Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 97)

92 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Arranging clips in a movie
Last updated 8/12/2010
Motion Tracking icon Enables you to enter the Motion Tracking mode. For more information, see “ Motion
tracking effect ” on page 212.
Time Stretch tool Changes the playback speed and duration of a clip without changing the In or Out points.
Dragging the edge of a clip in one direction lengthens it and slows it down. Dragging it in the other direction shortens
the clip and speeds it up. (See “
Change a clip’s speed by using the Time Stretch tool ” on page 127.)
Zoom Lets you zoom in or out of the Timeline to display more or less detail in each clip. (See
“ Zoom in or out of the Timeline time ruler ” on page 93.)
Audio Tools Tools that facilitate commonly used features related to Audio are grouped under Audio Tools. The
options under Audio Tools are:
• SmartSound Select SmartSound in the Audio Tools menu. The SmartSound window opens. You can select
soundtracks and custom-fit them to your project. (See “ Creating SmartSound tracks ” on page 240.)
• Detect Beats Detects musical beats in the Soundtrack track of the Timeline and adds unnumbered markers at each
beat. Use this tool when you want to create edits that coordinate with the beat of your music. (See “ Create beat markers
for a soundtrack ” on page 240.)
• Audio Mix Opens the Audio Mixer so you can adjust the volume and balance for your different audio tracks. (See
“ Adding and mixing audio ” on page 238.)
• SmartMix Opens the SmartMixer. SmartMix facilitates automatic adjustment of the volume of the background
music to facilitate hearing the foreground dialogs. For more information, see “ SmartMix ” on page 244.
• Add Narration Opens the Record Voice Narration panel, which holds tools for recording a voice-over. (See
“ Adding and mixing audio ” on page 238.)
Markers tool Adds disc markers into the Timeline at the location of the current-time indicator. (See “ Working with
menu markers ” on page 249
Editing tools in the Timeline
A. Selection B. Time Stretch C. Properties D. Smart Trim mode E. Motion Tracking mode F. Zoom G. Audio Tools options H. Marker
Tools options
Move through the Timeline
When placing and arranging clips in the Timeline, you need to move the current-time indicator to the proper location.
In the time ruler of the Timeline, 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
Timeline can help you locate the exact location for placing a clip or performing an edit.
❖ In the Timeline, do any of the following.
• Drag the current-time indicator .
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