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Chapter 8, Using Matrox MediaTools
Using the MediaTools pop-up menu
When you right-click anywhere in the clip list, a pop-up menu appears containing
commands for working with MediaTools. All commands present in the
MediaTools pop-up menu are described in this chapter.
Navigating through clips with the transport
controls
MediaTools includes a common set of transport controls for navigating through
clips on tape and clips on disk. You indicate the type of material you wish to
control by selecting
VTR or Disk. In VTR mode, the transport controls are used
to navigate through clips on your DV tape. In
Disk mode, the transport controls
are used to control playback of clips from your hard drive (that is, .avi files for
clips in your clip list).
¦NoteThe transport controls are disabled in CAM mode.
The transport controls are much like those on your VTR:
Most of these controls perform standard transport functions, but some can be
used for special tasks:
•
Shuttle/seek Drag the slider on the Positioner to shuttle through your
tape or any clip in your clip list.
•
Cue to In or Out point on disk Click the Rewind or Fast Forward
button to cue to the beginning or end of a clip on disk. Press
SHIFT+Mark
In/Out
to cue to the In or Out point of a clip.
• View frame-by-frame Click the Frame Reverse or Frame Advance
button.
•
Play a clip on disk repeatedly Click the Loop button, then click the
Play button.
¥Tip You can play back selected clips by right-clicking the clip list and choosing
Play From Tape or Play From Disk from the pop-up menu. If multiple clips are
selected in the clip list, the clips play back according to their assigned number
(order) in the clip list. You can also play back any captured clip by double-
clicking the clip in the clip list.
Loop
button
Positioner