
The Time Bar is a display of a time range. It does not limit or
control the actual parameters saved into the script. (To set the frame range
you want to render, go to the Globals tab and enter the timeRange parameter.)
Set the frame range:
- The number to the left of the bar is the start frame of the Time Bar; to
the right, the end frame. In the above example, frames 1 to 21 are displayed.
The current frame is 4, with an Increment of 1. The frame number that you
are going to jump to is displayed under the cursor.
- If you have already set the timeRange in the Globals, press Home
on the Time Bar; the timeRange is used as the Time Bar frame range.
Additionally,
- Increment controls how far you advance when you hit the Left
or Right arrow keys. It also affects your render step
for Tremor's VTROut renders.
- To set the current time, you can either click or drag the time slider,
or enter it numerically in the Current frame textfield. As with any textfield,
you can use the virtual sliders Hold Ctrl+drag left
button left and right in the textfield.
- To pan the Time Bar, use the Middle button or Alt+Left.
- To scale the Time Bar, Ctrl+Middle button or Ctrl+Alt+Left
button.
These controls start to play through the script according to the
Time Bar frame range, not the global timeRange.

- To stop the playback, press the Left mouse anywhere.
- There is no fps control for the Time Bar playback. If you Shift-click
on a playback button, it render all frames and store them in the memory. The
second time you playback will be much faster.
- The key buttons are for jumping to the previous or next keys.
You also have the following additional keyboard shortcuts:
Functions
|
Left arrow/Right arrow |
retreat/advance a frame based on the frame Increment
setting (works in any window) |
Up arrow/Down arrow |
Jump to next/previous keyframe. |
Home |
Fit the current time range into the Time Bar. |
T |
Toggle timecode/frame display |