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Ray Coy · October 18th, 2006, 08:34 AM

Hopefully this is something obvious. In the viewer window all i can see is a white screen with a cross through it, unless the clip is actually playing. this makes it a real pain to set accurate i o points.

thanks

Nathan VanHoose · October 18th, 2006, 09:34 PM

Click the button in the middle of the viewer window and select open (the one in the center of the rounded square button). Right now it is probably set to sync off.

Ray Coy · October 21st, 2006, 10:09 AM

thanks for the response Nathan

If I load a clip into the viewer it resets to sync off. if i then set it to open it just plays what is on the timeline, same as in the canvas window.

double click on a clip or drag one into the viewer and again it goes back to sync off.

what am i doing wrong?

thanks

Nathan VanHoose · October 23rd, 2006, 02:13 PM

You know, my FCP does the same thing. So I'm stumped. But if you set if to open, do you need to double click anymore--considering the t.c. is displayed in the upper right hand corner of both the viewer window and the canvas window?

Nate Schmidt · October 23rd, 2006, 04:17 PM

At the top of the viewer there is a little pop-up menu it might be set to Alpha instead of RGB. The cross might come from setting it to wireframe or image+wireframe.

Ray Coy · October 26th, 2006, 08:47 AM

many thanks nate.

it was indeed set to aplpha instead of rgb

October 18th, 2006, 08:34 AM	#1
Ray Coy Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: hull england Posts: 50	Final Cut Pro Question Hopefully this is something obvious. In the viewer window all i can see is a white screen with a cross through it, unless the clip is actually playing. this makes it a real pain to set accurate i o points. thanks

October 21st, 2006, 10:09 AM	#3
Ray Coy Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: hull england Posts: 50	still cant see it... thanks for the response Nathan If I load a clip into the viewer it resets to sync off. if i then set it to open it just plays what is on the timeline, same as in the canvas window. double click on a clip or drag one into the viewer and again it goes back to sync off. what am i doing wrong? thanks

October 23rd, 2006, 04:17 PM	#5
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	At the top of the viewer there is a little pop-up menu it might be set to Alpha instead of RGB. The cross might come from setting it to wireframe or image+wireframe. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

October 18th, 2006, 09:34 PM	#2
Nathan VanHoose New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 23	Click the button in the middle of the viewer window and select open (the one in the center of the rounded square button). Right now it is probably set to sync off.

October 23rd, 2006, 02:13 PM	#4
Nathan VanHoose New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 23	You know, my FCP does the same thing. So I'm stumped. But if you set if to open, do you need to double click anymore--considering the t.c. is displayed in the upper right hand corner of both the viewer window and the canvas window?

October 26th, 2006, 08:47 AM	#6
Ray Coy Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: hull england Posts: 50	many thanks nate. it was indeed set to aplpha instead of rgb