Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 439)

• Press the Delete key.
Note: Deleting a sequence from your project does not affect the media files on disk.
Opening and Closing Sequences
You can only edit clips into a sequence when it is open in the Timeline or Canvas. When
you open a sequence, the Timeline and the Canvas open together, if they’re not open
already. If the Timeline and Canvas are already open, a newly opened sequence appears
in its own tab in front of any other sequence tabs.
To open a sequence
Do one of the following:
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Select the sequence, then choose View > Sequence in Editor.
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Control-click the sequence, then choose Open Timeline from the shortcut menu.
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Double-click a sequence in the Browser.
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Select the sequence in the Browser, then press Return.
The sequence is displayed in the Timeline and Canvas windows.
You can also treat sequences like clips and open them in the Viewer. You can mark them
with In and Out points and edit them into other sequences, or output them to tape. For
information on editing sequences into other sequences, see
“Sequence-to-Sequence
Editing.”
To open a sequence in the Viewer
1 Select the sequence in the Browser.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose View > Sequence.
• Drag the sequence icon from the Browser to the Viewer.
To open a sequence in a new Viewer window
1 Select the sequence in the Browser.
2 Choose View > Sequence in New Window.
To close a sequence in the Timeline and Canvas
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With the sequence tab active in the Timeline or the Canvas, choose File > Close Tab (or
press Control-W).
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Control-click a tab in the Timeline or Canvas, then choose Close Tab from the shortcut
menu.
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Press Control-W.
439 Chapter 30 Working with Projects, Clips, and Sequences