User manual

Composition Elements
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Timecode versus Frames
You can choose to display fields as timecodes or frames via the drop-down
button to the left of the indicator boxes :
Play Heads
Every composition includes four independent play-heads labelled A, B, C and
D. There is an active play-head, a secondary (last-active) play-head and two
auxiliary play-heads. Multiple play-heads can be used for shot comparison
operations.
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Description
The A play-head.
Yellow means it is the secondary head (last active).
The B play-head.
Orange means it is the current active head.
The C play-head.
The D play-head.
You can switch between play-heads using the play-head selectors :
The selected play-head will become active (orange) and the timeline will
centre itself on the active play-head. The colour of the indicator buttons update
to reflect the play-head status.
Timeline Marks
You can add marks to a composition timeline in order to operate on specific
regions only :
Delete only a marked region