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CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide
6.2 Configuring the Timeline
Because the timeline is the most important part of the Edit Tool, it can
be configured freely and thus adapted to your individual needs. For a
more comfortable working you can change the layout of the timeline
area in various ways. You can also adjust the timeline scale to the needs
of your project, e.g. by defining a special offset. Furthermore, you have
to define the necessary output format of the timeline, for example, to
view your project on a monitor connected to the DVS system or to play
out the timeline. All this will be described in the following sections.
6.2.1 Changing the Layout of the Timeline Area
Because in the timeline area most of the editing work is performed, you
can change its layout freely to adapt it to your personal needs for a
more comfortable working. The layout of the timeline area can be
changed in several ways, for example, by adjusting the size of the video
and audio tracks.
Changing the Area Size Manually
You can change the size of the timeline area manually. For this move
the upper edge of the timeline area up or down with the mouse to en-
large or reduce the timeline area. The size of the tool and control area
together with its video overlay will adjust itself automatically.
Figure 6-4: Adjusting the size of the timeline area
The same way you can adjust the size of the audio track area. Take the
edge directly above the audio tracks and move it up or down. If you pull
the edge completely down, the audio tracks will be hidden. If you pull
it farthest up, you can hide the video track(s).
Most configurations and settings will be stored together with
your project in a project file.
If you pull the edge completely down, the timeline area can be
hidden. You can also pull the edge completely up to hide the
tool and control area.