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Using Buttons
You can use the user-selectable buttons that appear below the Source
and Record monitors and in the pop-up monitors to play and step
through your footage. You can also use the keyboard to manipulate
footage.
Aside from the default configurations, these buttons can be remapped
from the Command palette in any configuration onto any of the user
palettes and the keyboard. For more information about mapping user-
selectable buttons, see “About Button Mapping” on page 130
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Play Reverse, Play, Pause, Stop, Rewind, and Fast Forward Buttons
The Play Reverse, Play, Pause, Stop, Rewind, and Fast Forward but-
tons work much like the buttons on any conventional VCR. With a clip
loaded in a monitor, the Play button plays your footage at a normal
rate. The Play Reverse button plays backward at a normal rate.
The Fast Forward and Rewind buttons instantly cue the footage to the
next transition between clips. By default, the buttons cue footage to the
head frame of the next transition. You can select the following alterna-
tives in the Composer Settings dialog box:
• Stop at Tail Frames
• Stop at Locators
• Ignore Track Selectors
The Play, Fast Forward, and Rewind buttons appear by default in the
first row of buttons below the Source, Record, and pop-up monitors.
You can map the Play Reverse, Stop, and Pause buttons from the Com-
mand palette. All of these buttons are mapped to the keyboard. For
more information, see “Using the Keyboard” on page 304
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During playback, the Play button also acts as a Stop button.