Controlling Playback

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There are various ways to control video and audio playback in Cinegy Player PRO.

Playback Control Using Mouse

Play / Stop Button

Play button

The "Play" button starts the playback.

Stop button

When the file is being played, press the "Stop" button, which replaces the "Play" button, to stop the playback.

You can also click anywhere on the screen to pause the clip – the cursor turns into a pause sign:

Navigating Through the Material

A ruler below the player screen allows you to navigate to any desired clip position. You can view any frame of the material by dragging the time slider or by clicking any position on the ruler:

Setting and Deleting Marks In and Out

In button

Press the "In" button to set a mark In.

Delete In button

To remove a mark In, press the "Delete In" button (inversed In).

Out button

Press the "Out" button to set a mark Out.

Delete Out button

To remove a mark Out, press the "Delete Out" button (inversed Out).

Jumping to Events

You can use the "Jump to Event" buttons to move from event to event. Events are the beginning and the end of a clip, as well as marks In and Out.

Previous Event button

Use the "Previous Event" button to jump to the previous event.

Next Event button

Use the "Next Event" button to jump to the next event.

Shuttling Using Mouse

To shuttle through the material with the mouse, drag the time slider horizontally in the frame window of the player. The playback speed and direction depends on the intensity and direction of your drag:

drag to the right to play forward;
drag to the left to play backward.

You can use the mouse wheel to scroll frames in the video player.

Shuttling Using Jog-Shuttle

Jog-shuttle device

Cinegy Player PRO supports any jog-shuttle device, which can emulate the keyboard input. Refer to the documentation of your jog-shuttle device to find out how to configure the shortcuts.

Playback Control Using Keyboard

Play / Stop Using the Keyboard

The following keys are used to control the playback:

to toggle between play / stop mode, hit the Space bar;
to loop play from In to Out, hit the 6 key;
to go to the start, hit the Y key;
to go to the end, hit the U key;
to go to the previous event, hit the A key;
to go to the next event, hit the S key;
the Q key takes you to mark In;
the W key takes you to mark Out.

Shuttling through the Video Material

Cinegy Player PRO allows you to shuttle through the material at different speed.

J-K-L Shuttle

You can shuttle through the material by using the J-K-L keys on the keyboard. Use the following keys to shuttle:

hit the L key to move forward through the footage at normal speed;
hit the J key to move backward at normal speed;
hit the K key to pause the shuttling;
hit the L or J key several times to increase the speed according to the following table:

Hit the `J` or `L` key	To play at speed	PAL rate	NTSC rate
2 times	2x normal speed	50 fps	54.94 fps
3 times	3x normal speed	75 fps	89.91 fps
4 times	5x normal speed	125 fps	149.85 fps
5 times	8x normal speed	200 fps	339.76 fps
6 times	12x normal speed	300 fps	359.64 fps
7 times	16x normal speed	400 fps	479.52 fps

Hit the J or L key

To play at speed

PAL rate

NTSC rate

2 times

2x normal speed

50 fps

54.94 fps

3 times

3x normal speed

75 fps

89.91 fps

4 times

5x normal speed

125 fps

149.85 fps

5 times

8x normal speed

200 fps

339.76 fps

6 times

12x normal speed

300 fps

359.64 fps

7 times

16x normal speed

400 fps

479.52 fps

Home, End, and Arrow Keys

Additionally you can use the following keys on your keyboard to navigate through the entire clip:

the Home key takes you to the beginning of the clip;
the End key takes you to the end of the clip;
the ← key moves one frame backward;
the → key moves one frame forward;
hitting Alt+← moves 10 frames backward;
hitting Alt+→ moves 10 frames forward.

Working with Marks In and Out

You can use the following shortcuts to work on your marks In and Out:

the I or E keys set up mark In;
the O or R keys set up mark Out;
the D key sets mark In to start position;
the F key sets mark Out to end position;
the G key deletes both In and Out marks;
the 6 key loop plays from In to Out;
the 5 key loop plays a two-second range with the playhead position as its center.

Playback Speed Control

Cinegy Player PRO provides extra hotkeys for controlling playback speed, which can be found in the following table:

Shortcut	Playback speed
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Q`	Play forward at 12.5% speed
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`W`	Play forward at 25% speed
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`E`	Play forward at 50% speed
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`R`	Play forward at 100% speed
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`T`	Play forward at 200% speed
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Y`	Play forward at 400% speed
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`U`	Play forward at 1600% speed
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`I`	Play forward at 6400% speed
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Q`	Play backward at 12.5% speed
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`W`	Play backward at 25% speed
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`E`	Play backward at 50% speed
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`R`	Play backward at 100% speed
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`T`	Play backward at 200% speed
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Y`	Play backward at 400% speed
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`U`	Play backward at 1600% speed
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`I`	Play backward at 6400% speed

Shortcut

Playback speed

Ctrl+Alt+Q

Play forward at 12.5% speed

Ctrl+Alt+W

Play forward at 25% speed

Ctrl+Alt+E

Play forward at 50% speed

Ctrl+Alt+R

Play forward at 100% speed

Ctrl+Alt+T

Play forward at 200% speed