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Time Stretching Keyframes
If you select a range of keyframes in a keyframe track, you can turn on the Time Stretch tool to
show a box you can use to squeeze and stretch the entire range of keyframes relative to one
another, to change the overall timing of a sequence of keyframes without losing the relative
timing from one keyframe to the next. Alternatively, you can turn on Time Stretch and draw a
bounding box around the keyframes you want to adjust to create a time-stretching boundary
that way. Click the Time Stretch tool again to turn it off.
Time stretching keyframes.
Showing Keyframe Values
When a node and its accompanying segment have animated parameters, keyframes appear as
colored tick marks in keyframe tracks to indicate when animated changes occur. If the tracks
and splines are open on a parameter, choosing Show Values from the Keyframes Editor Option
menu shows editable fields beneath each keyframe. These fields show each keyframe’s current
value and allow you to edit them simply by entering a new number.
Show values from the Keyframes Editor Option menu.
Timeline Filters
When a composition grows to include hundreds of nodes, locating specific node layers can
quickly become difficult. Timeline filters can be created and applied to sift out nodes that are
not necessary to the current operation. The Global Timeline preferences include a number of
pre-made filters that you can enable, or you can create new ones as needed.
To use a Timeline filter:
 Open the Keyframes Editor Option menu and choose an item from the top of the menu.
Default Timeline filters include;
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Show All, which shows all node layers in the current composition.
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Show None, which hides all layers.
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Show Tools at Current Time, which only displays node layers under the playhead.
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If you’ve created custom filters, they appear here as well, in alphabetical order.
To go back to showing everything:
 Choose Show All from the Keyframes Editor Option menu. All layers will reappear.
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