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* 1 - Track resizing icon. These 2 icons allow you to increase or decrease the height of the tracks. The default height of tracks can be configured in Kdenlive's Settings dialog. | * 1 - Track resizing icon. These 2 icons allow you to increase or decrease the height of the tracks. The default height of tracks can be configured in Kdenlive's Settings dialog. | ||
* 2 - '''Timeline ruler'''. This shows the time in frames or in hh:mm:ss notation. The highlighted area is called the selection zone, and is useful if you want to render only a part of your project. The Timeline ruler context menu allows you to manage [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Guides|Guides]]. | * 2 - '''Timeline ruler'''. This shows the time in frames or in hh:mm:ss notation. The highlighted area is called the selection zone, and is useful if you want to render only a part of your project. Left clicking in the timeline ruler will move the timline cursor and seek to that position. The Timeline ruler context menu allows you to manage [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Guides|Guides]]. | ||
* 3 - '''Track header'''. This box shows some options for a track. First is the track name (Video 2 in the screenshot). That name can be changed by simply clicking in it. Below are icons to <menuchoice>Lock the track</menuchoice> (prevent adding / removing clips), <menuchoice>Mute the track</menuchoice>, and <menuchoice>Hide video</menuchoice> from this track. Right clicking in the track header will give you a context menu allowing to manage (add / delete) tracks. | * 3 - '''Track header'''. This box shows some options for a track. First is the track name (Video 2 in the screenshot). That name can be changed by simply clicking in it. Below are icons to <menuchoice>Lock the track</menuchoice> (prevent adding / removing clips), <menuchoice>Mute the track</menuchoice>, and <menuchoice>Hide video</menuchoice> from this track. Right clicking in the track header will give you a context menu allowing to manage (add / delete) tracks. | ||
Revision as of 07:16, 16 May 2012
The timeline is the central part of Kdenlive. It is made of 4 different areas (see screenshot).
- 1 - Track resizing icon. These 2 icons allow you to increase or decrease the height of the tracks. The default height of tracks can be configured in Kdenlive's Settings dialog.
- 2 - Timeline ruler. This shows the time in frames or in hh:mm:ss notation. The highlighted area is called the selection zone, and is useful if you want to render only a part of your project. Left clicking in the timeline ruler will move the timline cursor and seek to that position. The Timeline ruler context menu allows you to manage Guides.
- 3 - Track header. This box shows some options for a track. First is the track name (Video 2 in the screenshot). That name can be changed by simply clicking in it. Below are icons to (prevent adding / removing clips), , and from this track. Right clicking in the track header will give you a context menu allowing to manage (add / delete) tracks.
- 4 - The track itself, this is where you can drop your clips.
Tracks
The timeline is made of tracks. There are two kind of tracks: audio and video. The number of tracks is defined when creating a new project in the Project Settings Dialog. Adding a clip in timeline can be achieved by dragging it from the Project Tree or the Clip Monitor.