Bird's-Eye View

The BirdsEye window gives you the really big picture.  It shows the relative zoom and position of the two waveform windows and the total data. The total data is show with a horizontal line down the middle and 'goal-post' lines on the ends.  The primary waveform window is represented with a different color (lighter in this example) rectangle in the top half of the display. Likewise, the secondary waveform window (if visible) is represented in the bottom half of the window.

When the window is zoomed in on a small percentage of the data (usually the case) the waveform representation becomes a small circle so that you can still see it.  Otherwise it would degenerate into a very thin line.

As you navigate through the data, you can look at the BirdsEye to see exactly where you are in the data and how fast you are progressing through it.  When you have both waveform windows open you can see their relative zoom levels as well as positions.  If they are linked to each other, you will notice that they move together through the data.

Each of the markers are also shown with color-coordinated lines.

You can click on the BirdsEye window to position a waveform window in the area of the data clicked on.  If the secondary waveform window is open, then clicking in the bottom half repositions the secondary waveform.  If you click near one of the markers, the waveform will "snap" to the markers position. Clicking in the top half repositions the main waveform. If the secondary waveform is not visible, then clicking anywhere in the window repositions the primary waveform window.

Press and hold the 'I' or 'O' keys to see the affect on the bird's-eye while zooming in and out. In the example below, the top waveform view is zoomed to a large portion of the available data and the lower waveform view is zoomed out far enough to see all the data. The data is represented by the taller rectangle (darker color in this example).