OK. My guess is that I probably just don't know what I'm doing, but here's
the situation.
I have recorded a television show which lasted about an hour and a half.
Obviously, there were commercials which now I need to edit out. I noticed
that when no audio was playing, if I used my left and right arrow keys while
quick nav was not enabled, my play head moved as expected, but every time
that I hit left and right arrow keys while not playing, it's jumping
literally about 10 or so minutes back and forward each time I hit the keys.
Obviously, while audio *is!* playing, I can left and right arrow to scrub
through the file, and up and down arrows to adjust my speed with no problem.
this only is happenning if audio is not playing. I went to the menu bar,
and to the window menu and under markers, and made sure to start, that there
were none, and sure enough, there weren't. So now, when I hit the tab key
while not playing, it returns my play head to the beginning of the
recording, and starts playing. Now, here is the reason for my post. this
is so bizarre! I should add that I don't recall changing any settings, but
maybe I did, so if someone can tell me in preferences how on the general tab
to have things, one by one set, I'd appreciate it. Basically, the issue is
that when audio isn't playing, if I hit the left and right arrow keys, then
space bar, I get very undesirable results. Basically, I find that the
insertion point is moving, but not the play head. So for instance, say that
I put the insertion point at the very end of the recording, then I was to
hit the tab key to go to the beginning. Then I hit space to stop it
playing. Now, if I right arrow, say, two or 3 times while it isn't playing,
then hit space bar to play, I get silence, as there is nothing left to play.
the insertion point is still at the very end of the recording. So, I'm
having thus to hit command+y to bring the insertion point to the play head
every single time before I resume playing after using the arrow keys while
not playing. Otherwise, my movements either 1, don't work at all, or more
likely, they work, but in very unwanted ways. Is there not a setting I can
check where the insertion point cursor always follows my play head? This
way, if I stop, my insertion point will be right there with my play head
regardless where I arrow around? Also my final question is, say I have a 45
minute long recording. Is there a keystroke I can hit to jump say... to 22
mins and 30 seconds into the file? Like a go to time command?
Thanks.
Chris.
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