Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 152)

To zoom in and out of the Timeline using the Zoom control
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Click or drag the Zoom control to view the Timeline at a different time scale while keeping
either the playhead or the current area of the Timeline centered. Clicking to the right of
the control zooms out to show more of your sequence; clicking to the left zooms in to
show more detail.
Drag the Zoom control
to change the Timeline
to a different time scale.
To zoom in and out of the Timeline using the Zoom tools
1 Select the Zoom In or Zoom Out tool in the Tool palette.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click in the Timeline.
• Drag to select a region to zoom in on or out of.
As you drag, the selection rectangle snaps to areas that correspond to the percentage
of zoom in the Timeline.
Clicking or dragging repeatedly increases the zoom factor. When the Timeline is zoomed
in or out to the maximum level possible, the + and - signs on the zoom tools disappear.
152 Chapter 9 Timeline Basics