What is the blue cursor on timeline in Soundtrack Pro?

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What is the blue cursor on timeline in Soundtrack Pro?

Hi All

In STP2 I am using the Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 book to learn,there is a blue line with arrows on either end facing down,and when the cursor goes over this line it turns blue, what is this for, it seems to demarcate a section of audio but it cannot be adjusted, what is it?

It is just below the global window?

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Justin

MacbookPro 2.2 2g RAM, Mac OS X (10.5.2), Sony HVR A1, Canon MV 850i

Posted on Apr 12, 2009 1:23 AM

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Apr 12, 2009 9:27 AM in response to Justine-Paula

Justin, I'm not sure what you're referring to. Do you see it in this screenshot?
!http://rdiv.com/screenshots/STP_whatIsIt.jpg!

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Apr 12, 2009 9:44 AM in response to Merged Content 1

Hi Jim

What I am referring to is the thin blue line just above the numbers that ends a few pixels after the 0:00:08 in the screenshot, what is it? it is directly above the green markers!!

Thanks
Justin

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Apr 12, 2009 9:57 AM in response to Justine-Paula

Hi, look at Chapter 6, page 195 in the manual for an full explanation of Multiple Region markers.

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Apr 12, 2009 10:02 AM in response to Merged Content 1

Thanks Jim

The manual is not clear, can you change any aspect of it in STP2? I understand it is a region marker, does this information come from FCP? How can I use it?
Thanks
Justin

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Apr 12, 2009 10:08 AM in response to Justine-Paula

Well you could change it by changing your edits in the multitrack editor section of STP.

It's basically information presented to you so that you don't make changes to a file in the file Editor that is in use in some way in the multitrack editor.

The most confusing aspect of STP is the difference between the FILE EDITOR and the MULTITRACK EDITOR. You need to realize the stark differences between the two modes of operation - and how they interact with each other.

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