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75Final Cut Pro User Guide
Play media in Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro provides many options for playing back projects and clips. You can play a
project or clip from the beginning, play it from a certain point, play it at different speeds,
and loop playback. You can also play video in full-screen view.
To control whether Final Cut Pro displays optimized, proxy, or original media in the
viewer, and whether video playback is optimized for quality or performance, choose the
corresponding options from the View pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the viewer.
See
Control playback quality in Final Cut Pro.
Play back video and audio clips
In Final Cut Pro, do any of the following:
• Play a project or clip from the beginning: Select the project or clip, then choose View >
Playback > Play from Beginning (or press Control-Shift-I).
• Play a section of a project, selected clips, or a frame range from the beginning: In the
timeline, select clips, or select a range
, then choose View > Playback > Play Selection,
or press the Slash (/) key.
When you select a clip or a portion of a clip or project, the selected area is marked with
a yellow border.
• Play a project or clip from a specific point: In the browser or the timeline, click a point
in the project or clip where you want to begin (or move the playhead to a point in the
timeline), then either press the Space bar or click the Play button in the viewer.
• Play around the playhead or skimmer: Choose View > Playback > Play Around, or press
Shift-Question Mark (?).