Zooming in on the timeline

In the Transport Controls, the Zoom bar lets you magnify specific segments of the current take’s time on the Action timeline, set the zoom length, and stretch and scroll the zoomed area.

Zoom bar A. Zoom Start timecode B. Zoom End timecode C. Stretch handle D. Scroll button

To zoom in on part of the timeline, use one of the following methods:

• Drag one of the stretch handles to shorten the Zoom bar, then drag the whole Zoom bar left or right.
• Double-click the timecode fields (A and B) and enter start and end values.
• Drag the time codes, then drag the zoom bar left or right.

To move the Zoom bar, do one of the following:

• Drag the Zoom bar left or right.
• Click the left or right Scroll button to move the Zoom bar left or right.
  NoteThe Zoom section must be shorter than the total time to move left or right.

To toggle between zoom and current take:

1. Double-click the Zoom bar, or press A to change the zoomed view to the current take.
2. Double-click the Zoom bar again to return to the last zoomed view.

To resize the Zoom bar to frame keyframes:

1. Select the keyframes on which you want to zoom in.
2. Press F.