Playing the video – Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 User Manual
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Chapter 10
Working with Video in Soundtrack Pro
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Playing the Video
When you play the project, the video plays in the Video tab in time with the audio in
your project. You can also control playback using keyboard shortcuts.
To view the video, you can make the Video tab active or detach it and move it to another
location onscreen. You can also view the video using an external video output device.
Controlling Video Playback Using Keyboard Shortcuts
There are a number of keyboard shortcuts you can use to control playback of the video
in the Video tab. To use keyboard shortcuts, the pointer cannot be in a text field.
 Space bar: Plays the video from the current playhead position. This is equivalent to
clicking the Play button.
 Return: Sets the playhead to the beginning of the video. If the cycle region is active,
pressing Return sets the playhead to the beginning of the cycle region. This is
equivalent to clicking the Go to Beginning button in the transport controls.
 Option-Left Arrow: Moves the playhead back (closer to the beginning) one video
frame. This is equivalent to clicking the Previous Frame button.
 Option-Right Arrow: Moves the playhead forward (closer to the end) one video frame.
This is equivalent to clicking the Previous Frame button.
 J, K, and L keys: You can use the keyboard commands (the J, K, and L keys) to speed
playback up to eight times normal speed. For complete information on using these
keys see “
Using the J, K, and L Keys for Shuttling
For a complete list of Soundtrack Pro keyboard shortcuts, see Appendix A,
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