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When viewing a sequencer, and playing back using the timeline, the scrubber bar tracks the playback, but will run off the sequencer view. I can manually scroll to catch-up. Is there any way to set the UI so the scrubber bar is always in the sequence view when playing back?

Danny Staple
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    I don't think there is, but you can easily zoom out so that all of the strips are visible by pressing the home key (top centre above the arrows) – sambler Apr 23 '14 at 13:14
  • Useful - but not quite what I want. I am now wandering if there's python code to do it (it sounds possible). – Danny Staple Apr 24 '14 at 17:23
  • @DannyStaple I don't think it is, unfortunately. AFAIK there isn't any way to control the view from python. – gandalf3 Jun 19 '14 at 09:26
  • Hmm - sounds like a enhancement request for the blender bug tracker... – Danny Staple Jul 11 '14 at 13:38
  • Wow - requesting features from Blender is not an easy process. – Danny Staple Jul 11 '14 at 13:46
  • @DannyStaple The bug tracker is meant for bugs, for feature requests see http://blender.stackexchange.com/q/1190/599 – gandalf3 Jul 18 '14 at 07:57
  • Yes I saw that - and didn't put it in there. I then saw the feature backlog and process, and decided this is probably a no hoper. I do not have time to implement it, or champion it being implemented. – Danny Staple Jul 19 '14 at 14:15

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A feature very similar to this was added quite recently (about an hour ago at the time of writing).

Animation play: Follow feature. Enabled from playback menu in the timeline.

When enabled, ipo, dopesheet, NLA, timeline, clip and sequence editors will follow the current frame during animation. When the cursor reaches the end of the screen, then the next range of frames of the same width is displayed.

To use it you'll have to grab a recent development build. This feature should be in 2.74.
This feature is now available in timeline panel -> playback (next to the start frame field) -> follow.

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gandalf3
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There's an addon that might be able to help you. Its called the VSE Quick functions addon. You can find it at http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?338598-Addon-WIP-VSE-Quick-functions-Snaps-Fades-Zoom-Parenting-Titling-Play-speed
Hope this helps

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I had the same problem. The option suggested above, included in the Blender bundle, will only keep track of the playhead if playback is started from the Timeline panel. (timeline panel -> playback (next to the start frame field) -> follow)

To follow the playback bar when playback is started from the Sequencer panel, instead of the Timeline panel, the 'VSE Quick Functions Plugin' is needed. It will add a button 'Follow Cursor' to the upper right of the sequencer's menu.

So the suggestions of both previous answers are right and eventually both are needed.

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