VISUAL QUICKPRO GUIDE PINNACLE LIQUID EDITION 6 FOR WINDOWS [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Figure 1.9. The Timeline view; shown here with a complex layout of clips, both audio and video.

Chapter 6, "Fine-Tuning Your Edit."

Working with buttons and keyboard shortcuts

You interact with Liquid Edition by using a variety of buttons and keyboard shortcuts. To use a button, simply click it with the mouse. This action will open an interface, create an event, or perform an action, depending on which button you press (Figure 1.10 ).

If you are unsure of what a particular button does, just hover the mouse over it and a small tool tip will pop up and give you a brief description of what that button does (Figure 1.11 ). In some cases, the text is very brief, but it will at least give you a clue as to the button's ultimate purpose. From there, the answer is but a reference manual away.

The other way to access a feature is to use a keyboard shortcut. This is often a simple matter of pressing a single key, but other times, you may need to hold down a combination of keys and mouse buttons. Clicking the Keyboard button (down in the taskbar areathe bottom-right corner of the interface) will bring up a template that shows which keys are assigned to which functions. Again, you'll be able to access a tool tip to figure out what all those icons actually mean (Figure 1.12 ).