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Arranging clips
Last updated 11/5/2019
Tip : You can specify the default number and type of tracks in new movies.
Default tracks
A Video 2 track B Audio 2 track C Video1 track D Audio 1 track E Narration track F Soundtrack
Expert view timeline tools
Use the tools at the top of the Expert view timeline to play a clip, stop playback, or change playback speed. Use the
panels in the Action bar to add titles, transitions, special effects, and music. You can also add markers, detect musical
beats, open the Audio Mixer, or add narration.
Move through the Expert view timeline
When placing and arranging clips in the Expert view timeline, move the current-time indicator to the appropriate
location. In the time ruler, the current-time indicator corresponds to the frame displayed in the Monitor panel.
A vertical line extends from this current-time indicator through all the tracks. Zooming in and out of the Expert view
timeline can help you identify the exact location for placing a clip or performing an edit.
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In the Expert view timeline, do any of the following:
• Drag the current-time indicator.
• Click the time ruler where you want to position the current-time indicator.
• Press Shift while dragging the current-time indicator to snap it to the edge of the closest clip or marker.
• Drag the time display (below the Monitor panel) to the desired time value.
• Click the time display (at the bottom of the Monitor panel), type a valid time, and then press Enter. (You need
not type leading zeros, colons, or semicolons. However, Adobe Premiere Elements interprets numbers under 100
as frames.)
You can use the Home or End keys on the keyboard to skip between the beginning and end of the movie. The Page Up
and Page Down keys move the current-time indicator to the previous and next clips respectively. The Right or Left Arrow
keys move the current-time indicator forward or back by a frame. Pressing Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow
moves the current-time indicator forward or back by five frames each time.
Add clips to the Expert view timeline
When you insert a clip into the Expert view timeline, adjacent clips on all tracks shift to accommodate the new clip. By
shifting all clips together, the audio and video of the existing clips remain in sync.