Adobe 65021048 User Guide - Page 298

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3 292 User Guide Moving and copying keyframes Move keyframes You can move any keyframe to a different point in time. When you move keyframes, you move the values and settings they contain. Moving keyframes makes it easy to change the speed of animations. You can move selected keyframes over and past surrounding keyframes. In addition, you can drag them beyond the In and Out points of the clip, but they are constrained to the limits of the source media. Note: The first keyframe always uses the Start Keyframe icon and the last keyframe always uses the End Keyframe icon . ❖ Use the Selection or Pen tool to do one of the following: • In the Timeline panel, select one or more keyframes and drag to the desired time. • In the Effect Controls panel, select one or more keyframe markers and drag to the desired time. Note: When you move more than one keyframe at one time, the selected keyframes maintain their relative distance. Copy and paste keyframes You can copy keyframes and paste them either to a new time in the clip's property or to the same effect property in a different clip, using the Effect Controls panel. To quickly apply the same keyframe values at another point in time or in another clip or track, copy and paste the keyframes in the Timeline panel. See also "Select keyframes" on page 287 "View keyframes and graphs" on page 283 Copy and paste keyframes in the Effect Controls panel When you paste keyframes into another clip, they appear in the corresponding property in the target clip's effect in the Effect Controls panel. The earliest keyframe appears at the current time, and the other keyframes follow in relative order. If the target clip is shorter than the source clip, keyframes that occur after the target clip's Out point are pasted to the clip but don't appear unless you disable the Pin To Clip option. The keyframes remain selected after pasting, so you can immediately move them in the target clip. 1 In the Effect Controls panel, click the triangle to expand the effect to reveal its controls and keyframes. 2 Select one or more keyframes. 3 Choose Edit > Copy. 4 Do one of the following: • Move the current-time indicator to where you want the first keyframe to appear and choose Edit > Paste. • Select another clip, expand the appropriate property in the Effect Controls panel, move the current-time indicator to where you want the first keyframe to appear, and choose Edit > Paste. You can also copy a keyframe by dragging. In the Timeline of the Effect Controls panel, hold down the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Mac OS) and drag a keyframe to a new location. April 1, 2008