User Manual

Customizing Timeline Views
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To change the display of markers in the Timeline:
1. Load a sequence that contains markers into the Record monitor.
2. Click the Timeline Fast Menu button, select Show Markers, and then select the colors of the
markers you want to display in the Timeline.
The Timeline displays only those markers with the colors you selected.
Setting the Playback Option for the Timeline
You can control how the Timeline displays during playback by setting a preference in the
Timeline Settings dialog box:.
• The Timeline display can page to the next section of your sequence when the position
indicator gets to the end of the visible section of the Timeline as you play.
• The Timeline display can scroll over the position indicator while you play a sequence
• The Timeline display can remain stationary as the sequence plays, even when the position
bar moves beyond the right of the Timeline.
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For the Timeline to page or scroll, you might need to display more detail in the Timeline to
expand the sequence. Click the slider and drag it to the right to expand the Timeline. All effect
icons are hidden as you scroll.
To set the playback option:
1. Double-click Timeline in the Settings list in the Project window.
The Timeline Settings dialog box opens, displaying a list of your current Timeline settings.
For more information, see “Timeline Settings” on page 1436.
2. Click the Display tab, and select one of the following:
t Page
t Scroll
t None
3. Click OK.
Disabling the Smart Tool in the Timeline
Using the Smart tool enables a dynamic, cursor-based editing method in the Timeline. This
changes the standard behavior of the mouse pointer so that you cannot scrub through the
Timeline as you do in normal edit mode. If you want to move or scrub through the Timeline
without making segment edits, you can turn off the editing tools by using the Smart tool toggle
bar or by clicking the Timecode ruler or Timecode track to deselect the edit tools if you set this
option in the Timeline Settings dialog box.