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unchanged. For more information about using the Rate Stretch Tool, see “Change clip speed and duration with the Rate Stretch tool” on page 300 or this video about the Rate Stretch Tool by Andrew Devis..

Razor Tool Select this tool to make one or more incisions in clips in a Timeline. Click a point in a clip to split it at that precise location. To split clips in all tracks at that location, Shift-click the spot in any of the clips. For more information about using the Razor Tool, see “Split or cut one or more clips with the Razor tool” on page 201 or this video about the Razor Tool by Andrew Devis.

Slip Tool Select this tool to simultaneously change the In and Out points of a clip in a Timeline, while keeping the time span between them constant. For example, if you have trimmed a 10-second clip to 5 seconds in a Timeline, you can use the Slip Tool to determine which 5 seconds of the clip appear in the Timeline. For more information about using the Slip Tool, see “Make slip and slide edits” on page 191 or this video about the Slip Tool by Andrew Devis.

Slide Tool Select this tool to move a clip to the left or right in a Timeline while simultaneously trimming the two clips that surround it. The combined duration of the three clips, and the location of the group in the Timeline, remain unchanged. For more information about using the Slide Tool, see “Make slip and slide edits” on page 191 or this video about the Slide Tool by Andrew Devis.

Pen Tool Select this tool to set or select keyframes, or to adjust connector lines in a Timeline. Drag a connector line vertically to adjust it. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) on a connector line to set a keyframe. Shiftclick noncontiguous keyframes to select them. Drag a marquee over contiguous keyframes to select them. For more information about using the Pen Tool, see “Select keyframes” on page 420.

Hand Tool Select this tool to move the viewing area of a Timeline to the right or left. Drag left or right anywhere in the viewing area.

Zoom Tool Select this tool to zoom in or out in a Timeline viewing area. Click in the viewing area to zoom in by one increment. Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) to zoom out by one increment. For more information about using the Zoom Tool, see “Navigate in a sequence” on page 136.

Open the Options panel

• Select Window > Options.

Dock the Tools panel to the Options panel

1In the Tools panel, click the panel menu icon.

2Select Dock In Options Panel.

Undock the Tools panel from the Options panel

In the Options panel, click the dotted area to the left of Selection Tool.

Premiere Pro removes the Tools panel from the Options panel, and returns the Tools panel to the location it had before docking to the Options panel.

Clip details in the Info panel

The Info panel displays several data about a selected item, and timecode information for clips under the current-time indicator in the Timeline.

At the top of the panel, information is displayed for the current selection. This information varies depending on its media type, the active panel, and so on. For example, the Info panel displays information unique to an empty space in a Timeline panel, or a clip in the Project panel.

Video Indicates frame rate, frame size, and pixel aspect ratio, in that order.

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Audio Indicates sample rate, bit depth, and channels, in that order.

Tape Indicates the name of the tape.

In Indicates the In point timecode of the selected clip.

Out Indicates the Out point timecode of the selected clip.

Duration Indicates the duration of the selected clip.

The section below the current selection data contains the timecode values for the active sequence and for clips in each of its video and audio tracks. These values are displayed in a stacking order that matches the Timeline for easy visual correlation. Video track timecodes are displayed with the highest track number on top, and audio tracks are displayed with the highest track number on the bottom. The only time this section is blank is when all sequences are closed.

When a track is added to or deleted from the current sequence, the Info panel updates to accurately display the number of tracks in the sequence. There is no limit on the number of tracks displayed. Similarly, when the user switches to a different sequence, the Info panel updates to display the correct number of tracks in that sequence.

The Info panel displays timecode for the current selection and for all track items under the current-time indicator. When the playhead crosses a blank area in the timeline, no timecode value is displayed for that track, but the track label remains visible and undimmed. The vertical stack layout of the timecodes is easily correlated with the physical layout of the tracks in the sequence.

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The Info panel

A. Name of selected clip B. Data for selected clip C. Tape name D. Sequence timecode locations of clip Start and End points E. Name of active sequence F. Source timecode location in selected clip of current-time indicator G. Source timecode location in clips on video tracks of currenttime indicator H. Source timecode location in clips on audio tracks of current-time indicator

Note: You can change the default behavior of some of the panels in the Preferences dialog box. See “Preferences” on page 15.

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