Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 106)

• Current Timecode field: This field displays the timecode of the frame at the current
position of the playhead. You can enter timecode numbers here to navigate to a new
position in your sequence.
• Image display area: This is the area of the Canvas where you can see the video from
your sequence play back.
Controls in the Bottom Part of the Canvas
The bottom part of the Canvas has the following controls.
Transport
controls
In point
Jog control
Shuttle control
Out point
Sequence marking
controls Edit buttons
Playhead Scrubber bar
• Jog and shuttle controls: These controls let you navigate more precisely within your
sequence.
• Editing controls: The edit buttons and the Edit Overlay allow you to perform different
kinds of edits when you add the clip in the Viewer to your sequence.
• In point and Out point: You can set sequence In and sequence Out points in the Canvas
or Timeline. You can use these as placement points to determine where clips are placed
in the Timeline destination tracks when you’re doing three-point editing. For more
information, see
“Setting Edit Points for Clips and Sequences.”
• Playhead: The position of the playhead corresponds to the currently displayed frame.
You can move the playhead to go to different parts of a sequence.
• Transport controls: You use these controls to play a sequence and to move the playhead
within your sequence. The position of the playhead corresponds to the currently
displayed frame.
• Sequence marking controls: These controls are used to add sequence In and Out points,
markers, and keyframes.
• Scrubber bar: The scrubber bar represents the entire duration of a sequence. You can
click anywhere in the scrubber bar to automatically move the playhead to that location.
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