Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 90)

Chapter 7 Canvas Basics 89
II
Learning About the Canvas
The following is a summary of the controls in the Canvas.
 Tabs: Each tab in the Canvas represents an open sequence. Each tab in the Canvas
has a corresponding tab in the Timeline.
 Image display area: This is the area of the Canvas where you can see the video from
your sequence play back.
 Playhead: The position of the playhead corresponds to the currently displayed frame.
You can move the playhead to go to different parts of a sequence.
 In Point and Out Point: You can set sequence In and sequence Out points in the Canvas
or Timeline. You can use these as placement points to determine where clips are placed
in the Timeline destination tracks when you’re doing three-point editing. For more
information, see Volume II, Chapter 7, “Setting Edit Points for Clips and Sequences.”
 Scrubber bar: The scrubber bar represents the entire duration of a sequence. You can
click anywhere in the scrubber bar to automatically move the playhead to that location.
 Transport controls: You use these to play a sequence and to move the playhead
within your sequence. The position of the playhead corresponds to the currently
displayed frame.
 Jog and shuttle controls: These let you navigate more precisely within your sequence.
 Sequence marking controls: These are used to add sequence In and Out points,
markers, and keyframes.
 Editing controls: The edit buttons and the Edit Overlay allow you to perform different
kinds of edits from the clip in the Viewer to your sequence.
Tab for the open
sequence
Timecode Duration field Current Timecode field
Name of the currently
selected sequence and
the project it’s in
View pop-up menu Zoom pop-up menu
Transport
controls
In point
Jog control Shuttle control
Scrubber bar
Out point
Sequence marking
controls Edit
buttons
Playhead
Playhead Sync
pop-up menu
Image display area