6.9 Loading, Cueing and Playing Elements (v2.5)
Loading an Element
The most common way is to load an Element into the Timeline and then pressing the Play button in the Workbench or the Timeline after that.
Loading and Playing an Element instantly
In case there is currently no Element loaded on the particular layer, the Load and Play function can be executed.
- Make sure the destination Layer of the Element is empty.
- Select the Element in the Workbench.
- Press and release the alt-key to load and play the Element.
Cueing a Video Clip
In some situations it is necessary to show the first frame of the next Video without starting the Playout itself. This function is called Cueing and can be achieved by defining a Finished Action which executes this automatically.
In case a Video clip is already loaded to the Timeline, but the Playout has not started yet, you can cue the first frame of the Video.
- Add the Video to the Timeline. Do not start the Playout of the Video clip yet.
- After the Video has been added to the Timeline, hold down the command-key while pressing the Play button.
- The first frame of the Video is now cued.
- To start the Playout press the Play button without holding down any key.
Workbench Double-Click Actions
It it possible to define a Workbench Double-Click Action in the Preferences of just:live. By default this functionality is disabled, but you can choose from one of the following options:
- None
- Load
- Load and Cue
- Load and Play
Refer to chapter 3. just:live User Interface Overview & Preferences.
Only Videos can be cued, so in case Load and Cue is used as the default action, the cue will be ignored for non Video Elements.
Executing Actions on Multiple Layers
It is possible to execute actions on multiple layers at the same time by holding the command-key while clicking the first Element of each layer. When issuing the Play command it will then be issued to all selected layers.