The timeline
Each layer in a movie must have a timeline and every timeline is
the same length. The length can be changed from the 'Settings' tab.
The timeline consists of a number of frames and the rate the frames are
shown (frames per second) can be changed from movie to movie from the 'settings'
tab. The default is 10 frames a second but this can go as low as one frame a second.
Movie duration
The length of the timeline can be varied. It can be lengthened or
shortened as required. Shortening will loose any events that cannot fit
onto the shortened length.
Selecting a timeline
If an event position is selected then the left hand movie display
window will display the movie appearance at that time. The event
position can be changed with the arrows keys as well as by clicking
the mouse.
If the left hand name portion of the timeline is clicked this will
not only select the timeline but also in the case of non-visible
layers, popup a dialog to allow parameters for that layer to be changed.
The timeline popup menu
Right clicking the mouse on a specific event will cause the
timeline popup menu to appear. This allows a number of useful
operations to be performed on events in particular the ability to
transfer an event or it's properties to another event or location.