User Manual

Timeline View Options
As you’re working on an edit, it can often be useful to modify the appearance of the Timeline,
changing the height of video or audio clips, choosing whether audio waveforms are drawn or
not, and so on. Using the Timeline View Options drop-down at the far left of the Timeline, you
can make these kinds of changes as you work.
The Timeline View Options drop-down
You have the following options:
 Timeline View Options: Three buttons let you choose to show or hide specific Timeline
interface elements, including the following:
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Show tabbed and stacked timelines: This option lets you open multiple timelines
by displaying a tabbed interface, and also gives you the ability to show stacked
timelines for simultaneous display of timelines one on top of another.
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Subtitle Tracks: Lets you display or hide the subtitle tracks region of the Timeline.
Hiding subtitle tracks does not disable subtitle display; to do that you must disable
the currently displayed subtitle track.
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Show Audio Waveforms: Lets you turn audio waveform viewing off and on. When
Audio Waveform is turned off, audio tracks are minimized.
 Video View Options: Three buttons let you choose the overall appearance of video
and audio tracks. From left to right:
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Film: Displays each clip as a series of frames along its length. The number of frames
displayed depends on the current zoom level of the clip in the Timeline.
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Thumb: Displays each clip as a solid color with a thumbnail image of the clip’s In
point at the beginning of the clip, and a thumbnail image of the Out point at the end.
The thumbnails displayed depend on the current zoom level, and track height of the
clip in the Timeline. If the clip does not have enough room for both, only the In point
thumbnail will appear.
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Plain: Minimizes all track height and displays each clip as a solid color along its
length. Hovering the mouse over the track selection indicator will reveal the track
names in a tooltip.
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