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77Final Cut Pro User Guide
Play back media in a loop
You can turn on looping so that a project or a clip (or any portion of either) plays in a
continuous loop.
1. To turn on looping in Final Cut Pro, choose View > Playback > Loop Playback (or press
Command-L).
2. Do any of the following:
• Loop your entire project: Click the timeline to make it active, then press the Space
bar.
• Loop a clip in the browser: Select the clip, then press the Space bar.
• Loop a portion of a clip or project: Select a range in a browser clip or the timeline (or
select a timeline clip), then choose View > Playback > Selection, or press the Slash
(/) key.
Play video in full-screen view
1. In Final Cut Pro, open a project in the timeline or select a clip in the browser, then
position the playhead where you want the video to begin.
2. Do one of the following:
• Choose View > Playback > Play Full Screen (or press Shift-Command-F).
• Click the Play Full Screen button below the lower-right corner of the viewer.
The item plays in full-screen view starting at the playhead position.
Tip: You can use all the playback shortcut keys during full-screen playback,
including J, K, L, and others. For a full list of the available shortcuts, see Playback and
navigation.
To leave full-screen view, press the Esc (Escape) key.
When you play back clips, the frames under the playhead or skimmer play in the viewer. If
you need to play two clips at once so that you can compare them, you can use the event
viewer, a separate viewer for playing back event clips only. The event viewer appears to the
left of the main viewer. See
Play media in the Final Cut Pro event viewer.
Skim media in Final Cut Pro
You can quickly skim your video and audio to preview it, search for a particular shot, or
make an edit. When skimming is turned on and you move the pointer forward or backward
over a clip in the browser or the timeline, the content under the pointer plays in the viewer.
You can also use the Blade, Trim, and Range Selection editing tools to skim clips in
the timeline or the precision editor. You can also turn on clip skimming to view or hear
individual clips in isolation.
As you’re editing in Final Cut Pro, you may find skimming distracting when you move the
pointer from one location to another. You can disable all skimming (or just audio skimming).