Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 509)

The selected track height is highlighted blue.
Track Height control
You can also preserve relative track sizes.
To resize all tracks relative to their individual sizes
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Hold down the Option key, then click the icon in the Track Height control that corresponds
to the track size you want to use.
Resizing All Tracks Using the Track Layout Pop-Up Menu
You can also use the Track Layout pop-up menu (to the right of the Track Height control)
to choose Reduced, Small, Medium, or Large track heights.
To resize all tracks using the Track Layout pop-up menu
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Click the disclosure triangle to the right of the Track Height control, then choose the track
size you want.
Saving Track Layouts
Once you’ve created a custom track layout for your sequence, you can save it for future
use. Saved custom track layouts appear in the Track Layout pop-up menu, and can be
applied to any sequence that’s open in the Timeline. Up to 40 custom track layouts can
appear in the menu at once.
To save a custom track layout
1 Arrange the track heights of your sequence as you want them.
2 Choose Save Track Layout from the Track Layout pop-up menu (located in the Timeline
to the right of the Track Height control).
3 In the Save dialog that appears, choose a location where you want to save the layout,
then click Save.
Note: Custom track layouts are saved by default to the following folder
location:/Users/username/Library/Preferences/Final Cut Pro User Data/Track Layouts/.
To restore a track layout from your hard disk
1 Choose Restore Track Layout from the Track Layout pop-up menu.
2 In the Open dialog that appears, navigate to the location where the track layout file is
located, select it, then click Open.
509 Chapter 34 Working with Tracks in the Timeline