User Manual

Controlling Playback
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t To move the position indicator and access the frame at the new position, click anywhere
in a monitor’s position bar or in the Timeline, or drag the position indicator to the left or
right in a monitor’s position bar or in the Timeline.
The speed with which you drag the position indicator determines the speed at which you
move through the footage.
t To go directly to the beginning or end of a clip or sequence, click to the far left or far
right of the position bar or the Timeline.
t To snap to the nearest transition, edit mark, marker, or audio keyframe, Ctrl-click
(Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) between the position indicator and that
transition, mark, marker, or keyframe, or Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag
(Macintosh) the position indicator toward that transition, mark, marker, or audio
keyframe.
t To snap to the last frame before the nearest transition, edit mark, marker, or audio
keyframe, Ctrl+Alt-click (Windows) or Command+Option-click (Macintosh) between
the position indicator and that transition, mark, marker, or keyframe, or Ctrl+Alt-drag
(Windows) or Command+Option-drag (Macintosh) the position indicator toward that
transition, mark, marker, or audio keyframe.
You can select the Use Fast Scrub setting to always display markers while scrubbing;
however, with this option selected, the media in the monitor might update more slowly.
To display markers when scrubbing:
t In the Settings list, double-click Timeline and deselect Use Fast Scrub.
When the Fast Scrub option is selected in an HD project, some effects are not displayed.
Deselect this option to view all effects.
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You can create a Timeline setting that has this option deselected and then easily switch between
the settings. For information on duplicating settings, see “Duplicating Settings” on page 1342.
Playback Control Buttons
You can use the buttons that appear below the Source and Record monitors and in the pop-up
monitors to play and step through your footage.
You can also use additional buttons available in the Command palette to control playback. You
can remap Command palette buttons onto some existing button locations (for example, in the
Tool palette) or to the keyboard. For more information about mapping user-selectable buttons,
see “Understanding Button Mapping” on page 110.
The following table describes the common playback control buttons: