Does anyone know how to view a clip frame by frame in FCP?

[David Bogie]

> Hello, there is nothing in the manual on how to do this –

Sure there is. Maybe you just don’t know what to look for so try searching the index in the manuals or the online help for some of these:
Trimming.
Scrubbing.
Jogging.
Stepping.

bogiesan

This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”

[Ben Scott]

try these keys

{ (is shift [)
trim back 5 or more frames

[
trim back 1 frame

} (is shift ])
trim forward 5 or more frames

]
trim forward 1 frames

u
changes from ripple to roll

v
selects the closest edit point (uses track auto select try selecting with option key for just that track)

arrow left
move playhead back 1 frame

shift arrow left
move playhead back 10 frames

arrow right
move playhead forward 1 frame

shift arrow right
move playhead forward 10 frames

\
play around edit

this is the way to use the trim edit functions without using the trim edit window

check this https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/basic_keys_to_speed.html

[David Bogie]

This same question was posted on other FCP forums. Seems the OP was asking about the filmstrip display in the timeline.

bogiesan

This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”