Timeline

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This window lists all of the layers and effects in the current project, useful for sequencing and timing effects to run together.

Label	Description
Copy	Copy the currently select node or nodes.
Cut	Copy and delete the currently selected node or nodes.
Paste	Paste a node from the clipboard.
Undo	Undo the most recently taken action.
Redo	Redo a previously undone action.
Toggle Auto Key	After an attribute is changed, it is automatically keyed to animate to that value at the current time.
Rectangle Select	Draw a rectangular region to select nodes.
Lasso Select	Draw a custom region to select a group of node.
Add Time Segment	Add a new time segment to the timeline for this layer.
Split Time Segment	Split the current time segment into two at the position of the playhead.
Delete Time Segment	Delete the selected time segment.
Show Keys	Show the key positions in the timeline along the relevant segments.
Show Timeline Bars	Show the coloured bars which represent the time segments.
Show Curves	Show the key curves of various attributes for effects in a layer.
Hide Disabled	Hide all nodes which are unconnected to the root, or disabled.
Toggle Timeline Markers	Show or hide time markers in the timeline.
Add Timeline Marker	Add a timeline marker to the timeline.
Delete Timeline Marker	delete a timeline marker at the current time.
Jump to Previous Marker	Jump to the nearest marker before the playhead.
Jump to Next Marker	Jump to the nearest marker after the playhead.
Center View On Selected	Center the timeline on the currently selected layer or effect.
Node Settings	Open up the node settings window for the selected node.

Label	Description
Expand Hierarchy	Expand the hierarchy of the selected layer or effect.
Collapse Hierarchy	Collapse the hierarchy of the selected layer or effect.
Filter	Filter certain nodes or node groups from being shown in the timeline..
Sort	Change the order in which nodes are listed in the layer.
Display Hierarchy	Indent the list of effects based on the hierarchy they are ordered in the nodegraph.
Display List	Display the effects as a simple list, ordered by hierarchy in the nodegraph.
Hide Disabled	Hide all nodes which are disabled.
Hide Unconnected	Hide all nodes with no connecting path to the root node.
Search	Search for a specific node or effect in the timeline for the selected layer.
Centre Selected	Centre the timeline on the selected time segment.
Effect	Denotes segments which are effects or nodes, contained by layers..
Layer	Denotes segments which are layers, and therefore contain multiple effects.
Enable / Disable	enable or disable the effect.
Solo Layer	focus on this layer, and hide all others. By default, Notch is only set up to show one layer at a time, but this can be changed by disabling “Layers As Separate Effects”. But this can be changed in the project settings.
Dropdown Scene	Show all the effects and nodes in this layer.
Show Curves	Show the key curves of various attributes for effects in a layer.
Start Time	Start time of the layer or effect.
End Time	End time for the layer or effect,

Label	Description
Timeline Properties	Open the Timeline Properties window. From here, you can set the minimum and maximum frame rate limits.
Current Time	The Current Time in the scene.