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Two other buttons let you control audio playback and clip display in the Viewer:
Unmix: Turning on Unmix disables all transitions, composited superimpositions, and
effects that mix two or more clips together. Unmix allows you to judge the appearance
of a clip without distraction whenever you need to make an adjustment based on how
the clip looks on its own, or whenever you need to make changes based on frames
that would otherwise be hidden underneath a transition such as a dissolve or fade from
black. When you’re ready to see how your grades work in context with transitions and
composites again, turn Unmix off.
Mute: Lets you turn audio playback off and on for your current timeline.
Navigating Using the Arrow Keys
You can use the Arrow Keys of the keyboard to navigate clips and the Timeline in
different ways.
Up/Down Arrow: Moves the playhead to the first frame of the previous or next clip.
Left/Right Arrow: Moves the playhead back or forward one frame at a time.
Shift-Left/Right Arrow: Moves the playhead back or forward one second at a time.
Controlling Playback Using the Spacebar and JKL Keys
You can also use the spacebar to start and stop playback, or the JKL keyboard shortcut
convention for controlling playback, where J plays in reverse, K stops playback, and L plays
forward. There are many additional uses of these keyboard shortcuts; for more information
see “Using JKL to Control Playback” in Chapter 27, “Preparing Clips for Editing and
Viewer Playback.
Navigating Using Timecode
You can also use absolute or relative timecode entry to move the playhead in the Color page
Viewer. When entering timecode, type each pair of hour, minute, second, and frame values
consecutively, with a period representing a pair of zeros for fast entry. The last pair of timecode
values (or period) you enter is always assumed to be the frame number, with any untyped
values assumed to be zero. It’s not necessary to enter colons or semicolons. For more
information, see “Moving the Playhead Using Timecode” in Chapter 27, “Preparing Clips for
Editing and Viewer Playback.
Navigating Using the DaVinci Control Panel
It’s also possible to navigate the Timeline using the DaVinci control panel. A set of buttons on
the Transport panel include:
PREV/NEXT SCENE: Moves the playhead among the first frame of each clip.
STEP REV/FWD: Moves the playhead from frame to frame.
FIRST FRAME/LAST FRAME: Jumps the playhead to the first and last frame of any
given clip.
RWD/FFWD: Moves the playhead in rewind of fast forward.
REV/STOP/FWD: The standard play reverse, stop, and play forward commands.
Another set of navigation controls is available by pressing the MODE button above the fourth
trackball on the Center panel, and then pressing the CUE MODE soft key.
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