preventing automatic scroll

Sektionschef · Post by **Sektionschef** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:47 am

Dear All
Very often I need to zoom the timeline to the max. resolution(frame by frame) and then stretch the end of a transition or a title by 1 or 2 frames.
If I do this and the item that I want to stretch is not currently selected then after I have selected it the cursor moves to the beginning of that item which scrolls away the end part of that item.
Is there a way to prevent this so that if I select the end of an item(a transition or a title) that the cursor will stay there? Don't know whether I have described this problem well.
Regards
Sektionschef

Reactor · Post by **Reactor** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:09 pm

I know what you're getting at, but wouldn't it be easier to simply increase the clip size in the settings for either title or transition, by a frame or two? The far right two numbers are frames, followed by seconds to the left of it.

I should also add that once you click in the duration box, you can use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the numbers by 1, which is quite nice. Then, you can click play to preview the transition or title.

Sektionschef · Post by **Sektionschef** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:24 pm

Many Thanks for your answer.
If I specify the duration via the numeric value(increasing by one using the arrows) then the transition is stretched at the beginning by one frame, not at the end. I need to stretch it at the end only.
Regards
Sektionschef

Reactor · Post by **Reactor** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:09 pm

I'm having a bit of trouble working out exactly which (the start or the end frames) get used when increasing the transition, but it isn't only from the start. It seems to be split between both.

Either way, you can move to the start and end of a clip (once selected) by pressing the home and end buttons (in the UI and on the keyboard). It's a bit odd... it seems to snap about a frame or two from the end, so let me know how you go. It worked for me, so...

EDIT: if the cue selector is on the final line of the clip (this is for editing titles) it will quickly snap back to the start frame. I have no idea why

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:09 am

Hi

Once you have selected the clip/ title / transition etc, the blue bar below the preview screen represents the clip.
Dragging the curser will quickly scan the clip. Or, by using the navigation buttons below the preview screen you can jump to the last frame in the clip.

Stretching transitions cannot be done merely at one end.
A transition overlaps two clips by equal amounts. If you increase the length of a transition at one end the transition will move to maintain equal overlaps.

Hope this Helps

Trevor

Sektionschef · Post by **Sektionschef** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:38 am

Thanks Trevor
I think I made a main mistake.
If I increase the duration of a transition then the following clip WILL move forwards(to the left) but the timeline does not explicity show this as the beginning part of the clip is hidden behind the transition. I have always looked on the yellow start-border of the clip which has never changed.
But if I increase the duration of a transition then I can see that the end mark of the following clip is moving forwards(to the left) which proves that the starting position of the clip has moved.
Anyway, why is the cursor always moving to the beginning of an item when selecting it? Is there a way to prevent this?
Regards
Sektionschef

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:10 am

Hi Sektionschef

When you select any clip the curser has to be positioned somewhere as a start point.

The programmers in there wisdom have selected the first frame, this seems logical to me.
Not knowing how long the clips are makes it hard to select a mid point.
An end frame point may work but you would have the same problem when working on the beginning of a clip.

Afaik there is no way to alter the program to select an initial curser position.

At least you have the navigation buttons below the preview screen..

All the Best

Trevor

LV_426 · Post by **LV_426** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:24 am

This automatic scrolling of the timeline is one of the most INFURIATING aspects I've ever encountered of any user interface. If any programmers from ULEAD ever read this, my request to you is to LEAVE the timeline exactly where I put it, but to allow things like

HOME= start of clip
END= end of clip
CTRL+HOME = start of timeline/project
CTRL+END = end of timeline/project

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:03 am

Automatic scrolling of the timeline can be disabled, lower left icon.

In adition to the useful navigation controls below the preview screen, you can use the shortcut keys

Navigation Panel shortcuts
F3 Set mark-in
F4 Set mark-out
Ctrl + 1 Switch to Project mode
Ctrl + 2 Switch to Clip mode
Ctrl + P Play/Pause
Shift + Play button Play the currently selected clip
Ctrl + H Home
Ctrl + E End
Ctrl + U Previous frame
Ctrl + T Next frame
Ctrl + R Repeat
Ctrl + L System Volume
Ctrl + I Split Video
Tab ;
Enter Toggle between the Trim Handles and Jog Slider.
When the left Trim Handle is active, pressing [Tab] or [Enter] switches to the right handle.

Left If you pressed [Tab] or [Enter] to make the Trim Handles or Jog Slider active, use the Left-arrow key to move to the previous frame.
Right If you pressed [Tab] or [Enter] to make the Trim Handles or Jog Slider active, use the Right-arrow key to move to the next frame.
ESC If you pressed [Tab] or [Enter] to activate and toggle between the Trim Handles and Jog Slider, you can press [Esc] to deactivate the Trim Handles /Jog Slider.

Extract from Help Files (F1)

Trevor

PeterK2 · Post by **PeterK2** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:48 am

Is "automatic scroll" the correct description of this? I thought automatic scroll was the scrolling of the cursor along the time line at the same time keeping the cursor inside the viewing window as the project was played?

I have found it very annoying that under some conditions, I still haven't understood when/why it does it, when a clip is selected the cursor jumps to the start of the clip rather than staying where it was when I selected the clip.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:34 am

Hi Peter

You are correct Automatic Scroll does keep the curser within the timeline with project or clip playback mode.
Automatic scrolling of the timeline can be disabled, lower left icon.

The remaining reply re:-navigation was in response to LV-426’s comment ( but to allow things like )

Ok

If you are in Timeline View—Project or Clip mode.

The only time the curser automatically positions itself to the first frame is when the clip is first selected.
Continue to work on that clip, and the curser will remain in its last position.
Only when you select another clip will the curser take up first frame. It has to start somewhere.

Clicking the rule above the timeline will select that position in project mode.
In project mode the individual clips cannot be readily identified except for the audio icon at the start.
Clicking the clip will change to clip mode, if you have selected the same clip then the curser will remain in position and will not revert to the start.
Only when selecting a different clip will the curser revert to frame one.

From project mode, click the word ‘clip’ adjacent to the play button.
You are now in clip mode with the curser remains in position.
You can do the same in reverse. From project playback click the ‘Clip’ word and the curser will position ok.

To make navigation easier you can expand and contract the timeline, - and + to left of timeline, this changes the scale of the rule.

There are many ways to navigate the timeline, find the one that you like best.

Clear As Mud

All the Best

Trevor