Apple Color 1.5 - Manual (Page 169)

Maintain Framerate
The Maintain Framerate setting in the User Prefs tab of the Setup room determines
whether or not frames are dropped in order to maintain the project’s frame rate during
playback.
• If Maintain Framerate is turned on (the default): The current frame rate is maintained no
matter what the current processing workload is. If the currently playing grade is
processor-intensive, then frames will be dropped during playback to maintain the
project’s frame rate. If not, playback occurs in real time.
• If Maintain Framerate is turned off: Every frame is always played back. If the currently
playing grade is processor-intensive, playback will slow in order to avoid dropping
frames. If not, playback may actually occur at faster than real time.
Zooming In and Out of the Timeline
The following controls let you zoom in and out of your program in the Timeline, changing
how many shots are visible at once.
How far you can zoom in to the Timeline depends on what units the Timeline ruler is set
to display. The larger the units the Timeline is set to display, the farther you can zoom
out. For example, in order to view more shots in the Timeline simultaneously, you can
zoom out farther when the Timeline ruler is set to Minutes than when it’s set to Frames.
Note: Zooming using the mouse allows you to zoom in or out as far as you want to go;
the Timeline ruler’s units change automatically as you zoom.
To zoom in to and out of the Timeline
1 Move the playhead to a position in the Timeline where you want to center the zooming
operation.
2 With the pointer positioned within the Timeline, do one of the following:
• Choose Timeline > Zoom In, or press Minus Sign (–) to zoom in.
• Choose Timeline > Zoom Out, or press Equal Sign (=) to zoom out.
Note: You can also use the Plus Sign (+) and Minus Sign (–) keys in the numeric keypad
to zoom in to or out of the Timeline.
To zoom in to and out of the Timeline using the mouse
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Right-click in the Timeline ruler, then drag right to zoom in, or left to zoom out.
To fit every shot of your program into the available width of the Timeline
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Press Shift-Z.
169 Chapter 7 Timeline Playback, Navigation, and Editing