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196Final Cut Pro User Guide
Navigate subframe by subframe
You can navigate clips by subframes. A subframe has 1/80 the duration of a video frame
and is a more precise unit of reference when viewing or editing audio waveforms that are
zoomed in to the sample level.
Note: You can’t make edits to video at the subframe level.
1. In the Final Cut Pro timeline or browser, move the pointer over a clip, then click.
2. Do any of the following:
• Move backward in one-subframe increments: Press Option-Left Arrow.
• Move forward in one-subframe increments: Press Option-Right Arrow.
Note: You can change the timecode display below the viewer to show subframes. See
Editing preferences.
Navigate by jumping
You can move the playhead quickly from point to point in the timeline.
In Final Cut Pro, do any of the following:
• Go to the next edit point: Choose Mark > Next > Edit (or press the Down Arrow key).
• Go to the previous edit point: Choose Mark > Previous > Edit (or press the Up Arrow
key).
• Go to the start of the project: Choose Mark > Go to > Beginning (or press the Home
key).
• Go to the end of the project: Choose Mark > Go to > End (or press the End key).
• Go to the next marker: Choose Mark > Next > Marker, or press Control-Apostrophe (’).
• Go to the previous marker: Choose Mark > Previous > Marker, or press Control-
Semicolon (;).
For more information about markers, see Intro to markers in Final Cut Pro.
Navigate using timecode in Final Cut Pro
Timecode is a signal recorded with your video that uniquely identifies each video frame.
When you play a clip from the browser, its timecode signal appears in a display below the
viewer, using this format:
Timecode supports a variety of functions in Final Cut Pro, including timeline playback,
syncing video and audio clip items, and adding, trimming, and moving clips. In addition,
timecode allows you to navigate through projects in the timeline and see the duration of
clips, range selections, and projects.