Video player window
The audio video player window is used to play a video. The window consists of
the following two areas:
- A video area: this shows the actual video;
- A controls area: this allows you to control playback of the video and
create events.
Timeline controls
The following actions are available:
| Category |
Element |
Description |
| Timeline |
Trackbar |
Move the slider to desired frame |
| |
Tick marks |
Shown every 10th, 100th, or 1,000th frame |
| |
Active region |
Shown in pink (with a start and end marker) for automatic generation
of events |
| |
Events |
Every marked event is marked by a triangle |
| |
Frame |
Frame x/y |
| |
Time |
The current time (from the start) in hh:mm:ss.hh |
| Buttons |
Play/Pause |
Play or pause video/rendering |
| |
Stop |
Stop video/rendering |
| |
Previous event |
Pause video/rendering at previous event |
| |
Next event |
Pause video/rendering at next event |
| |
Previous frame |
Pause video/rendering at previous frame |
| |
Next frame |
Pause video/rendering at next frame |
| |
Add event |
Add new event at current position of slider |
| |
Remove event |
Remove event at current position of slider |
| |
Clear |
Clear all events |
| |
New window |
Open events in new window |
| |
Velocity |
Relative speed [0.01 ... 5.00] |
Create events automatically
To create events
automatically select one of the following options:
| Action |
Description |
| Automatic - spread evenly |
Create the requested number of events between the start and finish
and spread them evenly |
| Automatic - spread randomly |
Create the requested number of events between the start and finish
and spread them randomly |
| Automatic - repeat every n'th frame |
Create an event every n'th frame. For example, create an event every
10th frame. |
| Automatic - based on clue |
N/A |
| Manually |
Create events manually. |
The following options will influence how new events are created on the
timeline. Events will be created between the
start event and the finish event. By default the start event is
frame 0, and the finish event is teh last frame of the video, but these defaults
can be changed.
| Action |
Description |
| Count |
The number of events that are created |
| Add events |
Add the number of events |
| Set start event |
Set start event to current frame |
| Set reference event |
Set reference event for background (see
Strobe Image). The selected frame will serve as a reference frame when
determining the background for the strobe image algorithm. |
| Set finish event |
Set finish event to current frame |
Example
For a timeline containing 100 frames, the following options are set:
- Move the slider to frame 10 and click Set start event;
- Move the slider to frame 60 and click Set finish event;
- Choose Count = 6;
- Make sure event creation is set to Automatic - spread evently;
- Click Add events.
See also
