Safety Zone

[Walter Biscardi]

In the Canvas turn on the Overlays – Title / Action Safe.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Glenn Fisher]

To add to Walter Biscardi’s comment:

When I first started editing with Final Cut, I found it off-putting that I could only see title-safe/action-safe when paused on a frame (i.e. it wouldn’t show the safe regions while playing a clip in the timeline). Over time, I got more used to it, but if you’re just starting out and also find it difficult, you might want to check out the DH_WideSafe plugin from Digital Heaven (https://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/fcplugins/dh_widesafe.php). I’ve never used it, but it should essentially generate guides that you can put on a video track, and they should display while playing back a clip in the timeline.