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These capabilities are described in more detail in the other chapters of this manual, but it’s
important to know that artists working on the Color page have many clip management options
available to them, without needing to go to other pages.
Sorting and Filtering Clips
in the Thumbnail Timeline
By default, the Thumbnail Timeline displays every clip of the currently selected edit in the Edit
page, sorted in A mode (the record order of your edit). However, the sort order and contents of
the Timeline can be changed and filtered to make it easier for you to find specific groups of
clips for grading.
Changing Timelines
If you’re working on a project that has more than one timeline, you can switch timelines right
from within the Color page.
To switch timelines in the Color page:
Choose another timeline from the Timelines drop-down menu at the top of the Viewer.
Timeline selection at the top center of the Viewer
To switch among timelines using the DaVinci control panel:
Press the MODES button above the fourth trackball on the Center panel, then press the
SWITCH TIMELINE soft key. Press MODES to return to the main page of controls when
you’re done.
A and C Mode Sorting
By default, the Timeline is set to Record mode sorting, otherwise known as A mode sorting. In
this mode, clips appear in the Timeline according to the order in which they were edited. This
lets you see the order of clips as they’ll appear in the final program.
A Mode sorting, i.e., record order
However, you can change the sort order of the clips in the Timeline to Source mode, or C mode
sorting. In C mode sorting, all clips are rearranged in ascending order from left to right
according to their source timecode, and their record timecode is temporarily ignored.
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