The Movie mode(3D)

1. Set the first frame in the View by zooming and panning as needed. Here, the first frame is the entire neuron in its original orientation. This is the first thing you see when playing the movie.
2. Click Set start position in the timeline.
3. Set the last frame in the View area. Here we zoomed in and panned to display the soma and the basal dendrites.
4. Click set next position. An animation is created and added to the timeline (Clip: 1). The animation starts with the first frame (set in step 1) and ends with the last frame (set in step 3); the program generates the frames between the first and last frames to create the animation.
5. Click Set end position to finish.

Another way to add a clip is to use CTRL+ spacebar on your keyboard.

The timeline displays the sequence of clips. Each time you create a clip, it is added to the timeline.

The playhead represents a point of time in the video.

Select part of the timeline

Click and drag the playhead's blue handles to make the selection. The selected area is highlighted in blue.

Use the Zoom slider to help with time precision.

Select clip on timeline

Click to select a clip. The clip is represented with a solid color.

Select multiple clips on timeline

Press Ctrl and click on multiple clips to select.

Delete a clip

Click a clip, right-click and select Delete clip.

Hide tracing in a clip

1. Click to select a clip.
2. Right-click.
3. Check the Hide tracing box. Note the symbol in the clip box indicating that the tracing is hidden.

Split one clip into two clips

You can move and edit each clip separately.

1. Click the Split clipbutton.
2. Move the cursor over the location for the split in the clip. You will see a vertical red line.
3. Click to split. The clip splits into two separate clips.

Extend the duration of a clip

Click and drag the side of the clip.

If you have two clips, make sure there is room between the two clips to extend the first one. To make room, click and drag the second clip to the right on the timeline.

Rename or change the color of a clip

Click a clip then right-click and select Customize clip.

Clear the timeline

Use the Clear button.

You may use bookmarks to navigate easily while editing your movie. Bookmarks are only visible to you, the movie creator.

They are represented by orange markers.

• To add a bookmark, drag the playhead to the desired frame, right-click the time axis and click Add bookmark here.
• Bookmarks are listed in the Bookmarks panel on the right. To display the view corresponding to a bookmark, click the name of the bookmark.
• To rename a bookmark, double-click the orange marker in the timeline.
• To move a bookmark, click the orange marker and drag it to the desired location.

1. Save: Click the Save button to save your movie for later editing (if you need to close the 3D window before the movie is completed). It will be saved as an xml file.

   To return to this xml file later, click the Open button.

2. Export: Use the Export button to save the final version of your movie as an mp4. You cannot edit the mp4.