Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1793)

310 Part IV Settings and Preferences
Default Timing Options
 Still/Freeze Duration: This value determines the duration for imported graphics and
freeze frames you create in Final Cut Pro (when you choose Modify > Make Freeze
Frame in the Canvas or Viewer). The default duration is 10 seconds. In and Out points
are set around the middle of a clip, providing equal handles for trimming on either
side of the clip.
You can increase the length of a Freeze Frame by opening it in the Viewer and
entering a higher value in the Timecode Duration field.
Note: In Final Cut Pro, duration is the amount of time between a clip’s In and Out
points, while length refers to the time between Media Start and End. The default
length of a still image or freeze frame clip is 2 minutes, while its duration is
determined by the still/freeze frame duration. However, if you set the still/freeze
duration to be greater than 2 minutes, new still images or freeze frames are created
at this length without handles.
One reason you may want to change this value is if you’re going to import an
image sequence. For example, if you set the Still/Freeze Duration to 00:00:00:01
(one frame), you can import an entire folder of numbered images and then place
them in a sequence.
 Preview Pre-roll: This value is used by the Play Around Current control and the Trim
Edit window to determine how much time before the playhead should be played.
 Preview Post-roll: This value is used by the Play Around Current control and the Trim
Edit window to determine how much time after the playhead should be played.
For more information, see Volume I, Chapter 6, “Viewer Basics.” The setting is also
applicable in the Trim Edit window; see Volume II, Chapter 20, “Trimming Clips Using
the Trim Edit Window.”
Dupe Detection Options
 Handle Size: This preference adds frames to the beginning and end of the clip
regions which are used for comparison, to determine whether or not to display
duplicate frames indicators. This can be used to take into account the extra frames
that must be used for physically cutting and cementing pieces of negative that are
necessary for film match-back, to prevent you from accidentally including frames
that can’t really be used. By default, this is set to 0.