Previewing Clips

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The player is dedicated to control the playback, view and navigate through video material.

The player contains the following panels:

  • timecode panel – on top;

  • playback control panel – under the player screen.

player_interface

Playing in Player

Double-click the clip you want to play back, it will be opened in the player:

cineweb_player

Press the "Play/Pause" button to play back the clip in the player.

Playing Full-Screen

full-screen_button

Press the "Full-screen" button to switch to full-screen mode. Hit the Esc key to return to normal mode.

Working with Timecodes

Timecodes allow to identify the start and end of video files as well as separate frames. The End and Out events are related to the end of the respective frame. All the other events Start, In, current time, etc. are at the beginning of the respective frame.

If you mark the same frame as In and Out, the duration of the segment will be 1 frame. That is why if you navigate to the end of a clip, the End mark is always displayed 1 frame greater than the current time.

The following timecodes are displayed in the player:

Timecode current

The current playback position.

Timecode In Out

The In-Out range.

Timecode duration

The end timecode.

Playback Control with the Mouse

Play / Stop Button

Use the playback control panel located at the bottom of the player window to navigate through the material and control the playback:

playback_panel

play_button

The "Play" button to start the playback.

pause_button

When the clip is being played, the "Pause" button replaces "Play" to suspend the playback.

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

cineweb_time_ruler

Setting and Deleting Marks In/Out

in_button

Press the "Set Mark In" button on the left to set a mark In. Press the "Set Mark Out" button on the right to set a mark Out.

remove_in_button

To remove a mark In/Out, press the "Clear Mark In" button on the left and/or "Clear Mark Out" button on the right.

Alternatively, you can use the dedicated ruler to define the In-Out range:

In_Out_ruler

Jumping to Events

You can use the "Event" buttons to move from one event to another. Events are the beginning and the end of a clip and the In and Out points. Use:

cineweb_IN_event

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

cineweb_OUT_event

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

Adjusting the Audio

mute_button

The speaker button allows you to mute the sound or turn the sound on again for the media being played back. When muted, the speaker is shown as speacker_muted.