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CHP. 7 USING AUTOMATION
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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.