Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 111)

Chapter 8 Navigating and Using Timecode in the Viewer and Canvas 111
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Navigating with Timecode in the Viewer and Canvas
You can move the playhead around in a clip or sequence by entering a new timecode
number in the Current Timecode field.
 To move to a particular frame in your clip or sequence, enter a complete (or
absolute) timecode number.
 To move the playhead forward or backward a precise number of hours, minutes,
seconds, and frames from the current position, you enter a relative number.
 To move the playhead relative to its current position, type a minus (–) or a plus (+)
and the timecode value outside the Current Timecode field.
To avoid typing zeroes when moving by larger amounts, use one of the following
characters instead: period, comma, plus sign, minus sign, colon, semicolon, and
ampersand. For example:
 To move to timecode 00:00:03:00, type “3.” (3 and a period). The period is
automatically interpreted by Final Cut Express as 00 in the frames field.
 To move to 00:03:00:00 from the previous position, type “3..” (3 and two periods).
These periods insert 00 into both the frames and seconds fields.
 Type “3...” to move to 03:00:00:00.
You can also enter values in the Timecode Duration field to adjust the duration of a clip.
To move the playhead in a clip or sequence by entering a value in the Current
Timecode field:
1 Do one of the following:
 Double-click a clip to open it in the Viewer.
 Make the Canvas active.
2 Click the Current Timecode field (or the icon to the left of it) to highlight the field.
3 Enter a new timecode value, then press Return.
Instead of moving the playhead to an absolute timecode number, you can move it
relative to its current position by pressing the + and – keys. For example, to move the
playhead 15 frames forward from the current position, type “+15”. To move the playhead
1 minute and 20 frames back from the current position, type “–01.20” (the period
automatically adds 00 to the seconds field).