Hello all,

This is prob. a simple question, but I pose the question any how. I looked in the 100 something tutorials and was hoping to find my answer in :

Clips on Timeline - Information Customisation

but didn't ....

I would like to have a BIGGER size V & A tracks  - meaning the height - in my time line. How do I customize this?

Thanks for your help!

Hi,

With the track indicators on (purple) press CTRL+L to make the tracks bigger, and CTRL+K to make them smaller.  You can also make tracks larger and smaller by clicking and dragging in between the track indicators themselves.

good luck,
Carl

And don't forget saving customized timeline views, espcially when working with fully vertically expanded audio tracks.

Hello Btwein,

I see Larry already answered your question.
I am sorry you could not find your answer in my 109 Tutorials........ I hid it under the title of "Link 39  Resizing Timeline Tracks"

It looks like this:

There are a couple of follow ups

Link104  Track Height - all the same size   and
Link108  Track Height - all the same size - REVISITED 

Maybe you can pick up a little more info from those too.

Good Luck,

Douglas

Hey Larry,

Thanks for the tip. It might be obvious to you, but HOW do I save the customized timeline views?

Hi,

btwien:

Thanks for the tip. It might be obvious to you, but HOW do I save the customized timeline views?

At the bottom of the timeline, to the right of the segment editing arrows, is a box.  Click on it and select Save As and then you can save the current timeline view. 

An advanced move is to link that timeline view to a workspace of the same name, then assign the workspace to a key. Take a look at this post for an example of what I'm talking about.

good luck,
Carl

Hey Carl,

I found it, did not know you meant the "Unlisted" box...thanks ;)

I will wait with the advanced move until I know my way around more in Avid, thanks any how!

Here is a tutorial on toolsets and workspaces.

All of this info is in the Manual!

Customizing Timeline Views

• Manipulate the height of tracks or move tracks as part of a view
  For more information, see “Enlarging and Reducing Timeline Tracks” on page 286 and “Moving Timeline Tracks” on page 286.
• Save different custom views that you can call up instantly in various circumstances
  For more information, see “Managing Customized Timeline Views” on page 287.

 

Then,

 

Enlarging and Reducing Timeline Tracks
You can enlarge or reduce the height of one or more tracks to improve visibility and display more information within the tracks. For example, you can use this feature to:
•Reduce and view all the tracks in a multilayer sequence, and enlarge them when finished.
•Enlarge all tracks to view waveform plots or other displays in multiple tracks.
You can save these changes with a Timeline view.
To enlarge or reduce the height of tracks:
1.Select the tracks in the Timeline that you want to resize.
For more information, see “Selecting Tracks” on page 305.
2.Do one of the following:
t Select Edit > Enlarge Track or Edit > Reduce Track.
t Press Ctrl+L (Windows) or Command+L (Macintosh) to enlarge the track, or
Ctrl+K (Windows) or Command+K (Macintosh) to reduce the track, which changes
the height of all highlighted tracks in the Timeline.

 

Managing Customized Timeline Views
You can save a customized Timeline view. Timeline views appear in the Settings list in the Project window. You can save, rename, and copy multiple views.
Your Avid editing application saves the Timeline information from the Timeline Fast menu with each view.
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You can select alternate views from the View menu located in the Timeline bottom toolbar. The Timeline view is labeled Untitled until you name and save a customized Timeline view.
You can replace a Timeline view with a different view, while keeping the same name. You can also restore the default Timeline setup at any time.
nYou can also change the name of a Timeline view or delete a view from the Settings list in the Project window. For more information, see “Naming Settings” and “Deleting Settings” in the Help.
To name a Timeline view or to change a view’s name:
1.Click the View Menu button, and select Save As.
The View Name dialog box opens.
To replace a Timeline view:
1.Type a name for the view, and click OK.
2.Press and hold the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Macintosh) while you click the View Menu button to display the list of saved view names, each appended with the Replace command.
3.From the list, select a view name that you want to replace.
The current Timeline view is applied to the selected name, and that name is displayed in the Settings list in the Project window.
To restore the default view in the Timeline:
t Click the Timeline Fast Menu button, and select Default Setup.

 

Hi,

I need help finding out how to make my effect icons smaller in my timeline. I am not sure what i did but for some reason in my video tracks 1-2 any effect icon that I drop are larger then on my other video tracks.

All my video tracks are the same sized it's just the icons that are larger and need them to get smaller.

 

Thank you, for any help.

Hi,

I don't know of a setting to change effect icon size.  I think the way it works is based on track size, and that at a certain point the icon size automatically gets bigger or smaller as you make the tracks bigger or smaller.

GalvanAle:

All my video tracks are the same sized it's just the icons that are larger and need them to get smaller.

I'd guess tracks V1 and V2 are ever so slightly larger than your other tracks - not enough to notice when you're looking at them, but enough to trigger the larger effect icons.  Try making V1 and V2 slightly smaller and see if that helps.

camoscato:

I think the way it works is based on track size, and that at a certain point the icon size automatically gets bigger or smaller as you make the tracks bigger or smaller.

That is what happens, and it has been the way that Avid functions as long as I can remember.  But also clip length in the timeline can affect the effect icon size.