Visual QuickStart Guide [Electronic resources] : Final Cut Express HD for Mac OS X نسخه متنی

Navigating with Timecode

Moving around using timecode values can be the most efficient way to work, especially if your sense of timing is tuned to "frames per second." Final Cut Express's timecode input functionality is quite flexible. If you know exactly where you want to go, this is the way to get there. Timecode navigation works the same way in both the Viewer and Canvas.

To navigate using timecode values:

To change the Out point using timecode:

• To change the Out point for a clip or sequence, enter a new timecode value in the Duration field, in the upper-left corner of the Viewer; then press Enter (Figures 8.368.38 ).

  
  

  Figure 8.36. Timecode Duration display in the Viewer window. The current clip duration is 10 seconds.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Figure 8.37. Adding 1 second (30 frames) to the current clip duration using a timecode entry shortcut.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Figure 8.38. The Out point is extended by 1 second, and the Timecode Duration display is updated.