Reference Guide

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The Now time and how to use it
Controlling playback
To switch the Time ruler format to H:M:S:F (SMPTE)
1. Right-click in the Track view Time Ruler.
2. In the menu that appears, select Time Ruler Format > H:M:S:F.
To switch the Time ruler format to samples
1. Right-click in the Track view Time Ruler.
2. In the menu that appears, select Time Ruler Format > Samples.
To switch the Time ruler format to milliseconds
1. Right-click in the Track view Time Ruler.
2. In the menu that appears, select Time Ruler Format > Milliseconds.
Additionally, you can add or remove Time ruler formats using the Plus/Minus buttons located just
outside the right edge of the Time ruler.
To add or remove Time ruler formats using the Plus/Minus buttons
• Click the Plus button and select a Time ruler format from the pop-up menu.
• Click the Plus button and select a Time ruler format you would like to add from the pop-up menu.
• Click the Minus button and select from the pop-up menu to remove an active Time ruler format.
• Right-click in the Time ruler and move the cursor to Time ruler format in the pop-up menu. A list of
all Time ruler formats appears. Active formats are checked, inactive formats are unchecked.
• Click a checked format to move it down one row.
• Click an unchecked format to replace the topmost displayed format.
See:
“Controlling the transport” on page 186
“Zooming and scrolling in the time ruler” on page 88
Note: If only one Time ruler format is being used, only the Plus button is displayed.
Note: Selecting the Display All Times as SMPTE check box in Edit > Preferences >
Customization - Display forces all times in the project to be displayed in SMPTE time,
regardless of your setting in the Time ruler.