Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1090)

Chapter 15 Previewing Effects and Comparing Frames 303
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Viewing Your Composition in the QuickView Tab
The QuickView tab provides an alternate way to view your composition outside the
Canvas as you work. It takes advantage of the ability of Final Cut Pro to cache frames of
your sequence to RAM as you play it. This is useful for fast previews of complex
composites and effects. It’s also a good way to see how your final composite looks if
you are zoomed in to the Canvas while making adjustments. For example, if you were
zoomed in to the Canvas to build a complex keyframed motion path, you could still
view the composition in its entirety in the QuickView tab to see how it looks.
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Tip: You can add, delete, or modify a clip’s motion and filter parameters in the Viewer
and see the results update automatically in the QuickView tab, even while it continues
to play back. Unlike other windows in Final Cut Pro, the QuickView tab continues to
play until you explicitly stop it. For example, you could adjust a color correction filter
while you watch a clip play back.
Note: The QuickView tab is for viewing purposes only. You cannot drag clips to this tab
to perform an edit. The QuickView tab also has no effect on rendering or output from
Final Cut Pro.
To open the QuickView tab:
m Choose Tools > QuickView (or press Option-8).
Controls in the QuickView Tab
This section describes the controls in the QuickView tab (which appears in the Tool
Bench window).
Range slider
Resolution pop-up menu
View pop-up menu
Scrubber bar
Play button
Playback indicator
QuickView window