Timeline Display

Marking the Time Scale

You can mark the time scale with the In and Out points for setting the range to apply operations in and sequence markers to serve as the reference for moving tracks, etc.

(1)	Rendering options	Display the required level of rendering for playing back the timeline in color by level. Color Coding of Time Scale
(2)	Timeline cursor	Move the timeline cursor by dragging to the left or right.
(3)	In/Out points	Indicate the In and Out points of the timeline. The range to apply operations in can be restricted between In and Out points. Setting the In and Out Points on the Timeline
(4)	Sequence marker	This is the mark to set on the timeline.DVDThis marker becomes the chapter at DVD output, for example. The sequence marker changes color to yellow when the mouse cursor is pointed on the sequence marker, and the timecode or comment (if set) is displayed. Setting Sequence Markers

Time Scale Settings

You can change the display unit for the time scale. The time scale can be displayed in the following units: 

Frames, seconds, minutes
Fit (The display unit is automatically adjusted to fit the display range of the timeline window.)

(1)Time scale controller

(2)Time Scale Settings

1Click the list button at the time scale settings, and click the display unit.

Click [Fit] to adjust the time scale to display all clips on the timeline. Click [Undo] to return to the previously set display unit.

Alternative

Click the center of the time scale setting to switch the currently set display unit to [Fit].
Drag the time scale controller. Move the slider to the left to reduce the display unit, or to the right to increase it. The right end is [Fit].
Click . Click the left end to set a smaller display unit, or click the right end to set a larger display unit.

If a clip is on the timeline, you can fine-adjust the time scale settings in the range [1 Frame] to [Fit] by dragging the time scale controller. The scale is indicated as “----” during fine-adjustment.

Moving the Display Range

You can move the range currently displayed on the timeline window.

1Right-drag with [Alt] on the keyboard held down.

Alternative

Move the slider at the bottom of the timeline window or the slider at the right of the track.

Fitting to a Desired Range

You can specify a desired view range on the timeline and fit to this range.

1Right-drag to enclose the range to fit to with [Shift] on the keyboard held down.