[ This article was first published in Larry's Final Cut Pro HD
Newsletter, Jan. 2005. ]
Mike Eastman recently wrote:
I have two monitors and run my time line across both. I have
trouble with the scrolling vertically. Because [I have to move the
mouse all the] way over to the right of the right monitor. What about
an article on short cuts and in and outs of the scrolling vertically
in the timeline.
Larry replies: There are a number of ways to scroll vertically
on the Timeline; more than you might expect.
- If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, place the mouse in
the middle of the Timeline and roll the wheel. The Timeline scrolls
vertically, depending upon whether your mouse is in the video or
audio section.
- Drag the blue thumb-wheel at the right side of the Timeline
- Click the up and down arrows at the right side of the Timeline
- Grab the heavy, gray bar in the middle of the Timeline and drag
it up or down to reveal more, or less, of either video or audio
tracks. (This isn't, technically, scrolling, but it does allow
you to see more tracks.)
- Type "H" to select the Hand tool. Click and drag in
the Timeline. If you drag vertically, you move vertically. If you
drag horizontally, you move horizontally.
By the way, if you have a scroll-wheel mouse, put the cursor at the
top of the Timeline, where the timecode numbers are, and you can scroll
the Playhead by rolling the wheel.
Also, Mike, I've seen problems in the past where the Timeline spans
two monitors. I recommend keeping the Timeline, Canvas and Viewer on
one monitor and use the second monitor for your Browser, Scopes, and
other windows.
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Larry Jordan is a post-production consultant and an Apple-Certified
Trainer in Digital Media with over 25 years experience as producer,
director and editor with network, local and corporate credits. Based
in Los Angeles, he's a member of both the Directors Guild of America
and the Producers Guild of America.
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only. Text copyright 2005 by Larry Jordan. All rights reserved.
Larry Jordan is a post-production consultant and an Apple-Certified Trainer in Digital Media with over 25 years experience as producer, director and editor with network, local and corporate credits. Based in Los Angeles, he's a member of both the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America.
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