Adobe 65021048 User Guide - Page 254

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3 248 User Guide View the Effect Controls panel ❖ Choose Window > Effect Controls, or click the Effect Controls tab to view the Effect Controls panel. You can view the Effect Controls panel in a separate panel, or you can dock it by dragging the tab onto another panel. View effects in the Effect Controls panel ❖ In the Effect Controls panel, do any of the following: • To view all effects applied to a clip, select the clip in the Timeline panel. Note: The Effect Controls panel will not display effects if multiple clips are selected in the Timeline panel. • To expand or collapse video or audio effects headings, click the Show/Hide button in the heading. When the arrows are pointing up , the heading is expanded to reveal all the effects in that section; when the arrows are pointing down , the heading is collapsed. • To expand or collapse an effect or its properties, click the triangle to the left of an effect or property name. Expanding a heading (such as Motion) reveals properties associated with that effect; expanding an individual property reveals a graphical control, such as a slider or dial. • To reorder the effects, click an effect name, and drag it to a new location in the list. A black line appears while you drag when the effect is above or below another effect. When you release the mouse, the effect appears in the new position. Note: Fixed effects (Motion, Opacity, and Volume) cannot be reordered. • To show the timeline beyond a clip's In and Out points, deselect Pin To Clip from the Effect Controls panel menu. The areas of the timeline beyond the selected clip's In and Out points appear in gray. When Pin To Clip is selected, only the timeline between the clip's In and Out points appear. • To play audio in the selected clip, click the Play Audio button . This control is only available if the selected clip contains audio. View keyframes for an effect property in the Timeline 1 Click the Show Keyframes button in the track header of a video or audio track, and choose one of the keyframe options from the Show Keyframes menu. 2 Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the clip containing the keyframe properties you want to view. Choose Show Clip Keyframes, and then choose the effect containing the keyframes you want to view. Adjust or reset controls in the Effect Controls panel ❖ Do any of the following: • To change a property value, scrub the underlined text left or right. • Click the property value, enter a new value, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS). • Expand the property by clicking the triangle next to the property name (if available), and then drag the slider or angle control (depending on the property). • To set an angle, drag inside the angle control area, scrub the underlined text, or select the underlined text and enter a value. Once you have clicked inside the angle control, you can drag outside of it to quickly change the values. April 1, 2008