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Pro Tools Reference Guide 334
Scrolling Options
You can configure how contents of the Edit win-
dow scroll during playback and recording.
To configure Scrolling options:
„
Choose
Options > Scrolling
and select one of
the following options:
None
The Edit window does not scroll during or
after playback. The playback cursor moves
across the Edit window, indicating the playback
location.
After Playback
The playback cursor moves
across the Edit window, indicating the playback
location. When playback has stopped, the Edit
window scrolls to the final playback location.
Page
The playback cursor moves across the Edit
window, indicating the playback location.
When the right edge of the Edit window is
reached, its entire contents are scrolled, and the
playback cursor continues moving from the left
edge of the window. For more information, see
“Page Scrolling During Playback” on page 334.
Continuous (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with
Complete Production Toolkit or DV Toolkit 2
Only)
See “Continuous Scrolling During Play-
back” on page 334.
Center Playhead (Pro Tools HD Only)
See “Cen-
ter Playhead Scrolling” on page 335.
Page Scrolling During Playback
You can set Pro Tools to scroll the track display
while playing, and also have the edit cursor ap-
pear wherever playback stops.
To make the track display and the edit cursor
follow playback:
„
Enable the Timeline Insertion/Play Start
Marker Follows Playback button in the Edit win-
dow.
Continuous Scrolling During Playback
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with Complete
Production Toolkit or DV Toolkit 2 Only)
When this scrolling option is selected, the Edit
window’s contents scroll continuously past the
playback cursor, which remains in the center of
the window. With this option, playback is al-
ways based on the Timeline selection (unlike the
Center Playhead Scrolling
option).
Continuous
Making a selection in the Timeline or a
playlist, or manually scrolling the Timeline
while in Page Scroll or Continuous Scroll
mode suspends page scrolling. To resume
page scrolling and jump to the current play-
back location, click the Playback Cursor
locator in the Main Timebase ruler (see
“Locating the Playback Cursor when It Is
Off-Screen” on page 330).
Timeline Insertion/Play Start Marker Follows Playback
button enabled
You can enable or disable the Timeline In-
sertion/Play Start Marker Follows Playback
option in the Operation Preferences.
Press Start+N (Windows) or N
(Mac) to toggle the Timeline Insertion/Play
Start Marker Follows Playback preference
on and off.
Timeline Insertion/Play Start
Marker Follows Playback