Specifications

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Setting the Current Time Position Click the time ruler to jump to a time position. To set the time numerically,
choose “Timeline Settings” on the Timeline menu. To go to the beginning of a
cue, or to a tween point, click it with “Click Jumps to Time” selected on the
Timeline menu (see “Click Jumps to Time” on page 151).
Adjusting the Time Scale Click the magnifying glass areas of the time scale button to zoom in and out by
a fixed amount. Pressing the ‘+’ and ‘–’ keys on the numeric keypad has the
same effect. Drag the center of the button to change the scale gradually.
The Jump Button Click the jump button, located to the right of the time ruler, to jump to the
current time position if scrolled out of view, or to jump back to the previous start
time. Pressing the asterisk key on the numeric keypad has the same effect.
Starting and Stopping Click the play button to start and stop playback. If the stage is online, this also
controls playback on screen. Pressing the spacebar is equivalent to clicking the
play button. Pressing 0 on the numeric keypad starts playback, Esc stops play-
back.
Adding Cues To add a cue, drag media from your hard disk or the Media window to a time-
line or the Stage window. See Chapter 10 for more details on cues.
Selecting the Current Layer Click a layer’s name to make it the currently selected layer. When pasting an
individual cue, it will be pasted at the current time and layer. Likewise, when
adding media by dragging into the Stage window, a new cue will appear at
the currently selected time and layer.
Changing Layer Height Click the collapse triangle to minimize and restore the layer height. Shift-click
to collapse/expand all layers.