Selecting Shots in the Storyboard
 
 
 

You can select a single shot or multiple shots in the Storyboard. Multi-select shots to copy parameters, delete multiple shots, and create groups.

When selecting Storyboard thumbnails, the multi-layer timeline shows the same selection. Likewise, when selecting multi-layer timeline segments, the Storyboard shows the same selection. It should be noted that:

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In the above example, all the selected shots in the multi-layer timeline are displayed and selected in the Storyboard view except for the far-right Layer 1 shot. The Layer 1 shot on the far right is neither displayed nor selected in the Storyboard. For more information about top vertical priority and shot priority, see Top Vertical Priority.

To select a single shot:

  1. Click the thumbnail.

    The border changes to red, indicating it is the current shot.

To select multiple shots:

  1. Click the first shot you want to select.

    The border changes to red, indicating it is the current shot.

  2. Right-click the subsequent shots you want to select.

    The border of each subsequent selected shot changes to aqua.

To select a range of shots:

  1. Right-click the first shot you want to select and drag across the range of shots while holding down the mouse button.

To deselect multiple selected shots:

  1. Right-click the selected shots.