at the left side of the status bar, information changes as you edit. the information that can be displayed here includes:
highlighted range duration - updates dynamically as you drag a range on the timeline once you release the mouse from the highlighted range and move it around the timeline, the status bar displays information for the clips you hover over. to see the length of a highlighted region again, place the mouse at the top of the highlighted range on the timeline timecode bar.
in-out duration, in point and out point timecodes (or frame numbers, if that is the mode you are viewing the timeline in) (this is editable)
clip feedback information - if you hover the mouse over a clip, you can see the in, out and duration of the clip. no matter the type of clip -- be it video, audio, graphic, title, transition. if a track is empty and you hover the mouse over it, you will see the duration of the entire timeline.
if you hover the mouse over a gap between clips, you can see the duration of the gap. you can also see the duration of the movie bar by hovering the mouse over it.
use the playhead controls and the playhead scrub bar to assist in moving around the timeline.
use the in/out markers to mark timeline ranges for output, or enter timecodes in the two (white) fields next to them. when an in and an out are marked, the region to the right of them updates to reflect the amount of time between them.
the lift and extract functions are discussed in the chapter 8: editing, and print to tape is covered in chapter 7: playback.
audio track display settings
if you right click on the start of an audio track, there are three audio display options:
show volume - the volume is displayed as a line initially set at 100%. this means that your input signal is being played without any changes. you can adjust the volume line from 0 - 200%.
show panning - the balance between the right and left audio channels is displayed. you can adjust the balance line from 100% right to 100% left. for stereo audio clips, initially the panning is set to 100% left output (top) for the left audio track and 100% right output (bottom) for the right audio track. for mono audio clips, initially panning is set to 50% left and 50% right (center) to give you an equal balance between the right and left output channels.
show waveform this shows you the audio output as a waveform so that you can easily identify loud or quiet areas of the sound track. you may adjust the volume of the audio track from 0 - 200% using the volume line displayed in the middle of the waveform. when you display the waveform keep in mind that drawing the waveform takes time, which may slow down your timeline refresh rate if you are scrolling back and forth quickly.
you can also view an individual clip's waveform on the timeline by right clicking on that clip and selecting audio clip ] show waveform. that clip's waveform is drawn on that track, but the rest of the clips on that track continue to display using the setting chosen for that entire track. if you change the track's setting, this clip will continue to display a waveform. to remove the show waveform setting from the clip, right click on it and select audio clip and the check-marked show waveform to remove the check mark.
displaying the waveform of a single clip rather than a whole track helps to conserve system resources, since the waveform has to be rebuilt and refreshed as the timeline scrolls.
when an audio track's height is small, volume and panning adjustments aren't allowed. this makes it easier to grab clips.