Graphics Programs Reference
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Step Three:
If you know you want your movie to be a
specific length, like maybe 30 or 60 sec-
onds for a commercial, or 90 seconds for
a promo movie, you can keep from hav-
ing to scroll back and forth down your
timeline by setting up your work area to
display just that amount of time from the
very beginning. You do that by dragging
the little Set Start of Work Area bar at the
beginning of the timeline or the Set End
of Work Area bar at the end of the time-
line to the length you want your movie.
That way, when your playhead hits the
end of your work area (after playing for
30 seconds), it stops (it doesn't just keep
playing nothing). Also, if you want to work
on just one part of a longer video, then
you can drag the Set Start of Work Area
bar to the beginning of that part, and
then drag the Set End of Work Area bar
to the end of that area. Now, when you
click Play, it starts where you set the start
of you work area and stops where you set
the end.
By default, the start of the work area is the start of your movie
Drag the Start and End Work Area bars to change where your playhead starts
and stops (so when you click Play, it will start 10 seconds into your movie, at
the left bar, and stop 15 seconds in, at the right one)
Step Four:
There are some other shortcuts you
might want to use once you really dig
into this, but for now, I'd just concentrate
on those ones I've given you here, be-
cause they're the ones you'll use every
time you make a movie. Just in case you
need them, though, here are a few more:
To jump back one frame, pres s the Left
Arrow key . Add the Shift key to jump
back 10 frames. Use the Right Arrow
key to jump forward one frame; add the
Shift key to jump 10 forward. To jump to
the end of your timeline, press the End
key on your keyboard. To jump back
1 second in time, press Shift-Up Arrow
key . To jump forward 1 second, press
Shift-Down Arrow key . Again, you may
not ever use these, but at least you know
they're there.
To jump back 1 second in the timeline, press Shif t- Up Arrow. To jump for ward
1 second, press Shift-Down Arrow
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