User Manual

Customizing Timeline Views
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When you combine functions on the Timeline palette, you modify how the mouse pointer
functions in the Timeline:
• When you select the Lift/Overwrite or Extract/Splice-in button, the mouse pointer changes
to a segment edit pointer for either Lift/Overwrite or Extract/Splice-in edits. If you select
both buttons, the segment edit depends on which region of the segment in the Timeline that
you activate. For more information, see “Working with Segments” on page 693.
• When you select the Overwrite Trim or Ripple Trim button, the mouse pointer changes to a
trim roller when you mouse over a transition point and lets you perform the selected trim
edit. If you select both trim buttons, the trim edit depends on which region of the transition
in the Timeline that you activate. For more information, see “Timeline Trim States” on
page 736.
• The Transition Manipulation tool lets you select and modify transition effects in the
Timeline. You can adjust the duration and position of the transition effect by moving the
effect handles or the effect icon. For more information, see “Adjusting Transitions in the
Timeline” in the Help.
• The Smart tool toggle bar lets you turn off the Timeline palette editing tools. When you use
the toggle bar to enable Timeline palette tools, the toggle bar enables the tools that you had
previously selected.
Since using the Timeline palette tools change the behavior of the mouse pointer in the Timeline,
you cannot scrub through the Timeline as you do in normal edit mode. Instead, you can use the
Timeline ruler above the Timeline or the Timecode track to move the position indicator. (The
Timeline ruler displays the master timecode for your sequence.) If you want to scrub through the
Timeline without making segment edits, you can also turn off the segment 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 (see “Disabling the Smart Tool in
the Timeline” on page 678).
The Track Control Panel
Timeline tracks include a Track Control panel that provides features useful when you edit audio
tracks. The Track Control panel arranges components in two rows of tools, and it allows you to
do the following:
• Show or hide waveforms and clip gain, auto gain, and pan displays on individual tracks (see
“Displaying Audio Waveforms” on page 773 and “Displaying Volume and Pan Values” on
page 775).
• Add, delete, move, and copy RTAS
®
(Real-Time AudioSuite) effects (see “Real-Time
AudioSuite Plug-Ins” on page 918).
• Mark tracks as inactive or solo or mute tracks so you can monitor the audio on a track.