Sounds great... if you have some time for programming, consider contributing to cinelerra's open-source successor project
http://lumiera.org/ cheers, georg On Friday 30 April 2010 22:34:22 Keith Gudger wrote: > I've checked out the manual and keyboard shortcuts, and haven't found an > answer to this one yet... > > I would like to edit in Cinelerra like I direct - watch the multiple > camera tracks, and at the appropriate moment, push a button and switch > which camera is "output". > > If this ability exists, please let me know how to do it. > > If not, I would like to implement it in the code. Any suggestions? I > see that the number keys and keypad keys are already in the shortcut lists. > > Here is how I would like it to work. Let's say we have 5 video tracks. > My top track would be for lower thirds, and should not be affected. The > next 4 video tracks are my cameras I want to switch between. Let's say > I'm only using tracks 2,3, and 5 (1 was lower thirds, I don't know why, > but for argument, let's say I'm not using the input on 4.) This means > tracks 2, 3 and 5 are active, 1 and 4 are not, and 4's output level is off. > > I would like to have 1 button to enable track 2 - when pushed it brings > track 2's level up to full. (I know the top track gets priority over > those below it.) > > Another button for track 3 - when pushed track 3's level is full, but > track 2 is set to zero. > > Another button for track 5 - when pushed track 5's level is full, but > track 2 and 3's levels go to zero. > > This way I could edit with cinelerra the way you direct in the studio. > > Thanks! > Keith > > _______________________________________________ > Cinelerra mailing list > Cinelerra@skolelinux.no > https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra > -- kurt georg hooss kurts film / schoepfung & wandel breite straße 6-8 d-23552 luebeck www.kurts-film.com _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list Cinelerra@skolelinux.no https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
