Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 88)

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Canvas Basics
The Canvas provides an environment for viewing your
edited sequence, and works in tandem with the Timeline
while you edit.
This chapter covers the following:
 How You Use the Canvas (p. 87)
 Opening, Selecting, and Closing Sequences in the Canvas (p. 88)
 Learning About the Canvas (p. 89)
 Editing Controls in the Canvas (p. 90)
 Transport (or Playback) Controls (p. 92)
 Playhead Controls (p. 93)
 Marking Controls (p. 95)
 Zoom and View Pop-Up Menus (p. 96)
 Playhead Sync Pop-Up Menu (p. 96)
How You Use the Canvas
In Final Cut Pro, the Canvas is the equivalent of a record monitor in a tape-to-tape
editing suite; it displays the video and audio of your edited sequence during playback.
When you open a new sequence, it appears simultaneously in tabs in both the Canvas
and the Timeline. The Canvas playhead mirrors the position of the Timeline playhead,
and the Canvas displays the frame at the playhead’s current position in an open
sequence. If you move the Timeline’s playhead, the frame displayed in the Canvas
changes accordingly. If you make a change in the Canvas, it’s reflected in the Timeline.
The controls in the Canvas are similar to those in the Viewer, but instead of navigating
and playing back individual clips, the controls in the Canvas navigate the entire
sequence currently open in the Timeline.