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Setting up a work area


    When you work on a composition, you may want to preview or render only part of the composition. Do this by specifying a part of the composition time ruler as a work area. In the Timeline window, the work area appears in a lighter shade of gray. For more information, see Previewing animation or Making (rendering) a movie.

    Tip iconSet the work area start and end points to the current time by pressing B (begin) or N (end), respectively.

To set up a work area:

    In the time ruler, move the left and right work-area markers until they mark the beginning and end of the part of the composition you want to use as a work area.

    The work-area markers indicate the part of the composition displayed when previewing or rendering.
    The work-area markers indicate the part of the composition displayed when previewing or rendering.

To move the work area:

    In the time ruler, drag the center of the work area bar left or right.