FOCUS Enhancements MANL-0823-01 - Manual (Page 28)

Chapter 2 Using CommandPost
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CommandPost
WORKING WITH KEYSETS
A keyset is a collection of functions assigned to
CommandPost for use with an application.
CommandPost has a small software component that
loads automatically at system startup and operates in
the background to monitor your activity. This compo-
nent checks to see if you have designated
“CommandPost applications” running. If so, the compo-
nent automatically selects the CommandPost keyset
that corresponds to that application and loads it for
you. Furthermore, when you switch between applica-
tions, this component automatically loads the keyset
that corresponds to that application. For example, sup-
pose you launch Adobe Premiere—the CommandPost
component automatically loads the keyset for that
application so you can use it with Premiere. If you then
launch Adobe After Effects, the CommandPost compo-
nent loads the keyset for that application. Whenever
you switch between Premiere and After Effects, the
component automatically loads the correct keyset for
whichever multimedia application you are using.
This automatic loading and switching depends, of
course, on you having a keyset available for the multi-
media applications. In the preceding example, you
would need keysets for both Premiere and After Effects.
Automatic loading of keysets also depends on the name
of the keyset matching,
exactly , the name of the appli-
cation on your hard disk.
Note
FOCUS Enhancements has named all of the pre-pro-
grammed keysets provided in your package with
the most common multimedia application names. If
the provided keyset name does not match the
application stored on your hard disk, you can
rename the keyset (see “Renaming Keysets” begin-
ning on page 20), or rename the application to
match the keyset name.