Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1823)

For more information, see “Rendering and Video Processing Settings.”
Editing Tab
The preferences in this tab affect editing behaviors in Final Cut Pro.
Default Timing Options
• Still/Freeze Duration: This value determines the duration for imported graphics and
freeze frames you create in Final Cut Pro (when you choose Modify > Make Freeze
Frame in the Canvas or Viewer). The default duration is 10 seconds. In and Out points
are set around the middle of a clip, providing equal handles for trimming on either
side of the clip.
You can increase the length of a freeze frame clip by opening it in the Viewer and
entering a higher value in the Timecode Duration field.
Note: In Final Cut Pro, duration is the amount of time between a clip’s In and Out points,
and length refers to the time between Media Start and Media End. The default length
of a still-image or freeze frame clip is 2 minutes, whereas its duration is determined by
the Still/Freeze Duration value. However, if you set the Still/Freeze Duration value to
be greater than 2 minutes, new still images or freeze frames are created at this length
without handles.
One reason you may want to change this value is if you’re going to import an image
sequence. For example, if you set the Still/Freeze Duration value to 00:00:00:01 (one
frame), you can import an entire folder of numbered images and then place them in
a sequence.
• Preview Pre-roll: This value is used by the Play Around Current control and the Trim Edit
window to determine how much time before the playhead should be played.
• Preview Post-roll: This value is used by the Play Around Current control and the Trim
Edit window to determine how much time after the playhead should be played.
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