User Manual

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Using timecode

Up until now, you’ve placed clips in your timeline using sound and picture as a rough

guides. An alternative guide is to use timecode numbers. Using timecode lets you specify

the exact duration of a clip before you edit it into the timeline.

1 In the B-Roll bin, double-click the 05_BAY_AREA_LIGHTS clip to load it into the

sourceviewer.

You can type an offset number to move the source viewer’s jog bar or the timeline

playhead forward or backward by a specific number of seconds and frames. You first

identify the direction in which you want to move the playhead. To move forward,

youpress the + (plus) key on the keypad.

2 Move to the start of the clip, and type +100. Press Return or Enter to move the playhead

forward one second.