The Timeline

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In the Timeline you see the chronological sequence of your show. It informs you when  an object will be replayed.

Timeline_new

 

Images, text, collages and videos can have different ways to present them. So can images get camera pans, movement paths, transitions and text. The Timeline shows you what kind of animation an object has been assigned.

There are:

Timeline_Icon_Transition

Transition

Timeline_Icon_Text

Text without animation

Timeline_Icon_TextAnimation

Text with animation

Timeline_Icon_BitmapFX

Image effect

Timeline_Icon_MovementPath

Movement path

Timeline_Icon_CameraPan

Camera pan

 

You can also see the file name and duration in the Timeline. The sliders in the bottom-right corner allow you to adjust how much you wish to see.n.

By clicking the Timeline_Icon_Menu icon the context menu for the object will open. You can use a right-click on the object instead to achieve the same.

Menu_Image

 

During the replay of a slideshow in Layout Designer a blue line in the Timeline marks  the current replay position.

Timeline2

 

This line "runs" with the show. You can move it after you paused the show.

You can change additional settings for the Timeline under Extras -> Program settings -> Timeline.

Dlg_ProgSettings_Timeline

 

Here you can specify the snapping behavior and the look of the Timeline.

If you want to position an object exactly below another object or at a certain point in time the snapping option can be very helpful.

Hint

If you deactivated an image of your show (Show object deactivated), it will not be displayed anymore in the Timeline. The Timeline displays only objects that are supposed to be replayed. If you want to reactivate an image you can do this in the Image list or in the Storyboard.

 


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