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Transform controls in the Timeline Viewer
Object Snapping in the Viewer
While dragging objects or dynamic zoom outlines to reposition them, snapping occurs at the
Xand Y center of the frame, as well as around the outer third of the frame. Holding the Shift key
down while dragging a text object constrains movement to just the X or Y axis.
Using Onscreen Controls
For many, the onscreen controls provide a more intuitive experience for manipulating your clips.
To transform a clip using graphical controls in the Timeline Viewer:
1 Click the Transform/Crop button at the bottom left of the Timeline Viewer to turn it
on; white is enabled, gray is disabled. When enabled, if no clips are selected in the
Timeline, then the clip in the highest auto-select-enabled track that intersects the
playhead will display onscreen transform controls. If a clip is selected, that specific clip
can be transformed.
2 Do one of the following:
a Choose the Transform mode from the pop-up menu, if necessary, to change modes.
The appropriate onscreen controls appear to let you manipulate the clip with the
mouse. When in Transform mode, you can drag anywhere within the clip’s bounding
box to adjust pan and tilt, drag any diagonal corner to proportionally resize, drag any
side to squeeze or stretch just width or height, or drag the center handle to rotate.
Onscreen controls for transforming in the Timeline Viewer
b Choose the Cropping mode from the pop-up menu. In this mode, each side has a
handle for cropping.
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