Adobe Premiere Elements 12 - Manual (Page 75)

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Default tracks
A. Video 2 track B. Audio 2 track C. Video1 track D. Audio 1 track E. Narration track F. Soundtrack
Expert view timeline tools
Use the tools at the top of the Expert view timeline to play a clip, stop playback, or change playback speed. Use the panels in the Action bar to
add titles, transitions, special effects, and music. You can also add markers, detect musical beats, open the Audio Mixer, or add narration.
Move through the Expert view timeline
When placing and arranging clips in the Expert view timeline, move the current-time indicator to the appropriate location. In the time ruler, the
current-time indicator corresponds to the frame displayed in the Monitor panel.
A vertical line extends from this current-time indicator through all the tracks. Zooming in and out of the Expert view timeline can help you identify
the exact location for placing a clip or performing an edit.
In the Expert view timeline, do any of the following:
Drag the current-time indicator.
Click the time ruler where you want to position the current-time indicator.
Press Shift while dragging the current-time indicator to snap it to the edge of the closest clip or marker.
Drag the time display (below the Monitor panel) to the desired time value.
Click the time display (at the bottom of the Monitor panel), type a valid time, and then press Enter. (You need not type leading zeros,
colons, or semicolons. However, Adobe Premiere Elements interprets numbers under 100 as frames.)
You can use the Home or End keys on the keyboard to skip between the beginning and end of the movie. The Page Up and Page Down
keys move the current-time indicator to the previous and next clips respectively. The Right or Left Arrow keys move the current-time
indicator forward or back by a frame. Pressing Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow moves the current-time indicator forward or back by
five frames each time.
Add clips to the Expert view timeline
When you insert a clip into the Expert view timeline, adjacent clips on all tracks shift to accommodate the new clip. By shifting all clips together,
the audio and video of the existing clips remain in sync.
Sometimes, you don’t want all clips to shift with each insertion. For example, when you add background music that superimposes the entire movie,
you don’t want clips to shift.
To shift specific clips togather, press the Alt key as you insert. At a time, you can shift specific clips simultaneously on a maximum of two tracks.
These include the track receiving the insertion and the track containing the linked audio or video (if any). The affected tracks shift together,
remaining aligned. The clips on other tracks are unaffected.
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