Customizing the Filmstrip

By default, the filmstrip displays thumbnails vertically. You can place it horizontally below the viewports, or choose to hide it altogether. You can customize the display units to display either timecode or frame numbers, change the appearance of the thumbnails, and set the ratio of thumbnails-to-frames.

To customize the filmstrip:

1. Click the right arrow at the upper right corner of the filmstrip.

The Filmstrip menu appears.

2. Set the following options, as required.
   
   

   Use:	To:
   Mini, Small, Medium, Large, or Huge	Select the size for the filmstrip thumbnails.
   Horizontal or Vertical	Select the orientation of the filmstrip.
   Show Time	Show or hide the timecode (or frame number) under each thumbnail.
   Always Show Current Frame	Automatically scroll the filmstrip so that the thumbnail of the current frame is always visible.
   Render All	Cache all thumbnails in the filmstrip. Use this option to build a "preview" of your animation with the filmstrip, then scrub smoothly through it using the scroll bar.
   Zoom In	Expand the thumbnail view by decreasing the interval between frames. You can also click the button on the filmstrip.
   Zoom Out	Contract the thumbnail view by increasing the interval between frames. You can also click the button on the filmstrip.
   Go to Current Frame	Scroll the filmstrip so that the thumbnail of the current frame is visible. Use this option when "Always Show Current Frame" is deselected.
   1 Frame	Display a thumbnail for every frame.
   2, 5, or 10 Frames	Display thumbnails for every 2, 5, or 10 frames.
   1, 2, 5, or 10 Seconds	Display thumbnails for every 1, 2, 5, or 10 seconds of a clip. The number of thumbnails that are skipped depends on the frame rate. For example, a filmstrip zoom level of 1 second displays a thumbnail for every 30th frame in an NTSC project; and every 25th frame in a PAL project.