Timeline

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Timeline

Set preferences for the Batch timeline.

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(a) Clip Information box (b) Frame Positioner box (c) Match box

Clip Information boxUse to display either timecodes or frame numbers in the frame marking controls, on the scrub bar, on segments, and in the Duration and Current fields below the timeline.

TipPress Shift+T to toggle between timecodes and frame numbers from the timeline.

Frame Positioner boxYou can set how the timeline positioner behaves when moved. When the Frame Positioner option is selected, the timeline positioner snaps from frame to frame as it is moved. When the Sub-frame Positioner option is selected, the timeline positioner snaps on a sub-frame (one-tenth of a frame) basis. Use the Sub-frame Positioner setting for sub-frame editing of audio tracks.

Match boxUse the Match options to set the location where the application searches for source clips when matching timeline elements.

Select:	To look:
Match All Libraries	In all clip libraries for the matching source clip.
Match Current Library	In the current clip library for the matching source clip.
Match Segment	In the clip history for the matching source clip. (The application keeps a history of all clips used to create clips and edit sequences and always finds a source clip in an edit sequence's history.)

Grid buttonUse to control the display of grid lines on the timeline:

When this button is enabled, a grid line appears at every frame (except when zooming out to a point where the display does not permit that level of detail).
When this button is disabled, a grid line appears at every frame, 10 frames, second, 10 seconds, or minute, depending on the horizontal zoom setting.

Grid lines are for visual reference only—they do not affect segments in any way.

Autoslip buttonUse to control the frame numbering of material that you copy, extract, or lift from the timeline to the Batch schematic. Autoslip affects these edits when they are performed gesturally and with hot keys.

Enable Autoslip to maintain the frame numbering of the frames in the original segment. For example, if you extract frames 5 to 10, the extracted, copied, or lifted material starts at frame 5, and the new clip has a slip value of -4. The slip value is displayed in the Basic menu, and you can modify it if needed.
Disable Autoslip to start the extracted, copied, or lifted material at frame 1.

NoteMatched segments are not autoslipped.

Auto Scroll fieldWhen you gesturally try to move a segment past the displayed timeline area, the timeline scrolls to accommodate the move. Use this preference to set the speed at which the timeline scrolls. The default speed is 100%.

Scroll During Playback buttonEnable to scroll the timeline during playback to keep the frame positioner visible.

Phantom Inserts buttonEnable to see a pink preview of a segment when you insert edits on the timeline, so you can preview where your edit will go (enabled by default).

Merge Layers Mode boxDefines how a timeline will be 'flattened' when using the Merge Layers tool. This tool is used to create a one-layer version of a multilayer video track.

Select:	To merge layers by:
Simple Layer Merge	Hard committing all soft transitions. Cut points between elements are preserved; clip handles are not.
Complex Layer Merge	Hard committing soft transitions but creating separate elements with clip handles for each.
Committed Layer Merge	Preserving editable soft transitions and clip handles.