Make sure the Saved text button is clicked, at the top. This opens a new window to the left of the Viewer. NOTE: Remember, the Comparison Viewer only displays single frames, which won’t move.Ĭhoose Window > Show in Workspace > Comparison Viewer (Shortcut: Control+Cmd+6). All these options are similar to the options in the main Viewer, but now relate to the image displayed in the Comparison Viewer. This displays the still frame in the comparison view displayed in the video scopes. The most useful of which are the video scopes. We can’t change which frame is displayed in this window because it is based on how clips are trimmed in the Timeline.Ĭlick the View menu in the top right corner of the Comparison Viewer to enable a variety of options. When Next Edit is active, this window shows the first frame of the following clip.When Previous Edit is active, this window shows the last frame of the preceding clip.Make sure the Timeline text button is clicked, at the top. NOTE: You can’t display both the Comparison Viewer and the Event Viewer at the same time.Ĭhoose Window > Show in Workspace > Comparison Viewer (Shortcut: Control+Cmd+6). All images in the Comparison Viewer are stills. The Saved display works similar to a a frame store, which is really quite neat.
You can save up to 30 frames from anywhere in your project or library, and you can display saved frames in the comparison viewer with just a click. In Saved mode, you can use the comparison viewer with a frame browser that shows thumbnails of your saved frames. Saved: Save frames to the comparison viewer so you can compare them to any frame in the timeline or the browser. As you move the playhead in the timeline, the comparison viewer updates automatically to show either the last frame of the previous clip or the first frame of the next clip. Timeline: Quickly compare a frame in your project with a frame from the previous or next clip in the timeline.
There are two modes to the Comparison Viewer: For example, you can compare frames to look for differences or similarities in color correction, cropping, titles, video effects such as blurs or masks, and so on. In Final Cut Pro, you can show the comparison viewer next to the main Viewer to compare any two frames of video side by side.
One of the more interesting new features in the 10.4.4 update to Apple Final Cut Pro X is the “Comparison Viewer.”