Timecode – Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual
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thumb tabs (1) Small tabs between the audio and video scroll bars in the Timeline that
define separate groups of audio or video tracks with their own scroll bars. For example,
if you have more audio tracks than video tracks, you can use the thumb tabs between
your audio and video scroll bars to allocate more space to your audio tracks. (2) Small
tabs on either side of the Zoom slider that you drag to zoom in to or out of a sequence
in the Timeline.
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) A widely used bitmapped graphics file format, developed
by Aldus and Microsoft, that handles monochrome, grayscale, 8- and 24-bit color. Can
have alpha channels.
timecode A signal recorded with your video that uniquely identifies each frame on tape.
The SMPTE format for timecode is hours: minutes: seconds: frames.
timecode gap An area of tape with no timecode at all. Timecode gaps usually signify the
end of all recorded material on a tape, but timecode gaps may also be caused by user
error, such as fast-forwarding too far past a section of previously recorded material and
recording additional footage. Video occurring after a timecode gap begins with a timecode
value of 00:00:00:00. See also
Timeline A window in Final Cut Pro that displays a chronological view of an open
sequence. Each sequence has its own tab in the Timeline. You can use the Timeline to
edit and arrange a sequence. The order of the tracks in the Timeline determines the
layering order when you combine multiple tracks of video. Changes you make to a
sequence in the Timeline are seen when you play back that sequence in the Canvas. If
you modify clips in the Canvas, those changes can be seen in the Timeline. Note that the
Canvas and Timeline display only sequences that are currently open.
Timeline patch panel The section at the left of the Timeline containing the Audio, Source
and Destination, Track Visibility, Lock Track, and Auto Select controls.
title safe area Part of the video image that is guaranteed to be visible on all televisions.
The title safe area is the inner 80 percent of the screen. To prevent text in your video from
being hidden by the edge of a TV set, you should restrict any titles or text to the title safe
area. See also
Tool Bench A window in Final Cut Pro that contains interface elements that you can use
to supplement information displayed in the Viewer and Canvas. The Tool Bench can
contain up to five tabs—Audio Mixer, Frame Viewer, QuickView, Video Scopes, and Voice
Over.
Tool palette A window in Final Cut Pro that contains tools for selecting, editing, zooming,
cropping, and distorting items in the Timeline. All tools in the Tool palette can also be
selected using keyboard shortcuts.
track header The area in the Timeline patch panel that contains controls for each track.
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