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194Final Cut Pro User Guide
Tip: To increase the size of audio waveforms for timeline clips, press Control-
Option-Up Arrow. To decrease the size of audio waveforms for timeline clips, press
Control-Option-Down Arrow.
3. To adjust the vertical height of clips in the timeline, drag the Clip Height slider to the
left to decrease the clip height, or to the right to increase the clip height.
4. To adjust the display of clip labels, do any of the following:
• View clips by name: Select the Clip Names checkbox.
• View multicam clips by the name of the active video angle and the active audio
angle: Select the Angles checkbox.
• View clips by role: Select the Clip Roles checkbox.
• Always show lane names (so the names aren’t obscured by clips): Select the Lane
Headers checkbox.
Snap to items in the Final Cut Pro timeline
The snapping feature in Final Cut Pro makes it easier and quicker to do things like line up
a video clip with an audio clip or align the playhead to a particular marker. When snapping
is turned on, items you move in the timeline appear to jump, or “snap,” directly to certain
points. This can help you quickly line up edits with other items in the project.
Snapping affects the functions of many of the editing tools in Final Cut Pro, including the
Select tool, the Trim tool, the Position tool, the Range Selection tool, and the Blade tool.
Several elements trigger snapping in the timeline:
• Clip boundaries (start and end points)
• The playhead and the skimmer
• Markers
• Keyframes
• Range selections
You can turn snapping on or off, even while you’re dragging a clip. For example, if you’re
trying to move a clip only a few frames among a series of markers and clip boundaries, you
can turn off snapping so that the clip doesn’t snap to any of these points.