Grass Valley EDIUS v.5.1 - Manual (Page 118)

118 EDIUS — User Reference Guide
Section 1 — Getting Started
Figure 100. Timeline Operation Buttons
Timeline Scale
The Timeline scale provides a very accurate indication of the overall length
of a sequence and allows for frame-accurate editing and clip placement.
Figure 101 shows a portion of the Timeline scale.
Figure 101. Timeline Scale
The numbers at the top of the scale indicate the Timeline position in
hours:minutes:seconds;frames (hh:mm:ss;ff).
The Timeline cursor marks the current preview or editing point.
Timeline Scale Controller
The Timeline scale controller is used to adjust the Timeline scale unit in
order to see more or less material on screen simultaneously. With a larger
scale unit, more material will be visible on a single screen. With a smaller
scale unit, less material will be visible on a single screen. Or course, regard-
less of the scale unit setting, all material placed on the Timeline is accessible
using the scroll bar at the bottom of the Timeline window.
The Timeline scale is adjusted using the Timeline scale controller depicted
in
Figure 102 . Timeline scale units range from one frame to 60 minutes.
Figure 102. Timeline Scale Controller
Adjusting the scale changes the value of the second-degree (mid-sized) tick
mark. The value of the first-degree (smallest) tick mark is 1/5 of the value
of the second-degree tick mark. The value of the third-degree (largest) tick
mark is five times the value of the second-degree tick mark. Third-degree
tick marks are labeled with the time code.
In the example in Figure 102 , the value of the second-degree tick mark is
one (1) second. This makes the value of the first-degree tick mark .20
seconds and the value of the third-degree tick marks five (5) seconds.