Playhead movement - how can I get the Movie Timeline to follow the Playhead?

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Playhead movement - how can I get the Movie Timeline to follow the Playhead?

Watching a movie I am creating on the Timeline - when the Playhead moves past the screen it simply disappears and the Movie images in the Timeline simply remain static.

How can I make the TImeline follow the Playhead - really I want the Playhead to remain visible.

In Logic Pro I can turn On/Off this feature with the touch of an icon button.

I imagine that you can do this is FPX?

I can't see this at all in iMovie.

is there something I just can't see?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Sep 30, 2022 2:00 AM

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Rich839

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Sep 30, 2022 9:11 AM in response to blujohn

The clips in the timeline always remain static as the playhead moves past. There is no iMovie 10 feature to turn it on and off. To keep up with the playhead after it disappears you can gently swipe the timeline with a right to left swipe, or use the slider below the timeline.

I much preferred the old iMovie 6 stationary playhead feature where the playhead remained fixed in the middle of the timeline as the thumbnail clips paraded by.

I don't know from experience whether Final Cut Pro has a stationary playhead feature. I looked in the Final Cut Pro user guide and could find no reference to it.

-- Rich

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