Final Cut Pro 6 - Playhead and Scrubber Bar

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Playhead and Scrubber Bar

The playhead shows the location of the currently displayed frame within the current
clip. The scrubber bar runs along the entire width of the Viewer, below the video
image. To scrub through a clip, drag the playhead across the scrubber bar. You can also
hold down the Command key to drag the playhead at a slower speed, so you can more
easily locate specific frames. You can click anywhere in the scrubber bar to instantly
move the playhead to that location.

The playhead’s movement in the scrubber bar is affected by whether “snapping” is
turned on. When snapping is on, the playhead “snaps,” or moves directly, to any
markers, In points, or Out points in the scrubber bar when it gets close to them. (To
turn snapping on or off, choose View > Snapping, or press the N key.)

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Shuttle control

Scrubber bar

Playhead

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To move the playhead to the next In or Out point, or Media End:

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Press the Down arrow key.

To move the playhead to the previous In or Out point, or Media Start:

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Press the Up arrow key.

To move the playhead to the beginning of your clip:

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Press Home on your keyboard.

To move the playhead to the end of your clip:

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Press End on your keyboard.