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5. Click the Stop button ( ) to end playback and stop recording automation.
Overwriting recorded settings in Latch mode
In Latch mode, envelope points or keyframes are created when you change a control setting, and recording continues until you
stop playback. When you stop adjusting the control, the control’s current setting overwrites the existing envelope points/
keyframes.
Use Latch mode to overwrite automation settings with new values.
1. Select the Automation Settings button ( ) in the track header.
2. Click the down arrow next to the Automation Settings button and choose Automation Write (Latch) from the menu. The icon
in the track header is displayed with an automation icon (
).
3. Click to position the cursor in the timeline, and click the Play button ( ) to start playback.
4. When you’re ready to start editing, adjust the control that corresponds to the envelope point or keyframe you want to adjust.
Envelope points/keyframes are updated at the cursor position until you stop playback.
5. Click the Stop button ( ) to end playback and stop recording automation.
Editing individual envelope points or keyframes
Editing individual envelope points or keyframes gives you fine control over your recorded settings.
1. Select the Automation Settings button ( ) on the track you want to edit.
2. Click the down arrow next to the Automation Settings button and choose Automation Write (Touch) or Automation Write
(Latch) from the menu.
3. Select the parameter you want to edit:
• For a track envelope, select the Envelope Edit tool ( ) and click the envelope point you want to edit. You can right-click a
point and choose Properties from the shortcut menu to display an effect’s property page.
• For a keyframe, click the Expand/Collapse Track Keyframes button ( ) to expand track keyframe rows, and then double-
click a keyframe to open its property page. For more information, see Applying video effects on page 303.
4. Adjust the control that corresponds to the envelope point or keyframe you want to adjust. The selected envelope point/
keyframe is edited, and all others are unaffected.
For track envelopes, you can also edit the envelope directly in the timeline.
Setting the automation recording mode for a track
1. Select the Automation Settings button ( ) in the track header.
2. Click the down arrow next to the Automation Settings button and choose a command from the menu to choose the
automation mode.
Mode Track Icon Description
Off Automated parameters are ignored during playback.
When you switch to Off mode, the control setting from the cursor position is
used as a static setting, and the envelope/keyframe is dimmed to indicate that
it is unavailable.
Read The envelope/keyframe value is applied during playback, and the control
reflects the envelope/keyframe settings at the cursor position.
Adjustments to the control are not recorded.
Automation Write (Touch) The envelope/keyframe value is applied during playback, and the control
follows the envelope/keyframe settings during playback and when you
position the cursor.
Envelope points or keyframes are created only while a control is being
adjusted. When you stop adjusting the control, automation recording stops
and the existing envelope points/keyframes are unaffected.