The Source Viewer (normal mode) command button palette contains less frequently used command buttons.
Open it by clicking the Command Button Palette button.
The palette closes automatically when you click one of its command buttons.
By default, the buttons in the command button palette are arranged as shown in the following figure.
You can customize the command button palette by selecting Customize (page 158) from the main menu.
See “Customization” (page 570) for more information about customization.
Mark Out Marks an Out point.
Scrub the playline (move it back and forth on the position bar) to move to the point where you want to set the Out point, and then click this button to set it.
You can also set an Out point by clicking this button during play, or by clicking it after you enter a timecode value with the numeric keypad.
If an Out point is already set when this button is clicked, it is reset to the new point.
If you have checked the [Commit TLE Source Viewer changes to clips] check box in the Edit tab of the Timeline Editor Properties dialog, the Out point set with this button is also set as the Out point of the clip.
See “Edit tab” (page 610) for more information.
Set Essence Mark Sets an essence mark.
Scrub the playline (move it back and forth on the position bar) to move to the point where you want to set the essence mark, and then click this button to set it.
If you have checked the [Commit TLE Source Viewer changes to clips] check box in the Edit tab of the Timeline Editor Properties dialog, the essence mark set with this button is also set as an essence mark of the clip.
See “Edit tab” (page 610) for more information.
Delete Mark Deletes a mark.
Scrub the playline (move it back and forth on the position bar) to move to the point where you want to delete the mark (essence mark or scene change mark), and then click this button to delete it.
Note
You can tell whether the playline is at a mark position by checking the Source Monitor.
A mark display appears in the Source Monitor when the playline reaches a mark.
Go to Previous Marker Jumps to the previous marker, as specified in the Shortcut Key tab of the Timeline Editor Properties dialog.
This dialog allows you to select essence marks, scene change marks, and timecode break marks as jump destinations.
See “Shortcut Key tab” (page 615) for more information.
Go to Next Marker Jumps to the next marker, as specified in the Shortcut Key tab of the Timeline Editor Properties dialog.
This dialog allows you to select essence marks, scene change marks, and timecode break marks as jump destinations.
See “Shortcut Key tab” (page 615) for more information.
Replace Places the clip on the sequence in Replace mode.
Splice-In Selects Splice-In mode as the mode for placing clips on the timeline.
If you right-click this button and select [Fit to Fill] from the context menu, the clip will be placed with the clip speed adjusted to match the duration between the In and Out points on the timeline.
Overwrite Selects Overwrite mode as the mode for placing clips on the timeline.
If you right-click this button and select [Fit to Fill] from the context menu, the clip will be placed with the clip speed adjusted to match the duration between the In and Out points on the timeline.
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Default command button configuration
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Play to Out Plays the clip from the current position to the Out point.
Play In to Out Plays from the In point to the Out point. During play mode, the button is lit green.
Starts loop play from the In point to the Out point if clicked while holding down the Alt key.
Make Sub Clip Creates a sub clip.
Nesting Selects Nesting mode as the mode for placing other sequences into the sequence on the timeline.
See “Sequence-in-Sequence Function” (page 253) for more information.
Versioning Selects Versioning mode as the mode for placing other sequences into the sequence on the timeline.
See “Sequence-in-Sequence Function” (page 253) for more information.
Mark List Opens the Marker List dialog, which displays all of the marks in the current clip. When you click a mark in the list, or select one with the up and down arrow keys, the playline moves to the timecode of that mark. When you double click a mark or select it and press the Enter key, the playline moves to that mark and the window focus moves to the Source Viewer.
Find Clip Searches for the loaded clip. The found clip is highlighted in Project Explorer.
Match Frame Loads into the Source Viewer the clip that corresponds to a specified frame in a sequence. The Source Viewer playline moves to the specified frame and an In point and Out point is set.
List Reverse Match Executes a reverse match search on the timeline for any frame in a clip loaded into the Source Viewer.
Set Index Picture Sets the In point as the index picture.
Overwrite Mode Record Performs linear-like editing and adds the results to a sequence in Overwrite mode.
Splice-In Mode Record Performs linear-like editing and adds the results to a sequence in Splice-In mode.
TCR Switches between timecode display modes: FTC, LTC, VITC, and CTL.
See “Switching the Timecode Display Mode” (page 253) for more information.
CTL Reset Performs a CTL timecode reset.
See “Switching the Timecode Display Mode” (page 253) for more information.
TC/CTL In Normal mode, switches the playline time display between TC and CTL.
In Digitize mode, switches timecode used for VTR control between CTL and LTC.
Scene Detect Analyzes the content of the clip loaded in the Source Viewer, and adds essence marks to points where scene changes are detected.
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Make Scene Section Sub Clip
Creates a sub clip in Project Explorer containing the selected scene(s) in the Source Viewer. The clip name is appended with the “_Sub” string.
Add Scene Section to Timeline
Adds the selected scene(s) in the Source Viewer to the timeline in Splice-in mode.
You can also add selected scene(s) from the Source Viewer Marker List in Overwrite mode by dragging them to the timeline.
Safe Action Area Displays a box showing the safe action area on the screen.
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