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How to find out work area duration?
Is there a window or tool where I can tell the duration of the work area in a comp? Thank you for your help.
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5 Replies
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Take a look in the Info palette as you drag one of the work area tabs.
John Dickinson
Motionworks
https://www.motionworks.com.au -
Good question.
The only way that I can find is to use ctrl/cmd+M to Make a Movie, then check the work area duration in the Render Settings. Pretty clunky.
Or you could set the work area, then add a null layer, and make the “duration” column visible in the timeline. Hit shift+home to go to the beginning of the timeline, then select the null layer and hit alt/opt+[. That will trim the layer’s in point to the start of the work area. Do the same with the out point by using shift+end to go to the end of the work area, and alt/opt+] to trim the out point. The layer’s duration will show the work area duration … but if you change the work area duration, you need to keep trimming the null layer to keep up. Clunkier, yes?
Now, if the null layer automatically trimmed itself, that would be cool. Profound Effects has a Useful Assistant that does just that, or something similar, apparently.
Anybody else?
Steve
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The Info palette gives you the start and end times and the duration of the work area. Just set the work area to the approximate length you need then drag either the start or end tab (which will snap to 1 frame increments) and take a look at the Info palette as you drag.
John Dickinson
Motionworks
https://www.motionworks.com.au -
Nice one, John! Much simpler than mine!
Steve
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Also, the 2 triangles (the In, Out, Stretch) at the bottom of the Time Layout Window give you comp times when it’s opened up.
kurt murphy
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