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  • Tue, May 13 2008 11:23 AM

    • cdumitrescu
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    [newbie] New AXP -> MC user. A few questions.

    Hello,

     

    I've upgraded to MC from AXP about a week ago, and I have a couple of questions about the new interface. 

    First, about the 3 new buttons in the second row of the monitors toolbar, the "Source / record mode", "trim mode" and "effect mode". In AXP I used to always keep the effect editor open in the second display. Now, in MC, if I keep it open, it goes into effect mode and stays there even if I focus another window -> I can't edit anymore, becouse the timeline selects segments, the same way it did in AXP when i had the effect editor window in focus. I need to close the effect editor window in order to get back to cutting (soutce/record mode). Can this behaviour be disabled ?

    Second, I'm used to using the "Go to previous / next edit" a lot (the "A" / "S" keys on the default mapping). In MC, when using them, the cursor does go to the next / previous edit. but it also automatically enters trim mode, which is not what I want. Can this be disabled also ?

     

    Thank you,

    Chris

     

    MC 3.0.5 software-only / Quad Core MacPro 4GB RAM / OSX 10.5.5 [view my complete system specs]
  • Tue, May 13 2008 11:33 AM In reply to

    Re: [newbie] New AXP -> MC user. A few questions.

    cdumitrescu:
    In MC, when using them, the cursor does go to the next / previous edit. but it also automatically enters trim mode, which is not what I want. Can this be disabled also ?
    Remap your keyboard  A and S with Fast forward and rewind will solve this for you

     

  • Tue, May 13 2008 11:45 AM In reply to

    • cdumitrescu
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    Re: [newbie] New AXP -> MC user. A few questions.

    That did the trick. Thank you.

     

    Any clue on the first issue ?

    MC 3.0.5 software-only / Quad Core MacPro 4GB RAM / OSX 10.5.5 [view my complete system specs]
  • Tue, May 13 2008 9:55 PM In reply to

    Re: [newbie] New AXP -> MC user. A few questions.

    cdumitrescu:
    I need to close the effect editor window in order to get back to cutting (soutce/record mode).
    Clicking the cursor on the TC track closes the effects window. To make this easiest for me I move the TC track up so its between the video and audio tracks. Clicking the TC track also drops you out of segment mode. 

    Different way of working but after a couple of days I think it is ultimately faster. I sure miss it when going back to Pro

     

  • Tue, May 13 2008 10:21 PM In reply to

    • cdumitrescu
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    Re: [newbie] New AXP -> MC user. A few questions.

    I'll give the TC track thing a try tomorow at the studio, but honestly I still dont see the point in not being able to have the effect editor window open at all time.

    As a "workaround" I've mapped the "effect mode" toggle to the keyboard, but it still bugs me to always have to do one extra "step" for tweaking effects.

     

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