Effects

Markers

Markers and Segment Markers can be added to a clip, sequence, or timeline segment from the Effects environment. The workflow is similar to what is available in the Timeline environment.

Adding Markers

To add a marker, either use:

The Marker/Segment Marker button located in the viewing toolbar.
The Add Marker or Add Segment Marker keyboard shortcuts.
The drop-down attached to the Marker button to add a marker or segment marker of a different colour than the current one, displayed to the left of the Marker button.

In all cases, the Add Marker window is opened, making it possible to set a name, comment, or different colour.

Tip: Alt + Click the Marker button to bypass the Add Marker window and use the default name, comment, and current colour values.

Availability

The application prevents the addition of a marker or segment marker on a frame that is not represented by what is shown inside a viewport. Therefore, the addition is not possible when the view of the current viewport is set to one of these context views:

Secondary Track
Current Node
Current Clip Node
Timeline Tracks

It is also not possible to add a marker or segment marker on a frame that is not available at the sequence level. For example, the addition is disabled if the positioner is over the head or tail part of the media when the timebar is set to Media Range.

Editing Markers

It is not possible to have multiple markers or segment markers on the same frame. Therefore, if an attempt to add a marker is made on a frame that already has a marker on it, the Edit Marker window is opened instead of the Add Marker window.

To edit existing markers, use the Markers list inside the Explorer.

Display in the Timebar

The display of markers and segment markers in the Timebar can be enabled/disabled by selecting Show Markers or Hide Markers in the Markers submenu of the Timebar's Options drop-down.

Use the Show Markers Duration option to either display only a single line representing the marker, even when it spans multiple frames in the Timebar, or to display a coloured region spanning its full duration.

Annotations

Annotations can be added to markers in a viewport set to a view showing an image. The addition of annotations follows the same availability rules as markers.

For more information, see Annotations.