Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 86)

Generators are special clips that can be generated by Final Cut Pro, so they don’t require
source media. Final Cut Pro has generators that create color mattes, text of different
types, gradients, color bars, and white noise. For more information, see
“Using Generator
Clips.”
• Open a transition, such as a dissolve or a wipe, from an edited sequence for detailed
editing
For more information, see “Adding Transitions.”
Before you can work in the Viewer, it must be the currently selected, or active, window.
Otherwise, any commands or keyboard shortcuts you use may perform the wrong
operations. To display the Viewer (if it’s not open already), you must open a clip from the
Browser or the Timeline. See
“Opening a Clip in the Viewer.”
To make the Viewer window active
Do one of the following:
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Click the Viewer.
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Press Command-1. (Press this again to close the Viewer.)
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Press Q to switch between the Viewer and the Canvas.
Opening a Clip in the Viewer
The Viewer is where you look at source clips from the Browser before editing them into
a sequence. You can also open clips that are already in a sequence in order to adjust
durations, In and Out points, and filter parameters. There are a variety of ways to open
clips in the Viewer. You can choose the method that you find most convenient.
Tip: You can tell whether a clip in the Viewer has been opened from the Browser or from
a sequence in the Timeline. Sprocket holes appear in the scrubber bar for clips opened
from a sequence. You can also tell the origin of the clip from the name of the clip in the
Viewer title bar.
To open a clip in the Viewer from the Browser
Do one of the following:
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In the Browser, select the clip, then choose View > Clip.
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In the Browser, Control-click the clip, then choose Open in Viewer from the shortcut menu.
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In the Browser, double-click the clip.
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Drag the clip from the Browser to the Viewer.
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In the Browser, select the clip and press Return.
Note: In the Browser, pressing Enter is different from pressing Return. Pressing Enter
allows you to rename the clip.
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