4.4 Timeline (v2.0)
The timeline shows all elements which are loaded in one of the available layer of the channel but also those elements which are already playing out. This also including the element names, the elapsed/remaining time info and the' "Play" button. The visibility of the final output is defined from top to bottom.
Layers: From top to bottom: Depending on the configuration the channel you will see here Audio, Event, FX and Video layers. The names of the layers may differ from the ones seen in the figure above, as they have been defined by your system administrator while setting up the channels in just:connect. It is also possible that your channel has more or fewer layers than shown in this figure or that certain layers do not exist at all.
Elapsed Timecode: Displays the elapsed time for each actual playing element. If a layer does not contain any elements the timecode is 00:00:00:00.
Current Item Name: Displays the name of the current item in the particular layer.
Poster Frame: Shows (if available) the poster frame of the current item in the particular layer.
Current Time Indicator (CTI): The CTI shows the current playout position. The CTI is:
- yellow in case the just:out engine is not started
- green in case the engine is started
- red in case the engine is started, but there is an FX element waiting at a stop frame
Remaining Timecode: Displays the remaining time for each actual playing element.
Hide/Show Buttons: These buttons enable or disable the visibility of the currently playing element(s) on the specific FX layer. Visibility of hidden layers can be changed in the menu "Window » Show Hidden Layers".
Audio Element: Audio elements are represented by a gray bars (or slices, depending on the timeline scale). Such item can be placed onto an available Audio layer.
Graphic Element: Graphic elements are represented by a gray bars (or slices, depending on the timeline scale) with a gray triangle in case it has at least one stop frame in it. Such item can be placed onto an available FX layer.
Event Element: Event elements are represented by a yellow triangle. Such item can be placed onto an available Event layer.
Movie Element: Movie elements are represented by gray bars (or slices, depending on the timeline scale) in the Video layer. The bright blue part represents a finished action or loop.
Timeline Scrub & Scale: The scale of the timeline ruler can be changed by using your mouse wheel while hovering above the timeline's ruler. The timeline can either be static or rolling ("Window » Static Timeline Ruler"). In static mode the timeline ruler description starts with zero, in rolling mode the description equals the engine time.