SOUNDBOOTH CS3
User Guide
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Change units in the timeline ruler or time display
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Right-click the timeline ruler or time display, and select one of the following:
HMS
(Timeline ruler only) Shows hours, minutes, and seconds.
Decimal (HH:MM:SS:mmm)
Shows hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds.
Samples (HH:MM:SS:sample)
Shows hours, minutes, seconds, and audio samples.
Samples
Shows only audio samples.
To better understand samples, see “Digitizing audio” on page 14.
FPS options
Show frames-per-second for various film and video formats, including high-definition options ranging
from 50–60 fps. DF and NDF indicate drop-frame and non-drop frame formats, respectively.
Feet + Frames options
(Time display only) Show location in traditional 16mm or 35mm film. You should display
these units when editing a digital proxy in a film-based project.
Custom
Shows the custom time format specified in the Preferences dialog box. The default, 12 frames-per-second,
matches the default in Adobe Flash Professional. If your Flash projects use a different frame rate, choose Edit Custom
Time Format.
Position the current-time indicator
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In the timeline ruler, click to instantly reposition the current-time indicator. Or, drag the indicator to
scrub
audio,
previewing it at different time points.
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In the time display, drag the blue numbers, or click them to enter a specific time.
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In waveform or spectral display, click or drag with a selection tool. (The current-time indicator is placed at the
beginning of the selection.)
To hear a selection in the context of surrounding audio, disable the Loop Playback option in the transport controls,
and position the current-time indicator prior to the selection.
Position the current-time indicator prior to a selection to hear surrounding audio.
Transport controls
At the bottom of the Editor panel, Soundbooth provides several transport controls for adjusting playback.
