User Manual

Navigating in the Timeline
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To zoom in the Timeline using the scale bar:
1. Click the scale slider, and drag it to the right.
The Timeline expands horizontally and shows more detail. The position indicator splits into
a solid blue line and a dotted blue line (or “shadow”), marking the beginning and end of the
current frame. You can click either the line or the shadow to move exactly one frame forward
or back.
2. To shrink the Timeline to its original size, drag the scale slider back to the left.
To zoom in the Timeline using the Zoom In and Zoom Back commands:
1. Click the Timeline Fast Menu button, and select Zoom In.
The pointer arrow changes to a selection bar.
2. Position the pointer at either the start or end of the place you want to zoom in on, and drag to
select the section.
When you release the mouse button, the material inside the Zoom In box expands to fill the
Timeline window.
3. To return to the previous Timeline display, click the Timeline Fast Menu button, and select
Zoom Back.
To focus the Timeline using the Focus button:
1. Make sure none of the edit tools in the Smart tool is active.
2. Move the position indicator to the frame or transition you want to expand.
3. Click the Focus button.
Your Avid editing application centers and enlarges the region of the Timeline immediately
surrounding the position indicator.
4. To return the Timeline to its previous view, click the Focus button again.
Vertical Scrolling in the Timeline
The editing application allows you to automatically scroll vertically in the Timeline. This is
useful if you have many tracks in the Timeline and want to scroll below the visible area of the
Timeline.
To scroll vertically in the Timeline perform one of the following:
t Select the blue bar in the ruler and drag vertically to scroll down the Timeline.
t In Segment mode, select a segment and drag vertically to scroll down the Timeline.
t Lasso an area above the tracks and drag vertically to scroll down the Timeline.