The editor is a list of all tracks included in the selected timeline with programming information stored horizontally along a timecoded measure. Programming is stored in keyframes denoted by circles in an editable track and diamonds in a parent track. Controls are located along the toolbar at the top including creation, selection and cleaning of keyframes, capture of keyframes for recording live changes, view options for the editor and adding track.
The editor window shows a green highlight around this space when it is selected, and red when deselected. Keyboard shortcuts will only work in the editor when the workspace is selected.
Toolbar Icons
Edit Mode Edit
Enables cursor selection.
Edit Mode Add
Enables keyframe on left click.
Auto Create Keyframe
When a parameter value is changed, in the properties panel, while the timeline is paused a new keyframe will be created at the playhead.
Auto Create Keyframes When Live Source Changes
Whenever a value changes at the playhead location, create a new keyframe.
Enable Blind Editing
Timeline programming can be edited while playing.
Enable Timeline Scrubbing
Enables playhead scrubbing when the timeline is paused.
Preview Edits Live
Changes made to a keyframe will preview in the visualiser.
Add Tracks
Add more tracks to selected timeline.
Show Keyframe Diamonds
Show or hide the keyframe diamonds on parent tracks.
Auto Clean Redundant Keyframes
Automatically removes consecutive keyframes with the same pin value upon creation of a new keyframe in a track.
Clean Keyframes Now
Removes consecutive keyframes with the same pin values.
Loop Timeline
Loop timelines between start and end points.
Pause On Rewind
While the timeline is playing, pressing rewind will rewind and pause at the start of the timeline.
Keyframe Type
Determines keyframe type for newly created keyframes.
Snap
The increments, in milliseconds, keyframes and the playhead will snap to.
Shift Time
Shift Time will move keyframes before or after the playhead forward or backwards in time. There is also an option to shift keyframes only on selected tracks, when this is not enabled all keyframes will be shifted. The shortcut for this is CTRL+o , hitting enter once will confirm the time value, hitting enter a second time will apply the time shift with the current settings.
Enable Autoscroll
When active, the display will scroll along with the playhead. Disable to scroll independently.
Vertical Scale
This slider controls the vertical scale of tracks
Transport Bar
Transport Timecode
On the left is the current timecode of the playhead and controls for moving the playhead in increments of snaps (Defined in the snaps drop down in the toolbar).
Playback Controls
The playback controls for the timeline.
Timeline Start and End Point
The start and end point scale the size of the timeline and are used to denote the start and end for the timeline loop tool.
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