Refers to the z coordinate in Cartesian geometry. The z coordinate describes perpendicular placement in motion effects.
Zebra stripes
Animated diagonal "marching lines" that are superimposed over illegal areas or areas that are very near the broadcast legal limits in an image. Zebra stripes are enabled when you use Final Cut Pro's range-checking options.
Zoom
To change the view of your image or Timeline.
Zoom control
Used to zoom in or out while keeping the material in the waveform display area centered. Clicking to the right of the control zooms out to show more of the duration of your clip; clicking to the left zooms in to show more detail.
Zoom slider
The slider control that appears at the bottom of the Timeline. The Zoom slider allows you to navigate throughout the total duration of the currently displayed sequence; you can use the thumb tabs on the left and right of the slider to zoom in to and out of a sequence for a more detailed view.
