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Using the Inspector
Once you’ve added effects to a timeline, the Edit page Inspector is where you can edit their
parameters. Closed by default, the Inspector is the central area for editing all of the settings
relating to filters, compositing, sizing, titling, transitions, generators, and effects of all kinds.
Many of the instructions in this section require the use of the Inspector, which can be opened or
closed by clicking the Inspector button at the far right of the Edit page toolbar, or by double-
clicking a transition or generator in the Timeline.
The Inspector displays different parameters depending on what you’ve selected in
the Timeline; (left) parameters of a clip, (right) parameters of a title
There are three ways that the parameters of clips in the Timeline can be displayed in
theInspector:
 If no clips are selected in the Timeline, then the clip in the highest auto-select-enabled
track that intersects the playhead will have its parameters shown in the Inspector.
 The Inspector always shows the parameters of one or more selected items in the
Timeline, which will override the clip in the highest track that intersects the playhead, if
necessary. Changing the selection changes which parameters are displayed, and the
parameters you edit in the Inspector only alter the currently selected clip. If multiple
clips are selected, the Inspector displays “Multiple Clips” and allows you to adjust the
parameters of all selected clips at the same time.
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