Tracks View
 
 
 

The tracks view lets you to see your work in overview mode. You can move, add, and delete keys but not edit their value.

Tracks are used to edit the attribute values using the value editor, which is located on the right side of the Tracks view (you must select the keyframe to edit).

In track mode, each channel displays all of its keyframe positions. Each channel group and each tool displays a track that corresponds to the start and end of all included channels.

For example, the following graphic shows the tracks view displaying a composition that includes the Blur tool. Five keyframes have been set on the Gaussian's X track and the track is selected.

(a) X channel of Gaussian Blur attribute in Composition Browser  (b) Blur, Gaussian, and Radial tracks  (c) Time cursor  

You can move the contents of the Animation Editor using the following keys while the cursor is focused on the Animation Editor:

To pan:

  1. Spacebar + drag.

To zoom:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Ctrl + Spacebar + drag (Windows and Linux) or Cmd + Spacebar (Mac OS)
    • Up Arrow to zoom in and Down Arrow to zoom out.

To resize the Animation Editor:

  1. Select and drag the horizontal separator located just above the tool UI up or down.
  2. Select and drag the separator located between the Animation Editor and Composition Browser to the left or right.
  3. To reset a separator to its previous location, you can move it manually or press Ctrl + click.
  4. You can also use your mouse wheel to resize the editor.