Avid Free DV: lift and extract buttons disappear from timeline
by Jeanne Power
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Jun 3, 2009 at 6:01:05 pm
Hello,
I'm learning Avid Free DV (yes, I have a legitimate copy installed from a disc which came with my Avid Made Easy book by Jaime Fowler) and I'm having an issue with the timeline.
When the program loads, I initially see the timeline as it appears in the book. But then it changes and the "Lift" (weight lifter man) and "Extract" (scissors) buttons are no longer there. According to the book, these features should be present on Free DV as well as Express.
I've tried looking through preferences, and tried all of the possible modes (basic, source/record, capture, etc.)and restored them to default settings using the command in the Toolset menu and can't seem to find a way to return the timeline to its default mode.
Re: Avid Free DV: lift and extract buttons disappear from timeline by Jeanne Power on Jun 3, 2009 at 6:38:13 pm
UPDATE: I figured out the problem and thought I'd post the resolution for other new users.
When the timeline is resized to be smaller than screen-width it starts to hide buttons. By stretching out the timeline to screen-width again, they reappeared.
Re: Avid Free DV: lift and extract buttons disappear from timeline by Paul Malherbe on Jul 4, 2009 at 7:13:48 pm
hi Jeanne,
Not embarrassing at all, as I've noticed more people (as myself) had the same problem. I can add that the "Z" button does the lifting as well (and "X" cuts..)
