Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
or Explorer directory
window you might use to
navigate through your
computer's hard disk. It
shows file names, the
type of file it is, their size,
duration, and location.
The next two windows are
directly associated with
one another. The
Timeline
Window
and the
Composition
(preview)
Window
are where project design and
construction take place. The Timeline Window should look familiar to any editor
with its rows of project element layers and Timecode indices. Here's where you
apply effects, create Keyframe animations and generally develop your projects.
The other main window, the
Composition Window, is
where you view your project
results and physically
manipulate your resource
elements. Here you can
move, scale, and rotate your
files, zoom in/out of your
rendered composition,
create masks, paint/clone,
and modify text.
Support Windows
Along with the main windows are several smaller free-floating palette
windows (three seen at next page) that provide special functions and options to
