Control Surface Panel Descriptions			Toggling Play Modes
Appendix A, The Autodesk Control Surface

You can use the Navigation panel to:

• Scrub the Storyboard.

• Scroll through the shots in the Storyboard.

• Toggle between the regular and large Storyboard viewing modes.

• Jump to a specified frame or timecode on the Storyboard.

• Jump ahead or back a frame at a time, or a shot at a time.

• Play forwards or backwards.

• Use the ring portion of the trackball.

1. Press the Scroll button.

2. Use the ring portion of the trackball.

3. Press the Scroll or Do button to confirm the move.

1. Press the top More button on the Navigation panel.

   

   The Label, Tnails, and GUI options appear in the digital display at the top of the panel. The location of each option in the digital display reflects their button position on the panel.

2. If the Storyboard option does not appear, press the button for Thumbs (the P&S button) to display Storyboard thumbnails. This makes the Storyboard option appear in the digital display.

   

3. Press the button for Storyboard (the Key button). This switches Storyboard thumbnails to the large Storyboard option.

   Note: This is equivalent to using the Q hot key.

1. Press the Enter button.

2. Do one of the following:

   • To jump ahead, enter the frame number using the numeric pad on the right side of the panel.

   • To jump back, press the +/- button on the numeric pad and then enter the frame number.

3. Press the Enter button to jump to the specified frame.

1. Press the Enter button.

2. Enter a timecode using the numeric pad on the right side of the panel.

3. Press the Enter button to jump to the specified timecode.

1. To jump back a frame, do one of the following:

   • Press the Frame Back button (left arrow button to the left of the trackball).

   • Simultaneously press the Shot Back button (below the Redo button) and the Play button (below the Do button).

2. To jump ahead a frame, do one of the following:

   • Press the Frame Forward button (right arrow button to the right of the trackball).

   • Simultaneously press the Shot Forward button (below the Undo button) and the Play button (below the Do button).

1. To jump to the first frame of the shot, press either of the two Shot Back buttons. One button is located to the left of the trackball, and the other is below the Redo button.

2. To jump to the last frame of the shot, press either of the two Shot Forward buttons. One button is located to the right of the trackball, and the other is below the Do button.

1. To play the Storyboard forward, do one of the following:

   • Press the Play Forward button (above the trackball).

   • Press the Spacebar-style Play button (below the Undo button). This button operates like the Spacebar on the keyboard, in that you use it both to start and stop playback.

2. To play the Storyboard backwards, press the Play Backwards button (above the trackball).

3. To stop playback, do one of the following:

   • Press the Stop button (above the trackball).

   • Press the Spacebar-style Play button.