Why does the Time Line stretch beyond one frame?

ckatosmith

Newbie Joined: May 28, 2014 11:58 Messages: 24 Offline

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Jun 10, 2014 18:00

I stretched out the Time Line as far out as it would go (curiosity), and there seem to be 10 increments per frame when all stretched out.
Why is this since we can only edit one frame at a time? Is there some editing advantage?

Also, is there a button or something that truly allows you to view one frame at a time in the Time Line? It's a bit confusing to me currently when I'm trying to gauge accurate splits. So far, I've had to rely on looking at the frame numbers and the preview screen. Thank you.

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Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Jun 10, 2014 18:15

Quote: I stretched out the Time Line as far out as it would go (curiosity), and there seem to be 10 increments per frame when all stretched out.
Why is this since we can only edit one frame at a time? Is there some edtiting advantage?

Also, is there a button or something that truly allows you to view one frame at a time in the Time Line? It's a bit confusing to me currently when I'm trying to gauge accurate splits. So far, I've had to rely on looking at the frame numbers and the preview screen. Thank you.

The frame markings vary depending of the Frames Per Second as set in Preferences > General.

At 30 fps (29.97) you have 30 marks per second.

At 25 fps You have 25 marks per second. For 24 = 24 per second.

You can get to the frame level by moving the slider on the bottom left all the way to the Right.

There is a button to allow you to step one frame forward or one frame backward.

The keyboard is comma (,) for previous frame, and period (.) for Next frame.


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borgus1

Senior Contributor Joined: Feb 27, 2013 00:33 Messages: 1318 Offline

Jun 10, 2014 18:17

Quote: I stretched out the Time Line as far out as it would go (curiosity), and there seem to be 10 increments per frame when all stretched out.
Why is this since we can only edit one frame at a time? Is there some editing advantage?

More thumbnails??

Quote: Also, is there a button or something that truly allows you to view one frame at a time in the Time Line? It's a bit confusing to me currently when I'm trying to gauge accurate splits. So far, I've had to rely on looking at the frame numbers and the preview screen.

See if pressing the . (period) button helps - for jumping one frame ahead. , (comma) jumps one frame backwards.

JL_JL

Senior Contributor Location: Arizona, USA Joined: Oct 01, 2006 20:01 Messages: 6091 Offline

Jun 10, 2014 18:46

Quote: I stretched out the Time Line as far out as it would go (curiosity), and there seem to be 10 increments per frame when all stretched out.
Why is this since we can only edit one frame at a time? Is there some edtiting advantage?

In PD12 they added 10 increments between frames for improved audio alignment. It was discussed here.
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/30864.page

Jeff