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Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) User Manual

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Chapter 6

Play back and skim media

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Use the J, K, and L keys for playback
You can use the J, K, and L keys on your keyboard to play through a project or clip. Playback
begins at the location of the playhead (on a project) or the skimmer (on a clip). You can also use
the J, K, and L keys to control a video playback device.

Moves through

forward speeds

Moves through

reverse speeds

Pause

You can use these keys to speed playback up to 32x normal speed.

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To begin forward playback at normal (1x) speed: Press L.

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To begin reverse playback at normal (1x) speed: Press J.

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To pause playback: Press K.

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To double the current playback speed: Press L or J twice.

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To immediately reverse the playback direction: Press J to play in reverse, or press L to play forward.

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To move the playhead one frame at a time: Hold down the K key, and press J or L.

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To move the playhead at 1/2x speed: Hold down the K key while holding down J or L.

When you use keyboard shortcuts to control a device (like a camcorder or camera), the speed of
forward (L) and reverse (J) playback may differ depending on your video equipment.

Play back media in a loop
You can turn on looping so that a project or a clip (or any portion of either) plays in a
continuous loop.

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To enable looping, choose View > Playback > Loop Playback (or press Command-L).

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Do any of the following:

To loop your entire project: Click the Timeline to make it active and press the Space bar.

To loop a clip in the Browser: Select the clip and press the Space bar.

To loop a portion of a clip or project: Select a range in the Browser clip or the Timeline, or select
a Timeline clip, and choose View > Playback > Selection, or press the Slash (/) key.

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