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Table Of Contents
- Final Cut Pro 7: Exploring Final Cut Pro
- Contents
- Chapter 1: A First Look at Final Cut Pro
- Chapter 2: Bringing Media into Your System
- Chapter 3: Preparing Clips in the Viewer
- Chapter 4: Working with the Canvas and Timeline
- Chapter 5: Basic Editing
- Chapter 6: Working with Audio
- Chapter 7: Creating Voiceovers
- Chapter 8: Adding Video Filters and Transitions
- Chapter 9: Outputting Your Finished Movie
- Chapter 10: Getting Answers
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Chapter 4 Working with the Canvas and Timeline
Update the Viewer to show the current frame in the Canvas:
Play the sequence, and notice that the frame displayed in the Viewer is dierent from
the one displayed in the Canvas. Click the Show Match Frame button in the Canvas. The
Viewer changes to show the same frame as the Canvas.
Show Match Frame button
Keep the Viewer and Canvas in sync for easy editing:
Choose Open from the Playhead Sync pop-up menu in the Canvas. 1
Playhead Sync
pop-up menu
Play the sequence. 2
When you stop playing the sequence, the Viewer display automatically changes to
show the same frame as the Canvas. Now, whenever the playhead stops on a clip in the
Timeline, Final Cut Pro opens that clip in the Viewer for edits. Changes you make in the
Viewer or Canvas are updated in the Timeline immediately.
Make changes to the clip in the Viewer or in the Canvas, and play the sequence to see 3
how this works.