User Manual

Controlling Playback
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Button Primary Default Location Function
Play Monitors Plays the footage at normal speed. Changes to
the Stop button when playback is taking place.
Stop Play tab in Command palette Stops playback. Changes to the Play button
when you have stopped playback.
Pause button Play tab in Command palette Pauses playback.
Play Reverse button Play tab in Command palette Plays the footage backward at normal speed.
Fast Forward button Monitors Cues the footage to the next transition in the
sequence.
Rewind button Monitors Cues the footage to the previous transition in the
sequence.
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By default, the Fast Forward and Rewind buttons cue footage to the head frame of the next transition.
You can customize their behavior by selecting other alternatives from the FF/REW tab of the Composer
Settings dialog box. For more information, see Composer Settings: FF/REW Tab.
Play Standby button Play tab in Command palette Places play in standby mode to prepare for
playback. This is especially useful for long
sequences.
To play in standby mode:
1. Click the Play Standby button.
The button under the Source or Record
monitor blinks yellow.
2. Click anywhere to play the sequence.
Step Backward
button
Monitors Moves the footage one frame backward.
• Press and hold the Alt key (Windows) or
Option key (Macintosh) while clicking the
button to move 10 frames (NTSC and PAL)
or 8 frames (24p) backward.
Step Forward button Monitors Moves the footage one frame forward.
• Press and hold the Alt key (Windows) or
Option key (Macintosh) while clicking the
button to move 10 frames (NTSC and PAL)
or 8 frames (24p) forward.