The Timeline tab in the content area of the Video Editing screen is displayed by default when you select the Make > Movie entry in the Content screen. It is opened automatically when you add a video clip or audio track or when you select a theme-based template.
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Some of the functions mentioned here are restricted or not available in the Essentials version. You can always upgrade your Essentials version at www.nero.com to get the full version with all the functions.
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A time cursor can be dragged or moved by scrubbing the mouse cursor on the time scale to display respective frames in the preview window in the upper left of the screen. The time cursor sticks to its position when you insert clips.
If you want to edit an object you dragged and dropped to the content area, it has to be selected and the time cursor has to be positioned on the clip. Otherwise, all setting options on the Properties drawer remain gray.
A time display in the upper left of the tab shows the time position in the time format hh:mm:ss:ff. It corresponds to the current position of the time cursor. Clicking the display changes the view into an input field. Enter a respective time and press the Enter key on your keyboard to jump to the given position. You can also enter a time difference. (For example + 500 – equal to + 5:00 – jumps to the current position plus five seconds.)
If you want to adapt the area of your compilation that will actually be transcoded or exported into a video, you can activate the Enable WorkSpace entry in the context menu of the time scale and move the Workspace Mark In and Workspace Mark Out markers to shorten the active (white) workspace. However, files to the left and right of the markers (gray space) stay fully available for editing.
The following setting options are available in the left columns of the timeline tab:
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Button
Hide Track / Show Track
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Allows you to deactivate the preview of whole tracks.
A cleared check box in Video tracks deactivates the preview of video tracks. A disabled loudspeaker in Audio tracks deactivates the preview of audio tracks.
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Button
Lock Track / Unlock Track
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Locks the entire track so that further editing is prevented.
For example, when you add or move clips by pressing the Shift button, clips in a locked tracks are not shifted to the right.
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The following setting options are available on the lower task bar of the tab:
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Button
Switch to minimal timeline view
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Allows you to adjust the height view of the different tracks. All tracks are displayed in small height.
In addition, you can adjust the height of the tracks manually by dragging the separator to the respective position.
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Button
Switch to mixed timeline view
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Allows you to adjust the height view of the different tracks. The video tracks are displayed in extended height and all audio tracks are displayed in smaller height.
In addition, you can adjust the height of the tracks manually by dragging the separator to the respective position.
The tracks are displayed in timeline view by default.
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Button
Switch to extended timeline view
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Allows you to adjust the height view of the different tracks. All tracks are displayed in extended height.
In addition, you can adjust the height of the tracks manually by dragging the separator to the respective position.
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Drop-down menu
New Track
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Creates a new track on the timeline. Timelines are rendered from bottom to top. You can choose if you want to add a pure video track, a pure audio track or a video track with audio.
You can also create a new track by moving selected clips beyond the top video or audio track. Drop the clips when a white insert line appears.
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Button
Show all objects in the timeline
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Adjusts the timeline view to display the full range of the clips in the project.
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Slider
Zoom
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Zooms into the timeline view or zooms out to give an overview.
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You can choose from several tools that change the mouse cursor to suit your respective editing needs on the timeline. The following setting options are available in the right border area of the tab:
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Colored markers can be applied to single clips (Label) as well as single positions within a clip (Nero Clip Marker). They are available via the Label and Nero Clip Marker entry in the context menu. These markers in various colors serve only as an orientation guide for labeling single clips or positions.
When you no longer need a certain label, select the transparent label via the Label entry in the context menu. To remove a clip marker, select it in the timeline and press the DEL key to delete it.
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