Control Keys
| Load Text Data File Key | Ctrl-t | Define how to parse a text file, and then load it into the system. |
| Load Graphic File Key | Ctrl-g | Load a graphic file into the system. Deferred. |
| Load XML File Key | Ctrl-x | Load an data XML log into the system. Deferred. |
| State files, and user preferences are stored as session XML. | ||
| Load Binary File Key | Ctrl-b | |
| Load a binary data file into the system. Deferred. | Open/Add Key | Ctrl-o |
| Open a session XML file, adding it to this session. | Save Key | Ctrl-s |
| Save the current session as in-place XML. | Save As Key | Ctrl-a |
| Save the current session in a new XML file. | Save As Default Key | Ctrl-d |
| Saving this session as the default session means you will return to this state when you start a session If you just want to save your user defaults, choose Session->New Session, set your defaults, do not open any data, and then use Ctrl-d. In this way your next session will have the same defaults. | ||
| What's This | Ctrl-w | Start/Stop the What's This? help on click. |
| New Session Key | Ctrl-n | Wipe out the current session, leaving only your user preferences. |
| Change Session Type Key | Ctrl-i | Make this application Splicer or Sagan. |
| Show Splicer Vertically Key | Ctrl-v | Show the current logs vertically. |
| Show Splicer Horizontally Key | Ctrl-h | Show the current logs horizontally. |
| Hide Splicer Key | Ctrl-u | Show/Hide the composite window. |
| Live update Key | Ctrl-L | Update both windows together. |
| Set composite position Key | Ctrl-P | Change the |
| Set min size Key | Ctrl-M | Set the minimum size of a window. |
Here is a list of the shortcut keys:
Mouse Keys: Composite Mode
Here are the various mouse actions.| Movement | Description |
|---|---|
| Left Mouse | Show the current coordinates of the currently active track. |
| Cmd Left Mouse | Make a track active. (Items such a Change Track Color are applied to the active track.) If you press delete key, the active track will be deleted. A moved track is just one core long. |
| Right Mouse |
If there is no reference point, Make a copy of the core, and follow your mouse.
If there is a reference point, pick up the core, and start the compositing session. |
| Middle Mouse |
Set a reference point.
Also, if you hold down the middle mouse, and move up and down between two tracks, the Cross Correlation window shows the cross correlation between those two tracks. This is a great way to confirm the efficacy of your composite. |
Mouse Keys: Splicer Mode
Here are the various mouse actions.| Movement | Description |
|---|---|
| Left Mouse | Show the current coordinates of the currently active track. |
| Cmd Left Mouse | Make a track active. (Items such a Change Track Color are applied to the active track.) If you press delete key, the active track will be deleted. A moved track is just one core long. |
| Shift Left Mouse | Make a Start Cut Point. If the "Selection" radio button is checked in the Splice Window this will set the "Start Cut" point for the grab. |
| Right Mouse |
If there is no reference point, Make a copy of the core, and follow your mouse.
If there is a reference point, pick up the core, and start the compositing session. |
| Shift Right Mouse | Make a End Cut Point. If the "Selection" radio button is checked in the Splice Window this will set the "End Cut" point for the grab. Then the grab will be from the Start Cut to the End Cut. |
| Middle Mouse | If you hold down the middle mouse, and move up and down between two tracks, the Cross Correlation window shows the cross correlation between those two tracks. When you release the middle mouse button, it will ask you if that is the splice you want. Answer Yes or No, as you wish. |