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Previewandopenaproject
If you want to see the contents of a project, you can preview the project before
opening it.
Preview a project
1 If the Project Library is not already open, click the Project Library button at the
bottom-left corner of the Final Cut Pro main window.
2 Select a project in the Project Library.
3 To preview a project in the Viewer, select it and do one of the following:
 To skim the project: Move the pointer over the lmstrip (to the right of the
project’s name).
 To play the project from the skimmer (the pink vertical line): Press the Space bar;
press it again to stop playing the project.
Open a project
1 Open the Project Library.
2 Locate the project you want to open and double-click it.
Modifyaproject’snameandproperties
As your project evolves, you may decide you want to rename it or change its properties.
Rename a project
1 If the Project Library is not already open, click the Project Library button at the
bottom-left corner of the Final Cut Pro main window.
2 Select a project, and click the project’s name to highlight it.
3 Type a new name in the project Name eld, and press Return.
Depending on how you have the Project Library organized, the project’s position in
the project list may change after you rename it.
Change a project’s default Event and properties
When you create a project, you set the project properties and assign the project a
default Event to hold media that is dragged directly into the project’s Timeline from
a Final Cut Pro media browser or the Finder.
94 Chapter 7 Createandmanageprojects