The Track Editor

Curve Editor			Curve/Track Editor View
Chapter 21, Animation

The Track Editor

The Track Editor 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 timing of animation channels for attribute values/parameters.

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 Track Editor displaying a composition that includes the Blur tool. Five keyframes have been set on the Gaussian's X track and the track is selected.

X channel of Gaussian Blur attribute in Composition Browser

Blur, Gaussian, and Radial tracks

Time cursor

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

To pan:

Spacebar + drag.

To zoom:

Do one of the following:
- Ctrl + Spacebar + drag.
- Up Arrow to zoom in and Down Arrow to zoom out.

To resize the Track Editor:

Select and drag the horizontal separator located just above the tool UI up or down.
Select and drag the separator located between the Track Editor and Composition Browser to the left or right.
To reset a separator to its previous location, you can move it manually or press Ctrl + click.