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April 14, 2017
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Help with timeline retrimming issue AE and Cinema 4D lite

  • April 14, 2017
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I am doing an independent study project and I need help ASAP. I have created an AE file with a C4D layer, and my instructions say to change the frames in c4d to 150 from 90. I saved the file in c4d then went back to AE, where my next step is to "retrim the out point" of the "ghosted bar (for the cinema 4d layer in the timeline). I see the arrows <--> that act like they should allow me to drag the end of the bar to the end of the clip, but when I try to move it, I move the entire bar, not extending its length. I am using the newest versions of both softwares on a mac. Does anyone know what I am talking about, what I am doing wrong, or a way to fix this? I have tried moving the cursor to the end and using the shortcut ] and it just moves the whole bar to the end.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Correct answer Szalam

You need to go into the C4D file and make the frame range longer in there first.

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Participant
April 15, 2017

The top greenish gray bar that corresponds to 3DText.c4d, I need to drag the length of that bar to match the one below it, but it only lets me move it.

Szalam
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Community Expert
April 19, 2017

You need to go into the C4D file and make the frame range longer in there first.

Szalam
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Community Expert
April 14, 2017

Screenshots might help us see your problem more clearly.

Look at this layer. When the mouse is over either end of it, it should let you easily trim the layer. Does yours look like that?

Keyboard shortcuts for trimming a layer are alt+[ and alt+] (or Option instead of alt if you're on a Mac).