cursor behavior

kairosmatt wrote on 12/3/2009, 11:41 AM

Sometimes while playing on the timeline, I can click somewhere else and playback goes from that click point.

Other times, it moves the cursor but playback continues the same as before.

I like both behaviors in certain situations, how do I switch between the two?

kairosmatt

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 12/3/2009, 11:55 AM

I think it depends on whether you click on an event or on an empty space. Clicking on an event moves the cursor. Clicking on empty space moves the play head.

kairosmatt wrote on 12/3/2009, 12:05 PM

Chienworks,
Thanks for giving me some extra vocab on playhead vs cursor. I definitely have seen that while playing, you can click on the timeline and the playhead will play from the new cursor. (does that make more sense?)

I can't see a difference between clicking in empty space or an event. Spacebar and enter playback don't seem to be the key either.

kairosmatt

kairosmatt wrote on 12/3/2009, 12:06 PM

You can get a similiar effect by playing and then making new regions-but its not exactly the same?

kairosmatt

Former user wrote on 12/3/2009, 12:10 PM

Are you sure the cursor is moving when the playback continues where it was. I see a new LINE being created (basically it looks like two cursors) if I click on a track while it is playing. If I click on the space below tracks, the cursor moves and the playback area changes with it.

Dave T2

kairosmatt wrote on 12/3/2009, 12:29 PM

Ah okay, now I see it! Its the space BELOW all the tracks where there are none present.

I think Chienworks was telling me the same thing, just didn't quite get it.

Very cool.

kairosmatt