Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 - Manual (Page 109)

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3
User Guide
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Work area bar Specifies the area of the sequence that you want to preview or export. The work area bar is located in
the lower portion of the time ruler.
Zoom controls Change the scale of the time ruler to increase or decrease the number of frames visible within the
current viewing area. The zoom controls are located at the bottom left of the Timeline panel.
Position the current-time indicator in the Timeline panel
❖ Do any of the following:
• In the time ruler, drag the current-time indicator or click where you want to position the current-time
indicator.
• Drag in the current time display.
• Click in the current time display, type a valid time, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
• Use any playback control in the Program Monitor.
• Press the Left or Right Arrow key to move the current-time indicator in the direction you want. Press Shift
while pressing the arrow keys to move in increments of five frames.
Move the current-time indicator using timecode
❖ Click the timecode value, type a new time, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS). do not use the
number pad on Mac OS. You can use any of the following shortcuts when entering timecode:
Omit leading zeros For example, 0;0;12;3 becomes 00;00;12;03.
Omit semicolons (NTSC) or colons (PAL) For example, 1213 becomes 00;00;12;13 for NTSC projects, and 00:00:12:13
for PAL projects.
Enter values that exceed the normal values For example, with 30 fps timecode, if the current-time indicator is at
00;00;12;23, and you want to move 10 frames ahead, you can change the frame number to 00;00;12;33. The
current-time indicator moves to 00;00;13;03.
Include a plus sign (+) or minus sign (–) A plus sign or minus sign before a number moves the current-time
indicator ahead or back a specified number of frames. For example, +55 moves the current-time indicator ahead 55
frames.
Add a period A period before a number specifies an exact frame number, rather than its timecode value. For
example, .1213 moves the current-time indicator to 00;00;40;13 in an NTSC project, and to 00:00:48:13 in a PAL
project.
You can also position the Selection tool over the timecode value and drag to the left or right. The farther you drag,
the more quickly the timecode changes.
Snap to clip edges and markers
❖ Shift-drag the current-time indicator in the Timeline panel.
Zoom into or out of a sequence in the Timeline panel
❖ Do one of the following:
• To zoom in, select the Zoom tool , and then click or drag a marquee selection around the part of the sequence
you want to see in more detail. To zoom out, select the Zoom tool , and then Alt-click (Windows) or Option-
click (Mac OS) an area in the Timeline panel.
• To zoom in, drag the zoom slider to the right, or click the Zoom In button . To zoom out, drag the zoom
slider to the left, or click the Zoom Out button .
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