Zoom in to and out of the timeline in Final Cut Pro for Mac

In Final Cut Pro, do any of the following:

• Zoom in to the timeline: Choose View > Zoom In, or press Command-Plus Sign (+).

• Zoom out of the timeline: Choose View > Zoom Out, or press Command-Minus Sign (–).

1. In Final Cut Pro, click the Tools pop-up menu in the top-left corner of the timeline and choose Zoom (or press Z).

   

   The pointer changes to the Zoom tool .

   Tip: To switch to the Zoom tool temporarily, hold down the Z key. When you release the Z key, the tool reverts to the previously active tool.

2. Do any of the following:

   • Zoom in to the timeline: Click the section of the timeline you want to zoom in to. (You can also drag over an area of the timeline to zoom in to just that area.)

     Click multiple times to continue zooming in.

   • Zoom out of the timeline: Option-click the section of the timeline you want to zoom out of.

     Option-click multiple times to continue zooming out.

Whether you’re zoomed in to a single clip or zoomed out so far that all the clips in your project appear on the left side of the timeline, you can quickly change the view so that your project fills the visible area of the timeline and no horizontal scrolling is required.

• In Final Cut Pro, choose View > Zoom to Fit (or press Shift–Z).

  

You can quickly adjust the height of timeline clips so that the clips fit within the visible part of the timeline and no vertical scrolling is required.

• In Final Cut Pro, choose View > Vertical Zoom to Fit (or press Option-Shift–Z).

  

1. In Final Cut Pro, click the Clip Appearance button in the top-right corner of the timeline.

   

   The clip appearance controls appear.

2. Do any of the following:

   • Zoom in to the timeline: Drag the Zoom slider to the right, or press Command-Plus Sign (+).

   • Zoom out of the timeline: Drag the Zoom slider to the left, or press Command-Minus Sign (–).