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Media and Playback Controls
The button bar below the monitor in the Media Viewer contains various controls you can use when viewing, playing, and editing assets in the Media Viewer. The following illustration shows the media and playback controls displayed as two rows of buttons.
 
 
Display or Control
Description
1
Quick Send
This button produces a menu of actions, including a Send to Playback feature for Production Management assets, and custom Quick Send processes for Asset Management systems. For more information, see Using the Quick Send Feature.
2
Match Frame
3
Go to In
Moves the position indicator to the In point.
4
Mark In
5
1 Frame Back
Moves the position indicator one frame back.
Press Shift+click to move 10 frames back.
6
Play/Pause
Click to play the media; click again to pause the media.
When you initiate playback, the play button turns orange for a moment as the asset is loaded into the buffer. The play button changes to an orange pause button before returning to the standard gray button color.
7
1 Frame Forward
Moves the position indicator one frame forward.
Press Shift+click to move 10 frames forward.
8
Mark Out
9
Go to Out
Moves the position indicator to the Out point.
10
Safe Areas
Display two outlined boxes: the safe title area (inner box) and the safe action area (outer box). Titles should remain within the inner box. The outer box is the safe action area for video display.
The safe title and safe area boundary boxes are SMPTE compliant.
11
Hide/Show Text Overlays
Displays or hides text overlay features such as Marker text and restriction information.
12
Show More Controls
Displays buttons that are hidden, either in the second row of buttons or because you reduced the size of the Media Viewer. Also lets you toggle the display of the second row of buttons.
13
Open in Browse
Allows you to open the currently loaded asset into the Browse app. If the Browse app is already open, a new instance of the app is created. For more information, see Opening Multiple App Instances.
If not open, the Browse app opens, replaces the existing app the main area of the user interface, and displays the asset in the correct folder location.
If the asset exists in more than one location in your connected MediaCentral module, you are presented with a window that allows you to select a specific directory path.
*You cannot use the Open in Browse feature with Maestro News assets.
14
Multi-Angle View
For more information, see Working with Group Clips.
15
Active Angle
For more information, see Working with Group Clips.
16
Next Multi-Angle Bank
For more information, see Working with Group Clips.
17
Play In-to-Out
Plays from the In point to the Out point.
18
Download
Triggers a download action based on the currently loaded asset:
If an asset that includes a video track is loaded into the Media Viewer, downloads an image to your local browser. For more information, see Downloading an Image.
(Asset Management only) If a proxy PDF of a document is open in the Media Viewer, downloads the original full-resolution document directly to your local workstation for offline review. For more information, see Viewing Asset Management Document Files.
19
Set As Thumbnail
Allows you to update the representative video thumbnail for the asset as it appears in the Browse or Search apps.
For more information, see Updating the Asset Thumbnail.
20
MultiRez
The MultiRez button allows you to display media at the highest available resolution. For more information, see Playing Back at the Highest Resolution.
*For audio-only clips, stepping 1 frame is the equivalent of stepping .01 second.
There are keyboard shortcuts for the above buttons and for additional playback functions. See Asset Editor Shortcuts. Also see the following topics for various ways to navigate through a loaded asset:
Using the J-K-L Keys for Playback
Audio Scrubbing
Viewing Markers and Restrictions
Entering Timecode to Cue a Frame
Marking In and Out Points