Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 316)

316 Part VI Rough Editing
Customizing Track Display in the Timeline
You can modify the way tracks are displayed in the Timeline in several ways:
 Tracks in the Timeline can be resized, either individually or collectively. For more
information, see the next section, “ Resizing Timeline Tracks .”
 Clip items on video tracks can be displayed with name only, name and thumbnail
frame, or filmstrip. All video tracks in the sequence share the same display settings. If
you display the Timeline in Reduced track size view, you can’t see thumbnails. For
more information, see “
Timeline Basics ” on page 111.
 Audio tracks can be displayed in the Timeline with or without waveforms.
 You can show or hide the keyframe area of each track, adding additional space
below each video and audio track in which to view and edit keyframes for effects
that are applied to your clips. For more information on using the keyframe area in
the Timeline, see “
Adjusting Parameters for Keyframed Effects ” on page 719.
For more information about customizing Timeline display options, see “ Timeline Basics ”
on page 111.
Resizing Timeline Tracks
You can change the size of tracks in the Timeline, either by dragging a track’s boundary
in the Timeline patch panel, or by using the Track Height control.
Resizing Tracks by Dragging
You can resize individual tracks directly in the Timeline.
To resize a single track in the Timeline:
m If it’s a video track: Drag the upper boundary of the track in the Timeline patch panel.
m If it’s an audio track: Drag the lower boundary of the track in the Timeline patch panel.
Drag a boundary
to resize a track.
Timeline patch panel