Opening a Clip in the Viewer
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To make the Viewer window active, do one of the following:
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Click the Viewer.
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Press Command-1. (Press this again to close the Viewer.)
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Press Q to switch between the Viewer and the Canvas.
Opening a Clip in the Viewer
The Viewer is where you look at source clips from the Browser before editing them into
a sequence. You can also open clips that are already in a sequence in order to adjust
durations and edit points, or edit filter parameters. There a variety of ways to open clips
in the Viewer. You can choose the method that you find most convenient.
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Tip: You can tell whether a clip in the Viewer has been opened from the Browser or
from a sequence in the Timeline. Sprocket holes appear in the scrubber bar for clips
opened from a sequence. You can also tell the origin of the clip from the name of the
clip in the Viewer title bar.
To open a clip in the Viewer from the Browser, do one of the following:
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In the Browser, double-click the clip.
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Drag the clip from the Browser to the Viewer.
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In the Browser, select the clip and press Return.
Note: In the Browser, pressing Enter is different from pressing Return. Pressing Enter
allows to you to rename the clip.
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In the Browser, Control-click the clip, then choose Open in Viewer from the shortcut menu.
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In the Browser, select the clip, then choose View > Clip.
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In the Viewer, select a clip name from the Recent Clips pop-up menu in the lower-right
area of the window.
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To open a sequence clip in the Viewer from the Timeline or Canvas, do one of
the following:
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In the Timeline, double-click the clip.
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In the Timeline or Canvas, move the playhead over the clip, then press Return or Enter.
The clip on the lowest-numbered track with Auto Select enabled is opened in
the Viewer.
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In the Timeline, select the clip and press Return or Enter.
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Drag the clip from the Timeline to the Viewer.