Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1657)

To see film-related information in the Item Properties window
1 Select the clip in the Browser.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Item Properties > Film.
• Control-click the clip, then choose Item Properties > Film from the shortcut menu.
• Press Command-9 to open the Item Properties window, then click the Film tab.
Note: Comments added to a record in Cinema Tools or a record in a telecine log file
appear in the Take Note row.
Showing Film-Related Information in the Browser
You can add columns to the Browser to show the specific film-related information you
require.
To add columns to the Browser
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Control-click the heading for the column before which you want to insert the new column,
then choose the column to add from the shortcut menu.
Note: Comments added to a record in Cinema Tools or a record in a telecine log file
appear in the Take Note column.
Showing Film-Related Overlays in the Viewer and Canvas
You can configure the Viewer and Canvas overlays to show a clip’s keycode and ink
numbers in addition to the timecode.
To show film-related overlays in the Viewer and Canvas
1 Click in the Viewer or Canvas to make it active.
2 Choose View > Show Overlays (or press Option-Control-W), so there is a checkmark next
to it.
3 To configure the overlay, choose View > Timecode Overlays to see a list of items you can
display. Choose an item to either display or hide it. (Checkmarks appear next to items
that are shown.)
Showing Film-Based Frame Counts
You can set a project’s timecode display format to a Feet+Frame mode, giving film editors
a more familiar way to judge project length. This setting affects the time display along
the top of the Timeline, as well as the timecode fields along the top of the Viewer and
Canvas.
To set a project to display the Feet+Frame mode
1 Select the project’s tab in the Browser.
2 Choose Edit > Project Properties.
1657 Chapter 99 Working with Film and Cinema Tools