User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide98
Setting Pre- and Post-Roll in the
Transport Window
Pre- and post-roll can be enabled and set
from the fields in the Transport window.
To enable and set the pre- and post-roll times
in the Transport window:
1 If necessary, resize the Transport window
by clicking in the upper right so the start
and end times are displayed.
2 In the Transport window, click in the pre-
roll field.
3 Type in the pre-roll amount and press
slash to enter the value and automatically
move to the post-roll field.
4 Type in the post-roll amount and press
Enter to accept the new value.
5 To enable either pre- or post roll, click the
appropriate button so it becomes high-
lighted.
✽ Use the period (.) or Left/Right Arrow keys
to move through the different time fields for
start/end. Use the Up/Down Arrow keys to in-
crease or decrease the numerical values.
Setting Pre- and Post-Roll in a Playlist
You can use the Selector to enable and dis-
able pre- and post-roll by clicking in a
track’s playlist.
To enable and set the pre- and post-roll by
clicking in a playlist:
1 Make sure to select Operations > Link
Edit and Timeline Selection.
2 With the Selector, drag in the track’s
playlist until the selection encompasses the
desired record range.
3 With the Selector, Option-click (Mac-
intosh) or Alt-click (Windows) in the
track’s playlist before the selection to en-
able the pre-roll at that location.
4 With the Selector, Option-click (Mac-
intosh) or Alt-click (Windows) in the
track’s playlist after the selection to enable
the post-roll at that location.
To disable the pre- and post-roll by clicking in
a playlist:
1 With the Selector, Option-click (Mac-
intosh) or Alt-click (Windows) within a
track selection near the start to disable the
pre-roll.
2 With the Selector, Option-click (Mac-
intosh) or Alt-click (Windows) within a
track selection near the end to disable the
pre-roll.
Enabling Pre- and Post-Roll from the
Operations Menu
Pre- and post-roll (as a pair) can also be en-
able and disabled from the Operations
menu.
To enable both pre- and post-roll from the
Operations menu:
■ Select Operations > Pre/Post Roll Play-
back.
Dragging Pre- and Post-Roll Flags in
the Ruler
The Pre- and Post-Roll Flags can be dragged
in the Ruler, either separately or at the
same time, to set their location.