Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 100)

The following playhead sync modes are available from the Playhead Sync pop-up menu:
• Sync Off: The Viewer and Canvas playheads move independently of each another. This
is the default behavior.
• Open: As the playhead moves through your sequence, the clip that appears at the
current position of the playhead is automatically opened in the Viewer. Playhead sync
between the Viewer and Canvas is maintained so the same frame is always open in
both windows. This method is useful when you need to quickly adjust filters for a
number of clips in a sequence, such as for color correction. Multiclip playback mode
also turns on this playhead sync mode, so you can view multiple camera angles in the
Viewer while you watch the active angle in the Canvas.
• Gang: This mode allows you to establish an arbitrary synchronization between the
Viewer and Canvas/Timeline playheads. Each time you choose this mode, the current
position of each playhead is used to set the sync relationship. For more information
on ganging, see
“Matching Frames and Playhead Synchronization.”
Recent Clips and Generator Pop-Up Menus
The two pop-up menus near the lower-right corner of the Viewer let you quickly choose
source clips and generators.
Generator
pop-up menu
Recent Clips
pop-up menu
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