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When using the Viewer to sample tricky colors or draw a detailed PowerCurve, it can be advantageous to zoom into the image.
— Move the pointer to within the Viewer, and then roll the scroll wheel to zoom in or out of the image.
— Press Command-Equal to zoom in, or Command-Minus to zoom out.
— Move the pointer to within the Viewer, then middle-click and drag to pan around the image.
— Choose 100% (Actual Size) (Option-Shift-Z) from the sizing drop-down menu in the upper left of the Viewer.
— Choose View > Zoom > Zoom to Fit (Shift-Z).
— Choose “Gang viewer zoom with video output” from the Option menu of the Viewer to zoom the image shown on video out identically to the zoom level of the Viewer, enabling you to evaluate a zoomed-in portion of the image on your suite’s hero display.
Using the Jog Bar and Transport Controls
One of the principal uses of the Viewer is to control playback. The jog bar, directly underneath the image in the Viewer, contains a playhead that you can drag to the left and right to navigate quickly through the currently selected clip as fast as you can move the pointer. The playhead in the jog bar is locked to the playheads found in the Timeline and Keyframe Editor. Moving one playhead moves all three.
How much of the Timeline the jog bar navigates depends on whether the Node Editor is set to Clip or Timeline mode. In Clip mode, the jog bar width equals the duration of the currently selected clip. In Timeline mode, the jog bar width equals the total duration of the entire Timeline.
A row of transport controls below the jog bar provides more specific control over timeline playback.