How to Use the Control-Option-Command-= (Equals) Keyboard Shortcut to Decrease Field of View in the 360° Viewer

Keyboard shortcut: ControlOptionCommandEquals

Control-Option-Command-= (Equals) runs the Final Cut Pro command Decrease Field of View. It narrows the field of view in the 360° Viewer. That means it zooms in on the part of a 360° video you're looking at. It isn't a timeline zoom and it doesn't change the regular Viewer.

What Is the 360° Viewer?

When you edit 360° video, Final Cut Pro can show a 360° Viewer next to the regular Viewer. The regular Viewer shows the whole flattened equirectangular image. The 360° Viewer shows what someone wearing a headset or panning around on a phone would see, and you can look around the sphere.

How to Use It

  1. Open a 360° project and show the 360° Viewer.
  2. Look toward the area you want to check.
  3. Press Control-Option-Command-=. The field of view narrows, so that area gets bigger.
  4. Press it again to narrow the view further.

When to Use It

  • Checking stitch lines: Zoom in to look for seams where the cameras' images were joined.
  • Inspecting details: Check titles, graphics, or patches placed in your 360° scene.
  • Judging what viewers see: A narrower field of view is closer to what some viewers will experience on a small screen.

Tips

  • The opposite command, Increase Field of View, widens the view again. Check the Command Editor (Option-Command-K) for its key.
  • For zooming the timeline itself, use Command-Plus and Command-Minus instead.
  • You can still drag inside the 360° Viewer to look around while you're zoomed in.

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