System information
1.
Select the Automation Settings button on the track you want to edit.
2. Click the next to the Automation Settings button and choose Track Automation: Write (Touch)
or Track Automation: Write (Latch) from the menu.
3. Select the parameter you want to edit:
n
For a track envelope, select the envelope tool and click the envelope point you want to
edit. You can right-click a point and choose Properties from the shortcut menu to display an
effect's property page.
n For a keyframe, click the Expand/Collapse Track Keyframes button to expand track
keyframe rows, and then double-click a keyframe to open its property page. For more
information about using an effect, see "Applying video effects" on page 315.
4. Adjust the control that corresponds to the envelope point or keyframe you want to adjust. The
selected envelope point/keyframe is edited, and all others are unaffected.
For track envelopes, you can also edit the envelope directly in the timeline. For more information,
see "Adjusting Envelopes" on page 266.
Set the automation recording mode for a track
1.
Select the Automation Settings button .
2. Click the next to the Automation Settings button and choose a command from the menu to
choose the automation mode.
To set the automation mode for all tracks, press Ctrl+A before choosing a mode on any track.
Mode
Track
Icon
Description
Off Automated parameters are ignored during playback.
When you switch to Off mode, the control setting from the cursor
position is used as a static setting, and the envelope/keyframe is
dimmed to indicate that it is unavailable.
Read The envelope/keyframe value is applied during playback, and the
control reflects the envelope/keyframe settings at the cursor position.
Adjustments to the control are not recorded.
Write (Touch) The envelope/keyframe value is applied during playback, and the
control follows the envelope/keyframe settings during playback and
when you position the cursor.
Envelope points or keyframes are created only while a control is
being adjusted. When you stop adjusting the control, automation
recording stops and the existing envelope points/keyframes are
unaffected.
USING AUTOMATION273