Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1129)

• Speed indicator area: Speed indicators show you the speed of clips in your sequence
using tick marks. The spacing and color of these tick marks indicate the speed and
playback direction of your clips. The speed indicators of clips in the Timeline update
as you make variable speed adjustments to clips in your sequence, showing you exactly
how you’re altering a clip’s timing.
For more information about viewing speed indicators while making speed changes to
clips in a sequence, see
“Learning to Read Timeline Speed Indicators.”
Customizing the Keyframe Graph Area in the Timeline
Each of the four parts of the keyframe graph area can be displayed or hidden individually,
so that you can customize the Timeline view for specific tasks. Additionally, these areas
can be displayed or hidden in the video and audio tracks separately.
To selectively display the individual parts of the keyframe graph area
1 In the Timeline, Control-click the Clip Keyframes control.
2 Choose Audio or Video from the shortcut menu to select a keyframe graph area in either
kind of track.
3 From the Audio or Video submenu, choose one of the following:
• Filters Bar, Motion Bar, Keyframe Editor, or Speed Indicators: A checkmark appears to the
left of each of these areas when displayed. Choose an area to show or hide it. (The
Motion Bar option is available only for video tracks.)
• Select All: Shows all four keyframe graph areas at once.
• Select None: Hides all four keyframe graph areas.
The keyframe graph areas of each track can be individually resized so that keyframe
graphs displayed in the keyframe editor area are more detailed. The keyframe graph
area is resized separately from individual tracks.
Working with the Filters and Motion Bars
The filters and motion bars are useful for seeing at a glance the keyframes of one or more
clip parameters in the Timeline. You can choose which parameter keyframes are visible
in each bar, and you can use the Selection tool to slide these keyframes back and forth
in time.
To selectively display which keyframes are visible in a motion bar
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Control-click a motion bar, choose an attribute from the shortcut menu, then choose an
item from the attribute’s submenu:
• Single parameter (for example, Scale, Rotation, Center, or Anchor Point): Displays keyframes
for the selected parameter.
• Show All: Displays all keyframes associated with an attribute.
1129 Chapter 67 Adjusting Parameters for Keyframed Effects