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81Final Cut Pro User Guide
You can use the comparison viewer in two modes in Final Cut Pro:
Saved: Save frames to the comparison viewer so you can compare them to any frame
in the timeline or the browser. In Saved mode, you can use the comparison viewer with
a frame browser that shows thumbnails of your saved frames. You can save up to 30
frames from anywhere in your project or library, and you can display saved frames in the
comparison viewer with just a click.
Timeline: Quickly compare a frame in your project with a frame from the previous or
next clip in the timeline. As you move the playhead in the timeline, the comparison
viewer updates automatically to show either the last frame of the previous clip or the
first frame of the next clip.
Show the comparison viewer
In Final Cut Pro, choose Window > Show in Workspace > Comparison Viewer (or press
Control-Command-6).
The comparison viewer appears next to the main viewer.
Note: You can’t show the comparison viewer and the event viewer at the same time.
Compare saved frames in the comparison viewer
1. In Final Cut Pro, show the comparison viewer next to the viewer by choosing Window >
Show in Workspace > Comparison Viewer (or pressing Control-Command-6).
2. Click the Saved button at the top of the comparison viewer.
3. In the timeline or the browser, position the playhead on the frame you want to save to
the comparison viewer, then click the Save Frame button in the lower-right corner of the
comparison viewer.
The frame appears in the comparison viewer. A thumbnail of the saved frame also
appears in the frame browser. See Store and review frames in the frame browser, below.
4. In the timeline or the browser, position the playhead on the frame you want to compare
with, so that it appears in the viewer.