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Anonymous
January 3, 2021
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How do I make the "Effect Controls" timeline auto-scroll?

  • January 3, 2021
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I found the option for making the main timeline autoscroll with playback and follow the playhead cursor.

 

It's under Preferences > General > Timeline Playback Auto-Scrolling > Page Scroll OR Smooth Scroll.

 

But I would like for it to also auto-scroll in the "Effect Controls" timeline (the place where you add and manipulate keyframes). Is there a way to do this?

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    Rav052024WhLED
    Rav052024WhLED
    Participating Frequently
    October 25, 2025

    I found a work around. If you stop at certain point at the main timeline and wanting to edit that point in Effect Controls panel, go to Effect Control and click on the arrow (either right or left arrow). The playhead will automatically takes you to that point in Effect Controls timeline. Make sure you don't zoom in too close otherwise you can't see the playhead. Zoom out a little bit so you can see playhead plus a few points where you want to adjust. Unfortunely the playhead in Effect Controls doesn't auto-scroll as you play on main timeline. But by clicking the arrows in Effect Controls does the trick when the playhead is stopped at the main timeline. See attachment for I mean.

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    Jeff Drake
    Known Participant
    April 5, 2024

    It seems obvious to me for the playhead to scroll in the Effect Controls panel. I spend way too much time hunting in the panel for the playhead on a long clip. The Text panel follows and updates automatically as the timeline scrolls. Why not keep the Effects Controls panel up to date too?

      Ann Bens
      Community Expert
      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 3, 2021

      Post edited!

       

       

      Select clip in timeline, hit forward slash (/) to make in and out selection.

      Set loop (optional) in Program monitor and hit Play in to out.

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      Anonymous
      January 23, 2021

      This is not even close to what I'm asking about.

      I need the scroll bar in the Effect Controls Panel to follow the playhead.

      Nothing in that screenshot has anything to do with the Effect Controls panel.

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        PeterVerhoeven
        Known Participant
        October 20, 2023

        I have the same question. I'd love to have the effect controls panel page scroll like the main timeline does. Anybody?

          animageforyou
          animageforyou
          Participating Frequently
          January 3, 2021

          I think, it only does it for audio part of the clip, when ticked the auto loop.

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          Anonymous
          January 3, 2021

          I don't understand what you are saying. It's not doing it for auido clips either, and IDK what "ticked the auto loop" means.

          If that effect controls window can follow the playhead for audio, then it should be able to do it for video, (or more speciffically) a static image that I'm applying transformations to.

          Ann Bens
          Community Expert
          Ann BensCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          January 3, 2021

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