The ReplayerStudio User Manual

 

for ReplayerStudio version 2.0

 

 

 

Copyright © 2007 by Eric Freeman and ReplayerStudio.com

 

This manual was last updated on May 27, 2007

 

If you opened this manual from within the ReplayerStudio program, you may find a more recent version at:

http://ReplayerStudio.com/rps/ReplayerStudio_2.0_User_Manual.htm

 

(Simply compare the date above to that of the online manual

to see if you have the most recent version.)

General Notes

As you begin using ReplayerStudio, please note that the program has been designed to be as user-friendly as possible.  All of the mouse buttons are large and clearly labeled to help you figure out what they do and how they work.  However, for more thorough instructions, try placing your mouse over a button or control.  Doing this will usually reveal mouse-over pop-up messages that provide you with a more complete description of what the control does, and how it works.  We hope that these pop-up messages will help minimize the learning curve for everybody!  (Note: when you no longer need these pop-up messages, you can disable them from within the Tools / Options menu. Click here for more info.)

 

In addition, one basic definition that will be used throughout this manual: When we use the term “clip” (as in “view clip”), we are referring to either a video or audio file.  This “clip” could be either a very short video file, or a very long one (over an hour, for example).

 

Throughout this manual we will often refer to ReplayerStudio as simply “RPS.”

Using ReplayerStudio—Basic to Advanced 

This user manual is organized into eight main sections, which are summarized below.  We have designed this manual to provide you with a logical progression for learning to use RPS’s many features, from basic to advanced.

 

While you are always free to use this manual as a reference guide, we recommend reading through the first six sections, in sequence (Sections I through VI).  Doing this will help you learn RPS’s many features as fast as possible.

  

Section VII covers an advanced feature that you might want to come back to after you have become fairly familiar with RPS’s bookmarking and cataloging features. The last section, Section VIII, contains various additional notes, details, and tips on how to use ReplayerStudio most efficiently.

 

I. Basic Operation

The very basics, plus a few notes to keep in mind.

II. Using the Player Controls

This section shows you how to get the most out of RPS’s powerful video playback features, including:

·         Basic Play Controls

·         Advanced Player Controls

·         Speed Controls

III: Using the Window Controls

Learn how to control the size and appearance of the Video Playback Window.

IV: Using the Loop Controls

Say you have some special scenes in a long video that you want to watch over and over again.  ReplayerStudio gives you the ability to define playback loops from within large video clips.

V: Adios Mr. Mouse!  Learning to Use the Keyboard Controls

Once you’ve learned the basic operation of the Player, Window, and Loop controls, you can now learn to command these features from your keyboard—the ultimate goal for becoming a savvy RPS user!

·         Complete List of Keyboard Controls

VI: Using the Bookmarking & Cataloging Features

This section explains how you can save video loops for future viewing and analysis.  These saved video loops, or bookmarks, can then be named, rated, and even annotated within a special file called a video catalog.

VII: Exporting Video Catalog Files to Word Processor and Spreadsheet Applications

This feature is for advanced use only!  Read this section only if you want to customize your video catalog files using your own colors, formats, fonts, templates, etc. and then playback your bookmarks from within these custom catalog files.

VIII: Other Important Notes

This section covers some other important features—and also provides some useful tips—to help you better understand what ReplayerStudio can do.

 

·         Starting-Up ReplayerStudio

 

·         The Options Window

o       Setting the Default Video Clip Directory

o       Playing Other Files in a Designated Directory at the press of a button

o       Setting the Default Video Catalog Directory

o       Tired of seeing the Pop-Up Hints?  Turn them off!

o       Restoring the Original Keyboard and Window Settings

o       Setting the Bookmark Play Click Behavior

 

·          Miscellaneous Features

o       Lock to Original Clip Size

o       Video File Info Window

o       Importing Multiple Video Clips into a Single Video Catalog

o       Fixing Lost or “Broken” Bookmarks with a Video Catalog

 

·          Getting the Most Out of ReplayerStudio

o       Learning to Use the Keyboard as Much as Possible

§         Within the Video PlaybackWindow

§         Within the Video Cataloging Window

§         Keystrokes Work in almost All Windows

§         An Efficient Workflow Example

§         Maximizing Your Display Areas

§         Dance Practice Mode

§         Extra Feature – Jumping to start and end of loops and bookmarks

 

o       Other Tricks Using ReplayerStudio

§         Using ReplayerStudio to Make a Mock-Up of Your Final Video Project

§         Manually Editing Your Video Catalog Files

§         Turning Your Video Catalog File into an EDL and a Batch Capture File for Video Editing

 

IX: Version 1.5 Enhancements

X: The BeatCounter©

Section X: The BeatCounter©.. 64

Most useful applications for the BeatCounter©.. 64

Quick Start Guide for the BeatCounter 65

How RPS stores BeatCounter marker information. 66

BeatCounter Recording Methods. 67

Jumping around from beat to beat or measure to measure. 68

Display Options. 68

Modifying BeatCounter Data. 69

Section I.  Basic Operation

  1. Press the  button (appears as  in Beginner Mode – see #6 below) (or press ‘c’ on your keyboard) to open and play a media clip (normally a video clip, but you can open and play audio clips as well).

 

  1. Use the Basic Play Controls to , , , and  (to mute and un-mute) a video clip.

 

  1. Use the  and  buttons to play the next and previous video files, respectively, that are in the same directory as the video file currently playing.

 

  1. If you like, you can change the default video directory from within the “Tools / Options” window.  Then, when you open a video file by pressing , ReplayerStudio will automatically look in the folder you have designated. For more details, click here.

 

  1. Exiting ReplayerStudio is as easy as can be. Press  in the main window (we call this the “Video Playback Window”), or, simply press the ‘z’ key on your keyboard at any time (from almost any window).

 

  1. ReplayerStudio will start up the first time in Beginner Mode.  This mode contains most of the features of ReplayerStudio but without showing the keystroke equivalents. The window will generally look much simpler, and we recommend starting off in this mode until you familiarize yourself with all of the controls. To switch to the regular (Advanced) mode, press . To switch back at any time, press . Please keep in mind that all of the screenshots shown in this user manual are as they appear in Advanced Mode.  However, all of the buttons will appear almost the same (usually with just the keyboard equivalent hidden.)

 

A few general notes to keep in mind:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  to 

 

 

Section II.  Using the Player Controls

Although ReplayerStudio is packed with features, the Player Controls are really the core of the program.  These great playback features were the original motivation for creating ReplayerStudio.  If you take the time to really learn these controls (and all their associated keystrokes), you’ll drastically improve the speed, efficiency, and enjoyment of watching video.  In fact, you’ll, eventually wonder how you ever watched video without ReplayerStudio!

 

To begin, it might be a good idea to see the ReplayerStudio Product Tour for some good, basic information about these player controls:

http://www.ReplayerStudio.com/rps/product_tour_playback.htm

Basic Play Controls

As described previously, the spacebar on your keyboard plays and pauses the video playback.  (The button, , is just really there to show you how everything works – it is not really meant to be used.)

 

The  button does what is says—it restarts your video clip from the beginning.  You can also simply hit the ‘r’ key.  This is a good keystroke to remember.

 

The  button stops the audio from playing.  You can also simply hit the ‘m’ key.

Advanced Player Controls

These are the first features that make ReplayerStudio unique from other video players.  These controls allow you to move through a video file quickly, and however you want to.  After mastering these controls, you will find that you rarely will need to (or want to!) use the slider bar.

 

 will jump the video position ahead exactly three seconds.

 

 will jump the video position back exactly three seconds.  This simple button makes video analysis so much easier!  By pressing this button once or twice, for example, you can instantly return to the beginning of a dance move you are studying!

                                                                                                        

For observing a short clip or piece of action, jumping back three seconds () may be ideal.  However, for a longer video sequence, or for a more complicated dance move, you may want to jump back more than three seconds.  Conversely, when viewing a very short video sequence (or a quick dance move), three seconds may be too much.  Of course, you can simply hit the jump back button more than once, but if you normally go back more time (or less time), you may want to adjust this value.  With ReplayerStudio, doing this is very easy – simply click on the green pull down menu next to the mouse button, and you can select from many values:  .

Current choices are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, and even 20 seconds.  Once you have selected your new value, the label of the button itself will update to indicate the new chosen value (.)  Furthermore, all of your settings will be saved to your configuration file, so that the next time you start up ReplayerStudio, the program will open with these settings.

 

You can also adjust the number of frames and even minutes to jump forward and back.  Using the pull-down menus directly adjacent to their respective mouse buttons, simply select the values that best fit your needs.

 

If a desired value doesn’t appear, please email us; we will do our best to incorporate your desired value into the next release of RPS.

Changing Keyboard Equivalents

RPS’s default Player Control keystroke settings have been specially chosen for the traditional typing position (four fingers of left hand over keys ; four fingers of right hand over ).  If you place the fingers of your left hand over the keyboard like this (touching ), you should be able to operate all the keystroke controls without ever lifting your hand from the keyboard.  Furthermore, unlike typing, you won’t even need to move your fingers to another key.

 

However, RPS’s keystroke settings can be changed.  Say, for example, that you are right-handed and prefer to use your right hand to operate the Player Controls.  No problem!  Just place your mouse cursor into the yellow boxes, , then change them to the keys you want to use.  To maintain consistency with the typing position of your right hand, you’ll want to re-set these strokes to .  However, you are free to choose any set of keys you want.

 

Warning: You should not assign one keystroke to more than one button, or the application could become unstable.  However, this rule is only loosely enforced from within ReplayerStudio.  As such, it is important that, after reassigning any keystroke value(s), you check to make sure that the keystrokes you chose haven’t already been assigned to another command.  For example, if you change the Player Control keystroke values from “A-S-F-D” to “J-K-L-;” you must then also change the keystrokes assigned to the Speed Controls, which are, by default, set to “J-K-L”.

 

For a more complete explanation of changing keyboard equivalents, click here.

Speed Controls

 

Playing back your video at different speeds can be very useful.  Slow motion is useful for analyzing a video clip (such as a complex dance move) more carefully.  Fast motion is useful if you are looking for a certain scene or dance move in a long clip and need to quickly scan the whole clip.

 

You can set the speed in the drop-down boxes next to the buttons:

 

 

1.0—regular speed.

0.1—one-tenth (10% of) normal speed.

0.9—90% of normal speed.

2.0—twice as fast as regular speed.

and so on …

Section III.  Using the Window Controls

Video Window (“1” key)

The “1” key () brings the Main Video Window to the front so you can see it. Actually, if you press this button, it won’t do anything, as this window is already the one you are viewing in front. However, it’s very useful to remember that the “1” key from another window (from the Cataloging window for example), will bring back the main video window to the front.

Catalog Window (“2” key)

The “2” key () brings the Cataloging Window to the front so you can see it. This key only works when you have a video catalog file open.

BeatCounter Window (“3” key)

The “3” key () brings the BeatCounter Window to the front so you can see it.

Maximize Window (“4” key)

To maximize the Video Playback Window, press the , or the “4” key.  Doing this will not change the visibility of the player controls (if they were visible before maximizing, they will be visible after maximizing).  To return to the previous window size, simply press the same mouse button (which now will appear as ), or press the “4” key again.

Full Screen Mode ( “5” key)

Full Screen Mode allows you to watch video with nothing else in the way—your video will fill the entire screen.  To play video in Full Screen Mode, press the  button, or the “5” key.  All player control panels will be hidden.  To get out of this mode, press either “5”to return to the window size you were using previously, or the “4” key to switch to the Maximize Window Mode.  Both of these actions will restore the player control panels.

 

Please Note: To get out of Full Screen Mode, you must remember to press either “4” or “5” to get out of Full Screen Mode. (Do not press the <Esc> key to get out of Full Screen Mode, as doing so will cause the keystrokes to work improperly.  If you hit <Esc> by accident, simply go back into Full Screen Mode, and then press “5” to properly get out).

 

Another Note: When in Full Screen Mode, you can always view the slider bar by moving your mouse a little bit.  The slider bar will appear long enough to use it to change your video position.

 

One of the great features of ReplayerStudio is the ability to use keystrokes from any window, and in any mode.  As such, all of your keystroke commands will still work, even when in Full Screen Mode (of course, since no mouse buttons are visible, you will have to rely on the keyboard, and, hence, on your memory).  So, while in Full Screen Mode, you can do everything you can when in other video playback modes, including pause and resume video playback, jump around the timeline, define loops, and add bookmarks.  In addition, the play ‘previous’, ‘current’, and ‘next’ bookmark functions will work.

 

Suggestion: When giving a video presentation, or if you just want to sit back and watch your video project mock-up, try pressing “Play All Bookmarks,” and then press “5” to watch the video in Full Screen Mode. (All of the bookmark playback features are explained in the Video Cataloging section (click here) below.)

Shrink Video (<F5>) and Enlarge Video (<F6>)

The <F5> and <F6> keys, incrementally shrink and enlarge the Main Video Window, respectively (of course, you can also re-size the Main Video Window with your mouse; just left-click on any corner of the window and then drag to re-size).

Section IV.  Using the Loop Controls

 

RPS’s Loop Controls are very useful if you want to play a small section(s) of a long video clip over and over again.  In fact, this is one of RPS’s most useful and unique features!  Here’s how it works:

Defining a Loop

Notice the special “time code” boxes in the Loop Control Panel:


 

The upper box denotes the start time of a loop, while the lower box denotes the end time.

 

To define a playback loop, simply play a video clip, then press  when you get to the beginning of the scene you want to define as a loop.  Note how ReplayerStudio inserts the time code of the video at the point that you pressed the button into the upper time code box.  ReplayerStudio uses the time code that is shown in the lower right-hand corner of the video display area itself.  (Click here for more explanation about time codes.)

 

Please Note: You can define loops either while the video is playing, or while it is paused. 

After you’ve set your start time, allow the clip to continue (or resume) playing.  When you come to the end of the scene you want to define, press .  RPS will then insert the time code of the video at the point that you pressed the button into the lower time code box.

 

Please Note: Defining an end time is optional—you can define a loop with only a start time (the default end time would then be the end of your video clip).

 

Aside from using the ‘set start time’ and ‘set end time’ buttons, there are two other ways to define a loop in RPS:

  1. Use the ‘g’ and ‘h’ keystrokes.  This does the same thing as pressing the corresponding buttons with your mouse.  The benefit of using the keyboard, of course, is that it is faster.  Also, you can watch your video without ever taking your eyes off the action!
  2. Place your mouse into the time code boxes, and then manually type in the time code(s) of the scene you want to define as a loop:

Manual entry is especially useful when you need to adjust the start and/or end times by just a few seconds.  This might happen, for example, if you realize after setting your start time that you set it just a bit too early (or too late).  Without bothering to adjust the video playback position, you can easily adjust the start time by a few seconds simply by manually changing it within the time code boxes.

Please note that manually entering time codes only works when in “Advanced Mode”. From “Beginner Mode” you cannot manually modify the time code boxes. To activate “Advanced Mode”, simply press it’s button:

Play Loop Mode

Once you have a loop defined, simply press  (or press the ‘t’ key), and RPS will play only the loop that you defined.  You will now be in Play Loop Mode, which means that all your video playback controls will apply only to the loop you have defined.

 

Please Note: By default, your loop will play only once.  Upon coming to the end of the loop, ReplayerStudio will pause video playback and wait for further command.  To restart the loop again, you have three choices:

  1. Press the ‘play loop’ button (or the ‘t’ key) either during or at the end of the loop—doing this will immediately start the loop over again.
  2. Press  (or the ‘r’ key) either during or at the end of the loop—doing this will immediately start the loop over again.
  3. After the loop has reached the end, hit the ‘play’ button (‘spacebar’) to re-start.

If you prefer to have the loop re-start automatically when it reaches the end (and, thus, replay continuously), select the  checkbox. This feature can be useful, for example, when you and your partner are practicing a dance move over and over again and want to try the move as the video is playing.  If you can dance within view of your computer screen, then you can set RPS to this mode (you can even playback the move in slow motion, as well!).

Play Full Video Mode 

Of course, just because you defined a loop doesn’t mean you are stuck watching just that loop.  Simply press  (or press the ‘y’ key) and the video will continue past the end time that you defined (if you defined an end time).  In “play full video” mode, you will also be able to set the video playback point to before the start time of your loop.  Thus, when you are watching video in “play full video” mode, ReplayerStudio will play your entire clip, even if you have a loop defined.

 

Please Note: A green highlight denotes which mode you are currently in:  or .

Re-Defining a Loop

You can re-define a loop any time you like by pressing the ‘set start time’ and/or ‘set end time’ buttons (or the ‘g’ and ‘h’ keys, respectively).  Doing this will over-write your previous start and end times.  Of course, you can also manually enter new start and end times into the time code boxes in the Loop Controls Panel.  Or, you can press  to completely erase the start and end times you defined.

Saving a Loop

ReplayerStudio also allows you to save a loop so that you can view it at a later time.  To do this, you’ll need to “bookmark” your loop. (See the Creating Bookmarks section below.)

Section V.  Adios, Mr. Mouse!  Learning to Use the Keyboard Controls

One of the great features of ReplayerStudio is that you can control almost all aspects of video playback from the keyboard.  While using the keyboard to control ReplayerStudio’s many playback features will take some time to learn and get comfortable with, you will find this to be so much faster and efficient than using your mouse.

 

These playback functions, , are the core of RPS.  As such, once you’ve “mastered” the use of the <spacebar> , we recommend memorizing these keystrokes first.

 

The keyboard equivalents to the top row of these mouse button controls are simply .  For the bottom row, use these same keys, but hold down the <Shift> key, as well.  These keys are all shown in the yellow boxes just above or below the mouse buttons themselves.

Mouse or Keyboard?  Choose Your Weapon!

ReplayerStudio was designed for everybody, from those who use the mouse for everything to those who use only the keyboard (and everyone in between).  However, for the most efficient operation, we recommend that mouse users at least experiment with some of RPS’s keystroke capabilities.

 

If you’re a die-hard mouse user, you may want to begin your “experimentation” by pressing the button in the User Controls Panel a few times.  This button is located in the upper right corner of the Video Playback Window.  Notice how pressing this button changes which controls are displayed at the bottom of this window.  There are five possible settings, and each is shown below:

 

     

 

When you first start out using the keyboard, you will probably want one of the first two settings, so that all of the Player Controls are visible to remind you of which keystrokes control which functions.  The keystrokes that are associated with each function are either given in the little yellow boxes, or in the mouse buttons themselves (see below):

 

 

As you get more and more comfortable with using the keyboard, you will begin to memorize which keystrokes control which functions.  At this point, you will be a RPS “pro,” and you will no longer need the mouse buttons, or the keystroke reminders in the little yellow boxes, for that matter.  So, when you get to this point, try setting your User Controls to “hidden.”  You’ll have much more screen space for watching video.  Plus, all of the keystroke controls will still be active!  Of course, knowing all these commands by heart will also help you take advantage of RPS’s great Full Screen Mode (explained here).

 

Please Note: There are even more ways that your keyboard can help maximize the efficiently of using RPS!  For more information about keyboard techniques, please click here.

Changing Keystroke Settings

As previously stated, most of RPS’s keystroke settings are given either in the little yellow boxes next to the corresponding mouse buttons, or within the ()’s embedded in the mouse buttons themselves:

 

      

 

RPS’s default keystroke settings were designed to be as logical as possible.  However, to help you both memorize and customize your video playback commands, almost all of these default keystroke settings are changeable.  Say, for example, you use the “Advanced Player Controls” a lot, but would prefer to make the keystrokes on the bottom row of keys, rather than the center row (as it is by default).  No problem!  All you have to do is modify the characters in the little yellow input boxes.  If there is no little yellow box next to the control you want to change, go to the “Tools / Options” window, and you will find it there.

 

In total, there are 21 settable keystrokes:

 

 

 

Please Note: When modifying keystroke controls, you can use any character you want, including numbers.  However, it is important that you don’t assign the same key to more than one control.  For obvious reasons, doing this will result in unpredictable and unstable behavior.  Every time you open or close ReplayerStudio, the program will check to ensure that you have no redundant keystroke settings (you will get an error message if you have assigned the same key to multiple controls).  However, ReplayerStudio only checks this when it is opened or closed.  As such, if you are seeing erratic behavior, check to make sure you haven’t assigned the same keystroke to more than one control.

 

Please Note: You can reset all keystroke settings to their original default values from within the “Tools / Options” menu option.  Click here for details.

The Configuration File

Every time ReplayerStudio is opened or closed, the program automatically remembers and saves nearly all of your personal user settings.  For example, when you open ReplayerStudio, it remembers where on the screen you last left each window, what size you left it at, and if it was visible.  ReplayerStudio also remembers such things as:

 

 

Every time you exit ReplayerStudio, the program records and saves these values.  ReplayerStudio then conveniently remembers them the next time you start up the program.

 

To do all this, ReplayerStudio writes all of this information to (and reads from) a file called “config.txt.”  This important “configuration” file is kept in the same folder as “ReplayerStudio.exe” (usually “C:\Program Files\ReplayerStudio”).

 

Restore Default Configuration: If you would ever like to restore the settings that ReplayerStudio originally came with, you can easily do so by changing your configuration file.  Click here to find out how.

 

Multiple Users:  You can also save different settings for different users.  Say, for example, that you prefer a certain set of keystrokes, a certain video window size, and a certain User Control setting, while your friend (or dance partner) prefers other keystrokes, window sizes, and settings.  If you want to save and use multiple configurations for different users, do the following:

 

  1. Assume you will be User_1 and your friend will be User_2.  Manually copy your configuration file, then re-name it  to something like: ‘config_User_1.txt’.  Doing this will preserve your settings in a new configuration file that ReplayerStudio cannot access.
  2. Run ReplayerStudio again, change the configuration to the settings that your friend (or dance partner) prefers, and then exit.  This new configuration will be written to the original ‘config.txt’ file.  To preserve these settings, copy this latest ‘config.txt’ file to another name (e.g. ‘config_User_2.txt’).
  3. Then, whenever you want to run a particular configuration, just copy the configuration you want to use at the time (e.g. ‘config_User_1.txt’ for you, ‘config_User_2.txt’ for your friend), and re-name it to ‘config.txt’.  Just remember: whatever file is called ‘config.txt’ is the one that ReplayerStudio accesses (reads from and writes to).

Complete List of all Keyboard Controls

The following pretty much summarizes the entire functionality of ReplayerStudio:

 

KEYSTROKE

ACTION

Modifiable Keystroke?

 

 

 

<Space Bar>

Play / Pause

No

 

 

 

C

View Clip

Yes, in options window

Z

Exit

Yes, in options window

R

Restart

Yes, in options window

M

Mute

Yes, in options window

 

 

 

A

Back X Seconds

Yes, in yellow box next to button

F

Forward X Seconds

Yes, in yellow box next to button

S

Back 1 Frame

Yes, in yellow box next to button

D

Forward 1 Frame

Yes, in yellow box next to button

<Shift> + A

Back X Minutes

Yes, but always the <Shift> of “Back x seconds”

<Shift> + F

Forward X Minutes

Yes, but always the <Shift> of “Forward x seconds”

<Shift> + S

Back X Frames

Yes, but always the <Shift> of “Back 1 frame”

<Shift> + D

Forward X Frames

Yes, but always the <Shift> of “Forward 1 frame”

 

 

 

J

Slow Motion

Yes, in yellow box next to button

K, <Shift + K>

Regular Speed

Yes, in yellow box next to button

L

Fast Motion

Yes, in yellow box next to button

<Shift> + J

Decrease Speed by 0.1x

Yes, but always the <Shift> of “Slow Motion”

<Shift> + <Click on button>

same as above

No

<Shift> + L

Increase Speed by 0.1x

Yes, but always the <Shift> of “Fast Motion”

<Shift> + <Click on button>

same as above

No

 

 

 

<Ctrl + J>

Enter the “converted mode.” If already in converted mode, then slow down playback by 10% while maitaining pitch.

Yes, but always the <Ctrl> of “Slow Motion”

<Ctrl + K>

Exit the “converted mode”

Yes, but always the < Ctrl > of “Regular Speed”

<Ctrl + L>

Enter the “converted mode.” If already in converted mode, then speed up playback by 10% while maitaining pitch.

Yes, but always the < Ctrl > of “Fast Motion”

 

 

 

 

 

 

G

Set Start Time

Yes, in yellow box next to button

H

Set End Time

Yes, in yellow box next to button

<Shift> + G

Goto Start Time

Yes, but always the <Shift> of “Set start time”

<Shift> + <Click on button>

same as above

No

<Shift> + H

Goto End Time

Yes, but always the <Shift> of “Set end time”

<Shift> + <Click on button>

same as above

No

T

Play Loop

Yes, in yellow box next to button

Y

Play Full Video

Yes, in yellow box next to button

Button only

Reset End Time

No keystroke

Button only

Reset Loop

No keystroke

Button only

Select to Loop Continuously

No keystroke

 

 

 

O

Add Bookmark

Yes, in options window

<Shift> + O

Make Quick Bookmark

Yes, but always the <Shift> of “Add bookmark”

U

Update Bookmark

Yes, in options window

<Ctrl> + O

Open Video Catalog or Show Video Catalog

No

 

 

 

8

Play Previous Bookmark (button is in Video Catalog window)

Yes, in options window

9

Play Current Bookmark (button is in Video Catalog window)

Yes, in options window

0

Play Next Bookmark (button is in Video Catalog window)

Yes, in options window

 

 

 

1

View Main (Video) Window

Yes, in options window

2

View Catalog Window

Yes, in options window

3

View BeatCounter Window

Yes, in options window

4

Maximize Video Window

Yes, in options window

5

Full Screen Video Mode

Yes, in options window

6

View DirectPlay Window

Yes, in options window

 

 

 

Button only

Import Multiple Clips

No keystroke

Button only

Toggle between Beginner/Advanced Mode

No keystroke

Button only

Switch through various User Controls

No keystroke

 

 

 

Slider bar only

Volume Control

No keystroke

 

 

 

Checkbox only

Precise TimeCode display checkbox

No keystroke

Checkbox only

BeatCounter Panel checkbox

No keystroke

Checkbox only

BeatCounter big display checkbox

No keystroke

 

 

 

<F1>

Open User Manual

No (no button exists)

<F5>

Shrink Main Window

No (no button exists)

<F6>

Enlarge Main Window

No (no button exists)

 

 

 

<F7>

Paste Command Line (Advanced – Command Line Entry)

No

<F8>

Play Command Line (Advanced – Command Line Entry)

No

 

 

 

<Page Up>

Play Previous Clip in Same Directory

No

<Page Down>

Play Next Clip in Same Directory

No

 

 

 

<Ctrl> + P

Toggle Locking to Original Clip Size

No (no button exists, just in main menu pulldown)

<Ctrl> + I

Display Video File Info

No (no button exists, just in main menu pulldown)

<Ctrl> + Q

Display Options Window

No (no button exists, just in main menu pulldown)

 

 

 

<Ctrl> + <Shift> + 9

Force Play (for Skydiving users)