Description of the timeline

The timeline lists the slides which compose the project: it is constituted by 3 tracks:




The background track: slides are listed by the left towards the right. For every slide are shown:
  • An icon corresponding to the transition selected to pass of the previous background to this slide (if a new background is defined).
  • A thumbnail representing the background associated with this slide.

The mounting track: slides are listed by the left towards the right. Every slide is represented by:
  • An icon corresponding to the transition selected to pass of the previous slide to this slide under which is indicated the duration in second of the transition.
  • A thumbnail is in the shape of photo for slides consisted of title or photo or in the shape of movie (under which is placed a soundtrack).
  • Possibly an icon seems lower left if the slide is livened up (that is consisted of more than a shot).
  • Thumbnail represent the first image of the slide.

The music track:
  • Every playlist is shown by alternation of color.
  • The track is more or less filled according to the sound volume selected with display of the variations of volume.
  • The musical transitions (fade in/out) are shown in the form of crossing.
  • The possible pause are symbolized by a passage in the volume 0 and of the icon .

The timeline has 2 different modes of display:
Using preview mode, the priority is given to the multimedia player who occupies the main part of the available surface.
The timeline is reduced to only one line
Using sheet mode, the priority is given to the slide thumbnails who occupies the main part of the available surface.
The multimedia player is reduced to a small space located near the toolbar.
Slide thumbnails are shown on several lines like a sheet musical.

To modify an element:

To reorder the slide in the timeline

To modify the display of the timeline:

The timele settings commands are located in the status bar, to the right, at the bottom of the main window.

Allows to increase the size of thumbnails but reduces the number of thumbnails shown in the timeline.
Allows to reduce the size of thumbnails but increases the number of thumbnails shown in the timeline.
Switch the display to the preview mode
Switch the display to the sheet mode

See also



ffDiaporama 1.0 - July 2011