User Guide

WORKING IN THE TRACK VIEW CHP. 5

Placing command markers

Command markers appear on the command ruler, which is above the marker bar.

Position the cursor where you want to place the command marker.

From the Insert menu, choose Command, or press .

Complete the Command Properties dialog:

• From the

Te m pl at e drop-down list, choose a custom

template. For more information, see Saving command

properties as a custom template on page 74.

• From the

Command drop-down list, choose the type of

command. For more information, see Defining streaming

media commands on page 75.

• Enter parameters in the

Parameter box to define the

behavior of the command.

• Enter your own notes or comments in the

Comment

box.

• Specify the timing of the command in the

Position box. Command markers are automatically set to the

current cursor position unless you change this value.

Click OK. The new command marker appears on the command bar.

After you create a command marker, you can move the marker by dragging it to a new location.

Editing command marker properties

Double-click any command marker to open the Command Properties dialog and edit its contents. You can

also right-click a command marker and choose

Edit from the shortcut menu.

Saving command properties as a custom template

If you plan to use a command more than once, you can save command properties as a template. You can then

reuse the command properties by selecting the template from the

Tem pl a t e drop-down list.

Create a command and complete the Command Properties dialog.

Click in the Tem p la te box and enter a name for the template.

Click the Save Template button ( ).

Tip:

ACID saves your metadata command templates in the

cmdtemp.xml file in the ACID program folder. You can edit

this file directly to modify your templates.

Marker bar

Command ruler

URL command marker