Introducing the Timeline
Click the Timeline 
button on the play bar to open the Timeline Editor.
The Timeline Editor is where you edit animation layers and clips for an actor.
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A. Audio Editing Tools
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Voice Morph
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Click to invoke the Voice Morph panel to apply artificial voice effects to the original voice.
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Background Music
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Click to invoke the Background Music Setting panel to add background music to the project.
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Lips Sync
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Click to invoke the Lips Sync panel to apply lip synchronization and adjust the lip movements.
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B. Clip Editing Tools
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Function
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Click to show the clip editing drop-down list.
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Loop
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- The Loop button works to copy paste the clip data in the Motion Clip track only.
- Click and drag the clip's right edge rightward to repeat the clip.
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Speed
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- The Speed button works to speed up the clip data in the Motion Clip track only.
- Click and drag the clip's right edge rightward/leftward to decelerate/accelerate the speed.
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C. View & Playback Control
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Zoom in/out
(+, -)
Actual Size
Fit to Window
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- Click the Zoom in button (+ or Shift + "=") to increase the time (cell) unit size.
- Click the Zoom out button (-) to decrease the time (cell) unit size.
- Click the Actual Size button to show the time unit represented as 30 frames per second.
- Click the Fit to Window button to view all the timeline items within the timeline window space.
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Play and Stop
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- Click the Play | Pause button (spacebar) to play the project, click again (spacebar) to pause.
- Click the Stop button (,) to stop playing.
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Current Frame
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This field shows the current frame number on the timeline.
You may also type-in the frame number to jump to the target frame.
This allows you to go to your precise target location;
this is especially convenient for animation with clear timing control.
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D. Tracks
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Audio
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Shows the imported audio data.
You may double-click anywhere on the track to load an audio file.
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Click the
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to show the Lips track.
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Lips
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Shows the lip-synching keys.
You may double-click elsewhere on the track to set the lip keys.
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Motion Clip
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Shows the applied motion clips.
You may also click the Face Puppet button to record a motion clip.
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Auto Motion
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Shows the applied auto motion or idle motion.
Auto motions can be operated into two modes:
Talk Mode and Listen Mode.
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Music
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Shows the background music data.
You may double-click anywhere on the track to load music clips.
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E. Time Scrub
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Time Unit Bar
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- Drag the bar to move the displayable range to a desired time frame.
- Drag the right edge to change the size of the displayable range.
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Play Head
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Drag to move to the desired time frame.
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