User Guide

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0

User Guide

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See also

“To activate keyframing” on page 234

“About keyframes” on page 230

“Automating audio changes in the Audio Mixer” on page 199

Viewing keyframes and graphs

You can view any keyframe in the keyframe area of the Effect Controls panel. In the Timeline panel, you can see

keyframes by expanding the track and choosing the appropriate track viewing options. In the Effect Controls panel,

any effect containing keyframed properties displays Summary Keyframe icons when the effect is collapsed.

Summary keyframes appear across from the effect’s heading and correspond to all the individual property keyframes

contained in the effect. You cannot manipulate summary keyframes; they appear for your reference only.

Both the Effect Controls and the Timeline panels let you adjust the timing and values of keyframes, but each works

in a different way. Whereas the Effect Controls panel displays all effect properties, keyframes, and interpolation

methods at once, clips in the Timeline panel can show only one effect property at a time. In the Effect Controls panel,

you have complete control over keyframe values. In the Timeline panel, you have limited control (for example, you

can’t change values that use x, y coordinates, such as Position), however, you can make keyframe adjustments while

editing without moving to the Effect Controls panel.

The graphs in the Timeline and Effect Controls panels display the values of each keyframe and the interpolated

values between keyframes. When the graph of an effect property is level, the value of the property is unchanged

between keyframes. When the graph goes up or down, the value of a property increases or decreases between

keyframes. You can change the interpolation method and adjust Bezier curves in a graph to affect the speed and

smoothness of the property changes from one keyframe to the next.