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Volume Automation

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Dan Reyes-Cairo

With Volume Automation, you can add keyframes to clips that adjust volume over time.

 

Adding and adjusting volume keyframes

To add a keyframe, press Option + Click (on MacOS, Alt + Click on Windows) on a Clip in the timeline.

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Once you've added several keyframes, you can drag keyframes or line segments in any direction to control volume.

 

Removing volume keyframes

To remove a keyframe, hover over it and then hold Option/Alt + Click.

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Tips

  • You can select multiple keyframes using the Shift key.
  • Holding Shift while you drag a keyframe will lock it in horizontally and adjust vertically.
  • A selected control point can also be moved with the arrow keys of the keyboard - Movement can be accelerated by holding Shift.