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To create a new blank timeline:
1 (Optional) Select or create a folder in the Bin list in which to put the new timeline.
2 Do one of the following:
Choose File > New Timeline (Command-N).
Right-click within the Media Pool, and choose Timelines > Create New Timeline.
3 When the New Timeline Options window opens, set the following options:
Start Timecode: You can change the Start Timecode if a specific start time is required.
Timeline Name: Enter a name into the Timeline Name field.
No. of Video Tracks: Enter how many video tracks you want to have. You can also
drag within this field to adjust the number of video tracks with a virtual slider.
No. of Audio Tracks: Enter how many audio tracks you want to have. You can also
drag within this field to adjust the number of audio tracks with a virtual slider.
Audio Track Type: Choose the channel mapping you want the new audio tracks
touse.
Empty Timeline: Checked by default, this sets new timelines to be created empty.
If you turn off the Empty Timeline checkbox, the new Timeline that’s created will
contain all media found in every bin within the Media Pool, effectively creating a
stringout of everything you’ve imported.
Use Selected Mark In/Out: Only available when “Empty Timeline” is turned off.
When you turn this checkbox on, each clip’s duration in the new Timeline is defined
by the In and Out points saved within each clip. If there are no In/Out points in a clip,
the clip’s entire duration is used.
Use Custom Settings: Click this button if you want to expose the Format, Monitor,
and Output tabs that can expose unique settings for each timeline.
4 Click Create New Timeline.
A new timeline is created. If necessary, you can duplicate an existing timeline in order to alter
an edit or create an alternate grade.
TIP: If you’re going to be creating several new timelines with a specific set of
parameters, you can open the User pane of the Preferences and edit the New Timeline
Settings, found in the Editing panel. This will define new presets that populate the New
Timeline Options window from that point forward.
Creating Timelines by Drag and Drop
When you first create a new project, no timeline inhabits the Timeline Editor, and you have an
opportunity to create a new timeline by drag and drop.
To create a timeline by dragging and dropping a clip:
Drag any clip into the empty Timeline Editor area underneath the Viewers on the Edit page, and
a new timeline will automatically be created.
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