View keyframes in the Timeline

View keyframes in the Timeline

When keyframing, it’s often helpful to view your keyframes in the Timeline. This lets you move keyframes to line them up with other important timing elements in your project such as edit points, sound cues, markers, and other keyframes. In the Timeline, keyframes appear in the track area as small red (or white, when selected) diamonds beneath the object they animate. You can also view keyframe values in the Timeline, and delete keyframes you don’t need.

Timeline showing keyframes

View keyframes in the Timeline

  • Click the Show Keyframes button in the upper-right corner of the Timeline so that it’s highlighted blue.

    Show Keyframes button in Timeline

    Any applied keyframes appear in the track area as small red (or white, when selected) diamonds beneath the object they animate.

Identify a keyframe’s value

  • Control-click (or double-click) a keyframe in the Timeline and view its value in the shortcut menu.

    Note: Multiple keyframes on the same frame are listed in the menu.

Display a keyframe with its associated animation curve in the Keyframe Editor

  • Control-click the keyframe in the Timeline, then choose Show in Keyframe Editor from the shortcut menu.

    The Keyframe Editor appears below the Timeline. For information on working in the Keyframe Editor, see Display the Keyframe Editor.