Customize expert view timeline tracks – Adobe Premiere Elements 12 User Manual
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1. In the Project Assets panel, select a clip and choose Edit > Duplicate.
2. To rename the duplicate clip, select it in the Project Assets panel, and do one of the following:
Choose Clip > Rename and type a new name.
Click the text and type a new name.
You can also create a duplicate clip by copying and pasting, or Ctrl-dragging a clip in the Project Assets panel.
View the duration of selected clips in the Expert view timeline
The Info panel shows you the total duration of multiple clips selected in either the Quick view timeline or the Expert view timeline. This information
is often useful when editing a movie. For example, you may want to find music to fit a scene or replace a few clips with different footage.
If you select clips in the Project Assets panel, the Information panel displays the total duration of all the clips you select. If you select clips in the
Quick view timeline or the Expert view timeline, the Information panel displays the total duration of the selected clips.
The duration is calculated from the In point of the first selected clip to the Out point of the last selected clip. If the clips are not contiguous in the
tracks, the duration may be longer than the total duration of the clips.
1. Make sure that the Info panel is visible. If not visible, choose Window > Info.
2. In the Project Assets panel, Quick view timeline, or the Expert view timeline, select the desired clips. The Info panel displays the number of
items selected and the total duration of those items.
You can view the duration of a single clip in a tool tip by positioning the cursor over a clip in the Quick view timeline or the Expert view
timeline.
Customize Expert view timeline tracks
You can customize Expert view timeline tracks to suit the needs of your project.
Add a track to the Expert view timeline
1. Choose Timeline > Add Tracks.
2. In the Add Tracks dialog box, type the number of tracks you want to add in the Add field for video or audio tracks.
3. To specify the placement of added tracks, choose an option from the Placement pop-up menu for each type of track added, and click OK.
Resize tracks
Tracks have three preset sizes: Small, Medium, and Large. The Large view is helpful for viewing the clip thumbnails and adjusting effects, such as
the opacity or volume of a clip. You can also resize tracks manually and resize the width of the track header area to accommodate long track
names. If your movie contains several tracks, you can adjust the relative proportion the tracks to favor the tracks you need to see.
By default, track names are hidden. To view track names, resize the track header section.
Resize the height of a track
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