Operations of Timeline

Timeline Operation

• Playback 
  

  To play/stop motion, click on the Play/Stop button on the bottom left of the screen.
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Scrubbing

  1. You can drag the blue Playhead icon to scrub through a motion clip.
  
  
  
  
  2. Hotkeys:
  
  • Left Arrow: step back one frame
  • Right Arrow: step forward one frame
  • Up Arrow: step forward to the end of the current clip or start of the next clip.
  • Down Arrow: step back to the start of the current clip or end of the previous clip.
  • Home: go to frame 0
  • End: go to the last playable frame.
  • Scroll wheel: timeline zoom in/out
    
    
  
  

• Adjusting playback range 

  The playback range is defined by the range selector above the frame-marker area. 
  
   
  ・Drag the sliders on either end to set your start/end points for playback. Playback will automatically loop respecting the set range.
  
  
  
  

• Trim Clips

  ・To trim clips, hover your mouse on the start/end of a clip, you will see your cursor change its icon to indicate you are about to trim.
  
  
  
  ・With the trim icon visible, click and drag your mouse right and/or left accordingly to perform a trim operation.
  
  

• Selecting clips in the [Project] tab

  ・Shift + Select will choose all files within the range.
  ・Ctrl + Select will choose only the files users select.
  
  
  

• Importing clips into the timeline
  

  ・Select one or more clips in the [Project] tab and drag them into the 3D work area or the timeline area to import them.
  ・Clips dropped in the 3D work area will be added after the last clip on the timeline.
  ・Clips dropped in the timeline area directly can be placed at a specific frame position if there's enough space available for them.
  
  

• Moving clips in the timeline

  ・To move clips, use the left button of the mouse to select the clip and while keeping the button pressed, drag the clip(s) left/right on the timeline.
  
  
  

• Deleting Clips

  ・To delete a clip, first select it (mouse left button). Selected clips show highlighted white.
  
  
  ・Press the Delete key on your keyboard. Pressing Ctrl + Z will undo this action.
  
  
  
  

• Zooming in

  In some cases, you will want to zoom in the timeline to get a more granular look at the motion.
  
  ・To zoom in/out, hover your mouse anywhere on the timeline and use your mouse’s scroll wheel.
  ・Alternatively, you can use the scale slider on the bottom right.
  
  
  
  

• Panning

  The timeline automatically pans to keep the Playhead visible during playback.