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Editing individual envelope points or keyframes

Editing individual envelope points or keyframes gives you fine control over your recorded settings.

1.Click the Automation Settings button on the track you want to edit and select Show Automation

Controls.

2.Click the Automation Settings button and choose Automation Write (Touch) or Automation Write (Latch)

from the menu.

3.Select the parameter you want to edit:

•For a track envelope, select the envelope tool and click the envelope point you want to edit. You can right-click a point and choose Properties from the shortcut menu to display an effect's property page.

•For a keyframe, click the Expand/Collapse Track Keyframes button to expand track keyframe rows, and then double-click a keyframe to open its property page. For more information, see Using video effects on page 241.

4.Adjust the control that corresponds to the envelope point or keyframe you want to adjust. The selected envelope point/keyframe is edited, and all others are unaffected.

For track envelopes, you can also edit the envelope directly in the timeline.

Setting the automation recording mode for a track

1.Click the Automation Settings button in the track header and select Show Automation Controls.

2.Click the Automation Settings button and choose a command from the menu to choose the automation mode.

Mode

Track Icon Description

Off

Automated parameters are ignored during playback.

 

When you switch to Off mode, the control setting from the cursor position is

 

used as a static setting, and the envelope/keyframe is dimmed to indicate that it

 

is unavailable.

 

 

Read

The envelope/keyframe value is applied during playback, and the control reflects

 

the envelope/keyframe settings at the cursor position.

 

Adjustments to the control are not recorded.

 

 

Automation Write (Touch)

The envelope/keyframe value is applied during playback, and the control follows

 

the envelope/keyframe settings during playback and when you position the

 

cursor.

 

Envelope points or keyframes are created only while a control is being adjusted.

 

When you stop adjusting the control, automation recording stops and the

 

existing envelope points/keyframes are unaffected.

 

 

Automation Write (Latch)

The envelope/keyframe value is applied during playback, and the control follows

 

the envelope/keyframe settings during playback and when you position the

 

cursor.

 

Envelope points or keyframes are created when you change a control setting,

 

and recording continues until you stop playback. When you stop adjusting the

 

control, the control's last setting overwrites the existing envelope points/

 

keyframes.

 

 

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