| At the end of Lesson 1 you dragged the Movies for GarageBand folder to the Media Browser, then added the Alaska movie to the Video Track in your project. Now that you know how to add a video file and play it in the Video Preview pane, you're probably wondering how to close it when you don't need it. The Video Preview pane is directly above the Track Info pane (labeled Episode Info when a video track is selected). Anytime the Track Info pane is showing, you'll also see the video preview of your project. The Track Info pane shows information for any selected track. There are three primary ways you can show or hide the Track Info pane: Before we hide the Track Info pane, let's select a music track to see its details. 1. | Select the Video Track, if it is not already selected. If the Track Info pane is not showing on the right side of the window, press Cmd-I.
 | | | 2. | Select the Grand Piano track to show the track info for that track.
 The Track Info pane shows that you have selected a track that is a Software Instrument track, Pianos and Keyboards instrument category, Grand Piano instrument.
The lower-left corner of the Track Info pane also shows the track's icon, which in this case is a Grand Piano.
| 3. | Select one of the Dry Horn Section tracks.
 The Track Info pane now shows that you've selected a Real Instrument track, Band Instruments category, Dry Horn Section as the instrument. Even the track's icon illustrates that the track includes horns.
Note The Real Instrument Track Info pane also includes recording information for the track, including Input, Volume, and Monitor. You'll work more with Real Instrument recording in Lesson 6. | | | 4. | Press Cmd-I, or click the Track Info button, to hide the Track Info pane.
 Tip To maximize the workspace in the Timeline, close the Track Info pane when you don't need it. You can always open it when needed to see the Video Preview or change a track's icon or instrument. |
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