In the header area of the timeline are a number of controls affecting the arrangement and organization of the timeline tracks. These are covered here, while the audio functions controlled from the timeline header, such as track volume, are described in the topic “Audio on the timeline” on page 193.

The all tracks area above the track headers offers controls similar to those found on each track header but with global effect: they apply to all tracks simultaneously, overruling the individual settings.

The orange vertical line to the left of the track header, together with a lighter background shade, identifies the default track. It provides a destination track for certain functions, including send to and paste. Newly-created titles and ScoreFitter songs are also added on this track. For more information see “Sending to the timeline” on page 56, “Using the Clipboard” on page 63, “The Title Editor” on page 159 and “ScoreFitter background music” on page 197.

To make another track the default track, simply click anywhere within the track header other than on a button or other control.

Click the padlock buttons to protect a track from unintended edits. The same button in the all tracks area confers this protection on the whole project.

The Storyboard is an alternative representation of a timeline track. A small storyboard link button appears beneath the padlock button on all track headers when the Storyboard is open. Click the button to select a given track as the one linked to the Storyboard display.

To edit the name of a track, click the name once to access the in- place editor, or select Edit track name from the track header context menu. Confirm your edit with Enter, or cancel it with Esc.

The video and audio buttons in the track header control whether this track contributes its video and audio to the composite output of the project. They support the many editing situations in which it is advantageous to block the output of one or more tracks in order to simplify the preview. The same buttons in the all tracks area toggle audio and video monitoring for the entire project.

The following functions are available in the track-header context menu or by manipulating the tracks:

Insert New Track: You can insert a new track either above or below the existing track.

Delete track: Delete a track and all clips on it.

Move track: Drag the track header up or down to a new layer position. As you drag, a bright horizontal line appears at valid placements.

Copy track: Keeping the Ctrl key pressed while moving a track will copy the track instead of move it.

Track size: The context menu contains four fixed track sizes (Small, Medium, Large, Very large). For custom sizing, drag the separator line between the track headers to seamlessly adjust the height.

View waveforms: Toggle the waveform view for audio clips.

Please see “Audio on the timeline” on page 193 for coverage of Timeline audio functions.