Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 115)

114 Part II Learning About the Final Cut Pro Interface
 Auto Select control: Enabling the Auto Select controls of specific tracks in the
Timeline limits which tracks are affected by various functions such as copying,
pasting, deleting, the Match Frame command and so on.
Note: You can think of In and Out points as limiting your edits in the horizontal
(time) dimension and Auto Select as limiting your edits in the vertical dimension.
Vertical Multitrack Controls
 Tracks: The main portion of the Timeline is divided into audio and video tracks, with
a divider between the two regions. You can drag the divider up or down to allocate
more room to either the video or audio half of the Timeline. Audio tracks 1 and 2 are
just underneath the divider, and all additional audio tracks continue downward.
Video track 1 is just above the divider, and all additional video tracks continue
upward. For more information, see Volume II, Chapter 8, “Working With Tracks in the
Timeline.”
You can change the default number of video and audio tracks in the Timeline
Options tab of the User Preferences window. For more information, see Volume IV,
Chapter 22, “Choosing Settings and Preferences.”
More tracks can be added at any time. Additional audio tracks can be used for adding
music or sound effects, or for organizational purposes. Additional video tracks can be
used for superimposing clips and compositing layers of video clips together.
Video tracks
Vertical scroll bar
Audio tracks
The unused area provides
space to accommodate
new tracks.
Divider
Thumb tab