Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1660)

Chapter 12 Working with Film and Cinema Tools 177
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To change the timecode display of the Timeline, Viewer, or Canvas:
m Control-click a timecode field in the window whose timecode display you want to
change, then choose the mode from the shortcut menu.
For the Viewer and Canvas, this affects both timecode fields along their tops, and in the
case of the Viewer, the timecode fields of its tabs. For the Timeline, this affects the
timecode shown along the top of the window and in the Current Timecode field. The
timecode displays in the Transition Editor and Trim Edit windows are also affected.
Important: The feet and frame values that are shown are not the same as keycode or
ink numbers. The feet and frame values always start at 0000+00 at the beginning of the
sequence or clip.
When using the Feet+Frame timecode display mode, you can enter values in the same
places you can enter timecode values. For example, you can enter a value in the
Current Timecode field of the Viewer to position the playhead in the Timeline. To
ensure the number you enter is correctly interpreted by Final Cut Pro, make sure to
use one of the following characters to separate the feet and frame values: plus sign (+),
ampersand (&), period(.), or comma(,).
Opening Final Cut Pro Clips in Cinema Tools
You cannot directly change any items in a Cinema Tools database while in Final Cut Pro.
However, you can open a clip in Cinema Tools from Final Cut Pro to make changes to
that clip’s database record. Once you have done this, you need to synchronize that clip
with the Cinema Tools database so that the changes appear in Final Cut Pro.
To open a clip in Cinema Tools from Final Cut Pro:
1 Select a clip or a group of clips in the Browser.
2 Choose View > Open in Cinema Tools.
The clip opens in a Cinema Tools Clip window. If you selected multiple clips, each
opens in its own Clip window. Any changes you make, such as to a camera roll number,
are added to the clip’s database record.
After you have finished making the changes, you can synchronize the clips in
Final Cut Pro with the modified Cinema Tools database. See “
Synchronizing Clips with
the Cinema Tools Database ” on page 173 for more information.