to open a new timeline, right click in an empty space in an existing timeline and choose new timeline. or, from the main menu, choose file ] timeline ] add new. this adds a timeline in the selected bin.
from the main menu, select file ] timeline ] rename to save your timeline with a new name. you can also access this option by right clicking in a blank space in the timeline and choosing rename timeline. this does not create a new copy of the timeline. if you want to work on a new copy of the existing timeline, use file ] copy project or file ] version ] new.
if you wish to close a timeline without closing the project, choose file ] timeline ] close from the main menu, or right click in a blank space in the timeline and choose close timeline. if you've made changes to the timeline without saving it, a message will appear asking you if you would like to save your timeline.
you can reopen this timeline by choosing file ] timeline ] open project timeline from the main menu and browsing to that timeline's location. you can also reopen other timelines from other dpsvelocity 8.0 projects using this option. you can also get to this option by right clicking a blank area of a timeline and selecting open timeline.
if you wish to remove a timeline from your project forever, choose file ] timeline ] delete from the main menu, or right click in the timeline and choose delete timeline. this deletes the current timeline from the project without saving it. all associated timeline temp files will also be deleted from the project directory.
if dpsvelocity has stopped suddenly, perhaps because of a power failure, you may be able to recover the timeline you were working on last. from the main menu, choose file ] timeline ] recover. a window opens listing the most recent backup versions of your timeline, listing them by date/time. choose the one you want and click ok. the file that is opened overwrites the previously saved version of that timeline.
