Changing magnification in windows

The lower left corner of a Composition, Layer, or Footage window shows the current magnification. When you change magnification, you change the appearance of the pixels in the window, not the actual resolution of the composition.

To zoom in:

Do one of the following:

• Select the zoom tool . The pointer becomes a magnifying glass with a plus sign in its center . Click the area in the window you want to magnify. Each click magnifies the image to the next percentage, centering the display around the point you click. You can also drag the tool to magnify a specific area. The maximum magnification level is 6400%.
• Choose View > Zoom In to magnify the image to the next percentage. When the window reaches its maximum magnification level, the command has no effect.
• Choose a zoom level from the Magnification Ratio pop-up menu at the bottom left of the Footage, Layer, or Composition window. To change the magnification of all views, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS).
• In the Layer and Footage windows only, press the plus key (+) to magnify the image to the next percentage.

To zoom out:

Do one of the following:

• Select the zoom tool. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to activate the zoom-out tool. The pointer becomes a magnifying glass with a minus sign in its center . Click the center of the area in the window you want to reduce. Each click reduces the image to the previous percentage. When the file has reached its maximum reduction level, the command has no effect.
• Choose View > Zoom Out to reduce the image to the previous percentage. When the window reaches its maximum reduction level, the command has no effect.
• Choose a zoom level from the Magnification Ratio pop-up menu at the bottom left of the Footage, Layer, or Composition window. To change the magnification of all views, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS).
• In the Layer and Footage windows only, press the minus key (-) to reduce the image to the previous percentage.

To change the view to 100%:

Double-click the zoom tool in the Tools palette.

To change the view to fit the screen:

Double-click the hand tool in the Tools palette.