas or the Timeline selected, move the playhead to the position in
the Timeline where you want zooming to be centered, or select one or more clips in
the Timeline that you want to center on as you zoom in or out.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose View > Zoom In, or press Option-= (equal sign).
Pressing Option-= (equal sign) repeatedly shows more and more detail, down to the
individual frames of your sequence.
 Choose View > Zoom Out, or press Option-– (minus).
This reduces the amount of detail but shows more of your edited sequence until the
entire sequence fits into the Timeline. You can zoom out further to reduce the scale
of your sequence in the Timeline and show more empty area to the right of it.
Before zooming in
The playhead remains
in the same position.
After zooming in