Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Your Basic Controls for Working with Video
The panel where almost everything video-related happens is called the Timeline panel.
Most video editors are based on this same idea, because it's a very visual way to put to-
gether a movie. You build your movie from left to right, just like you would a slide show,
where the first thumbnail is the first slide, then the one to the right of that is the second, and
so on. Same thing with video, except, of course, that the thumbnails are videos. Take two
minutes now to learn the Timeline panel and its basic controls, and it'll make your video
editing life a lot easier.
Step One:
You play, rewind, and fast-forward your video in Photoshop just like you would in any
other video player (using the standard Rewind [Go to Previous Frame], Play, and Fast-For-
ward [Go to Next Frame] icons). However, there is a “rewind to the beginning” icon (it's
actually the Go to First Frame icon) that you'll wind up using quite a bit (it's the first icon,
just to the left of Rewind).
The Go to First Frame icon takes you back to the very beginning
Step Two:
Now, click on the down-facing arrow in the top right of the Timeline panel, and from the
flyoutmenu,choose
Enable Timeline Shortcut Keys
toturnonyourshortcutsforthepan-
el. There's a great shortcut you can use to play your video: just hit the
Spacebar
on your
keyboard. It starts (and then stops) your video. To jump to the beginning of the individual
clip that is curently selected, press the
Up Arrow key
on your keyboard. To jump to the
end of that clip, press the
Down Arrow key
.
