Customizing Your Work Environment

3. Click on the View Menu at the bottom of the Timeline Window.

4. Select the Save As option.
5. The View Name dialog box opens.
6. Type in a name.
7. Click on OK.

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Next we'll take a look at some additional topics that will help you get more out of using
Timeline Views.

Default Timeline View

Media Composer provides an easy way to get back to its preset default (you'll find it as the
very first selection in the Timeline Window's Fast Menu, labeled as Default Setup). Further,
you may want to consider creating your own Timeline View that you prefer to be your own
personal default, so that you can access it quickly.

Updating Timeline Views

After making a change to a Timeline View, Media Composer adds a .1 at the end of the name
and makes the name display in italics. There are two ways to save the updated view without
creating an entirely new one, as follows:

ff From the View Menu select Save As. In the View Menu dialog box erase the .1 that
was added. When you press the OK button, another dialog box will ask you to either
cancel or confirm the update.
ff Hold down the option/Alt key. When you click on the View Menu, you'll see that each
selection now includes the word Replace before it. Select the appropriate Timeline
View to update. Another dialog box will ask you to either cancel or confirm the update.

Offline warning
I suggest that within all the different Timeline Views that you create, you should include the
Offline warning color display. Perform the following steps:

1. Go to the Timeline View Fast Menu and select Clip Color.

2. The Clip Color dialog box opens.
3. Enable/check the selection at the top labeled as Offline.
4. Click on the OK button.
5. As long as the active Timeline View includes the Offline color being enabled, any
time you have offline clips in your sequence they will be displayed as bright red
and easy to detect.

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