<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_8_1_0.html" title="About animating effects">Previous</a> | <a href="1_8_3_0.html" title="Adding and deleting keyframes">Next</a> | <a href="1_8_0_0.html">Animating Effects</a></div><h3 class="head1">Choosing an animation work area</h3><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">You can view and edit keyframes in either the Timeline window or the Effect Controls window. In general, the Timeline window is more appropriate for quickly viewing and adjusting keyframes for a single effect. The Effect Controls window is more appropriate for detailed changes to multiple keyframe values.</p><p class="tip"><img src="images/tip.gif" alt="Tip" height="20" width="20" />If you want to animate a clip's Motion effect, you can work directly in the Monitor window, while adding keyframes in the Effect Controls or Timeline window. (See <a href="1_8_6_0.html">Animating motion in the Monitor window</a>.)</p><p class="paragraph">Use the following guidelines to help you choose the appropriate window to work in:</p><ul><li class="bullet" type="disc">The Timeline window is best for editing the keyframes of effects that have a single, one-dimensional value, such as Opacity or Volume. </li><li class="bullet" type="disc">The Effect Controls window is best for editing the keyframes of effects that have multiple or two-dimensional values, such as Motion or Perspective.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">The Effect Controls window displays all effect properties, keyframes, and interpolation methods at once, but only for a single clip that's selected in the Timeline window. The Timeline window can display the keyframes for multiple clips at once, but it can display the keyframes of only one property per clip.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">You save space on your computer screen when you keep the Effect Controls window closed and edit keyframes in the Timeline window. </li></ul></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_8_1_0.html" title="About animating effects">Previous</a> | <a href="1_8_3_0.html" title="Adding and deleting keyframes">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_8_0_0.html">Animating Effects</a></div></td></tr></table>
