Apple MA261Z/A User Manual - Page 105

II Shuttling Through a Clip or Sequence While using the scrubber bar is a great way to quickly navigate to different parts of your clip or sequence, sometimes you want to play through your clip or sequence smoothly at varying speeds as you make decisions about where to place your edit points. The shuttle control gives you this kind of smooth control, playing back your video and audio at various speeds in either direction, much as the shuttle of a video deck does. In particular, the shuttle control is useful for playing back at less than 1x speed. As the audio slows down, it's sometimes easier to distinguish individual words, and to set your In and Out points more accurately. The shuttle control can play your clip or sequence at five speeds in each direction: 1/4x, 1/2x, 1x, 2x, and 4x. The shuttle control snaps to the closest available speed. When the shuttle control is at 1x speed, or 100 percent, the slider turns green. To play clips or sequences at varying speeds using the shuttle control: m Drag the shuttle slider to the left or right. Dragging to the right moves the clip or sequence forward; dragging to the left moves the clip or sequence in reverse. The farther you drag the slider from the center, the faster the clip or sequence plays in that direction. Drag to the right to play forward; drag to the left to play in reverse. You can also use the J, K, and L keys on your keyboard to shuttle through your clip. When you use the keyboard shortcuts, the only speed available under 1x is 1/3x. However, you can use the keyboard commands to speed playback up to eight times normal speed, faster than you can play back using the shuttle control. { Moves through reverse speeds Pause " Moves through forward speeds Chapter 8 Navigating and Using Timecode in the Viewer and Canvas 105