Changing the Panel Duration

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There are two ways to resize a panel, depending on how you want the change to affect subsequent panels. You can resize a panel in the Timeline view and shift all other panels down. This is handy when you are not concerned about modifying the position of all subsequent panels. Or you can resize a panel while only affecting the next panel. This is useful if you need to keep subsequent panels exactly where they are.

An accurate way of setting the duration of a panel is to use the Panel view, which will display, among other things, the exact timecode information for the selected panel. You can also use the Add Frame to Panel and Remove Frame from Panel commands, in the Storyboard Pro menu, to adjust the length of the selected panel frame by frame.

NOTE When you change the duration of a panel, its camera and layer keyframes are repositioned. However, if you change the length of a panel one frame at a time, the position of keyframes might not follow. This is because keyframes can only be positioned on whole frames, so they cannot be shifted by distances too small.
  1. In the Timeline or Thumbnails view, select a panel.
  2. In the Panel view, do one of the following:
    • In the Duration field, type in the exact desired length for the panel, in the H:MM:SS:FF format, where H means hours, M means minutes, S means seconds and F means frames.
    • Right of the Duration field, click on the Up arrow to extend the panel by one frame, or on the Down arrow to shorten the panel by one frame.

  1. Place the cursor over the right edge of the panel you want to resize.

    2. The resize icon displays.

  1. Click and drag the edge of the panel to the right to extend it, or to the left to shorten it. As you drag, the new length of the panel is indicated, along with the amount of time you are adding or subtracting from it.

    2. All subsequent panels will be rippled forward or backward to preserve their length.

  1. Place the cursor over the right edge of the panel you want to resize.

    2. The resize icon displays.

  1. While holding the Alt key, click and drag the edge of the panel to the right to extend it, or to the left to shorten it. As you drag, the new length of the panel is indicated, along with the amount of time you are adding or subtracting from it.

    2. The length of the following panel will be adjusted to avoid shifting subsequent panels.

  1. In the Timeline or Thumbnails view, select a panel.
  1. Do one of the following:
    • Press + to add a frame to the panel, or - to remove a frame from the panel.
    • From the top menu, select Storyboard > Add Frame to Panel or Storyboard > Remove Frame from Panel.