Final Cut Pro User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
- What’s new
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- Intro to effects
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- Intro to transitions
- How transitions are created
- Add transitions and fades
- Quickly add a transition with a keyboard shortcut
- Set the default duration for transitions
- Delete transitions
- Adjust transitions in the timeline
- Adjust transitions in the inspector and viewer
- Merge jump cuts with the Flow transition
- Adjust transitions with multiple images
- Modify transitions in Motion
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- Add storylines
- Use the precision editor
- Conform frame sizes and rates
- Use XML to transfer projects
- Glossary
- Copyright
Scroll in the timeline in Final Cut Pro for Mac
You can set the timeline to scroll continuously during playback, so that the timeline always shows the section of the project playing in the viewer. The playhead stays centered while the timeline scrolls. When the timeline is zoomed in and continuous scrolling is turned off, you can also scroll manually to see other parts of your project.
Set the timeline to scroll automatically during playback
In Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
Click the Continuous Scrolling button in the top-right corner of the timeline.
When continuous scrolling is on, the button is highlighted.
Choose View > Timeline Scrolling (or press Option-Shift-S).
When you play a project that extends beyond the visible timeline, the playhead moves to the center of the timeline and then remains there as the clips currently playing in the viewer pass beneath. During automatic scrolling, you can continue to make edits in the timeline and use the J, K, and L keys to control playback.
Manually scroll a zoomed-in timeline
In Final Cut Pro, zoom in to the timeline until you see a portion of the project only.
Do one of the following:
Drag the scroll bar at the bottom of the timeline left or right.
Drag the scroll bar at the right side of the timeline up or down.
Click the Tools pop-up menu in the top-left corner of the timeline and choose Hand (or press H), then drag in the timeline.
Tip: To switch to the Hand tool temporarily, hold down the H key. When you release the H key, the tool reverts to the previously active tool.
Swipe with two fingers on a Magic Trackpad or Magic Mouse.
To change how scroll bars appear and behave, choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Appearance in the sidebar, then modify the scroll bar settings on the right.
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