Placing time markers

Time markers are placed at the cursor position. You may place a time marker in one of the following ways:

•From the Insert menu, choose Time Marker.

•Press H. You may use this method to place a time marker while the project is playing back.

Time marker

Note: Time markers are not numbered.

Adjusting tempo to match marker to cursor

Using this function with time markers is particularly useful when scoring video. For more information, see Scoring video on page 234.

Position the cursor, right-click the marker tab, and choose Adjust tempo to match marker to cursor from the shortcut menu. The project tempo changes so the time marker matches the cursor position.

You can also align the marker and cursor by holding Alt while dragging the marker. For example, hold Alt while dragging a time marker to a location on the beat ruler. The project tempo adjusts so the time at the marker occurs on a specific beat. For example, if you place a time marker at 10 seconds on the time ruler and hold Alt while dragging the marker to 5.1 on the beat ruler, the project’s tempo is adjusted so the first beat of measure five occurs at ten seconds.

Working with command markers

Command markers add interactivity to a multimedia presentation streamed over the Internet. As your media plays, any number of other actions can be programmed to execute. These commands are a part of the Windows Media® and RealMedia™ streaming formats. Most frequently, these actions add text or open a related Web site. The specific commands available vary depending on the final format of your project.

Note: Streaming media files can be played back from a hard drive or CD-ROM, but in order to stream properly across the Internet, the file must be on a streaming media server. Check with your internet service provider for details and availability of this service.

Placing command markers

Command markers appear on the command ruler, which is above the marker bar.

URL command marker

Command ruler

Marker bar

1.Position the cursor where you want to place the command marker.

2.From the Insert menu, choose Command.

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