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Player Essentials

Controlling Playback in the Player

 

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Playing Clips in the Player

Load clips from the Record Area or Source Area into the Player. The Player provides the controls you need to play one or more clips of any resolution, navigate clips, and identify dropped frames during playback.

There are a few ways to load clips from the EditDesk into the Player.

To load a clip into the Player:

1. On the EditDesk, make sure the clip you want to view in the Player is the focus clip. See Focus Clip and Focus Area.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Press Esc.
   • Swipe the cursor against the swipe bar on the left or right side of the Source Area.
   • In the EditDesk library, double-click the proxy of a clip.

   The Player appears, replacing the Source Area. The Player displays the clip that is the currently selected clip in either the Record Area or the Source Area — whichever has the focus.

   
   

   (a) Player Options tab  (b) Clip tab 

   The Clip tab on the right side of the Player contains information about the displayed clip. This tab also displays controls for marking in and out points and adding cue marks. For more information on editing marks, see Navigating the Timeline.

   The Player Options tab on the left side of the Player includes overlay options, letterbox formatting options, and view options. When a setting is made in the Player, it applies to all clips that are viewed in the Player until that setting is changed.

3. To close the Player and return the view to the Source Area, press Esc again, or swipe the cursor against the swipe bar on the left or right side of the Player.

To switch between the Source and Record focus clips:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Press the F7 Record Focus hot key or the F8 Source Focus hot key.
   • Click the Focus box in the EditDesk menu.