Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 89)

Controls in the Bottom part of the Viewer
The bottom part of the Viewer has the following controls.
Out point
Marking
controls Transport
controls
In point
Shuttle control
Jog control
Scrubber bar
Recent Clips
pop-up menu
Generator pop-up menu
Playhead
Marker
• Jog and shuttle controls: You use the jog and shuttle controls to navigate within your
clip, much like traditional VTR controls.
• Marking controls: You use the marking controls to set edit points (In and Out points)
and add markers and keyframes to your clips.
• Playhead: The position of the playhead corresponds to the currently displayed frame.
You can move the playhead to go to different parts of a clip.
• Transport controls: You use these controls to play clips and move the playhead within
clips and sequences.
• In point and Out point: In and Out points allow you to define a specific portion of a clip
to include in a sequence. A clip In point marks the first frame of a clip to be edited into
a sequence. A clip Out point specifies the last frame of the clip to be used. For more
information, see
“Setting Edit Points for Clips and Sequences.”
• Recent Clips pop-up menu: This pop-up menu allows you to open recently used clips in
the Viewer for modifying and editing into your sequence.
• Generator pop-up menu: You use this pop-up menu to select and open generators in
the Viewer for modifying and editing into your sequence. Generators are special clips
that can be generated by Final Cut Pro; for example, they can be used to create color
mattes and text of different types.
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