Colour-Coding Segments
- Video Segment
- Audio Segment
- Video Container
- Audio Container
- Unlinked Video
- Unlinked Audio
- Matte Container
- Batch FX
You can override the default colour-coding set in the Preferences, for any particular segment in the Timeline, by choosing an alternate colour from the Colour submenu of the contextual menu of the segment in question. To remove the new colour, simply select “No Colour” from the contextual menu and the segment defaults back to the colour defined in the Preferences.
The same colour presets available in the Media Panel are available in the Timeline and you can also select a custom colour, using the Custom option.
Colour is also available as a Timeline Search criteria. The Colour button can be used to include / exclude colour as a search criteria. Clicking the Colour dropdown button lists all the currently used colours, based on the selected items (Segments, Containers, Gaps, Markers & Segment Markers). he "No Colour" option is always available.
Hiding Timeline Segments
It is also possible to hide a Timeline segment using the Hide Segment function from the contextual menu of the Timeline segment in question. Hidden segments are slightly darker than visible segments, as seen in the screenshot below.
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To restore a segment’s visibility status, select Show Segment, from it’s contextual menu.
- It does not appear in the Player.
- Its Timeline FX do not appear in the Timeline FX bar and editing them is not possible.
- It is ignored in Publish and Export.
- It is treated as a gap when loaded in Lustre, if Source Grading is disabled. If Source Grading is enabled, the source is available in Lustre and is hidden when sent back to Flame.
Hidden segments remain searchable, via the Timeline Search Tool.
The "Show / Hide Segment" shortcut is assigned to the Ctrl+H keystroke by default in all profiles.