User manual HERCULES DV ACTION PRO

CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 2 THE VIDEO CAPTURE PRESET ...................................................................................... 3 THE AUDIO EDITOR PRESET.......................................................................................... 4 THE VIDEO EDITOR PRESET .......................................................................................... 5 PERSONALIZING A PRESET ........................................................................................... 6 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO PERSONALIZE A PRESET....................................................... 8 1. INTRODUCTION The ShuttlePRO controller uses presets to link its buttons to different functions in various programs. The idea is to program an application's keyboard shortcuts onto the ShuttlePRO's buttons. For example, the standard keyboard shortcut allowing you to save a file is [Ctrl]+[S]. This function can be attributed to a button on the ShuttlePRO; once this is done, you will no longer have to click on File/Save to save a file, but rather simply press the corresponding button. This is referred to as emulating one of the application's functions. This manual is a reference guide for the ShuttlePRO, explaining in detail the functions of all buttons in each of the MediaStudio Pro software suite's three presets: Video Capture, Audio Editor and Video Editor. The presets are meant to be generic and are therefore adapted to the needs of the majority of users. Nevertheless, you may wish to implement other functions that you find yourself using frequently. This process is explained in detail in the Personalizing a preset section, and is further illustrated in the Example of how to personalize a preset section. 2/9 ­ User Manual 2. THE VIDEO CAPTURE PRESET Save a video file. Function emulated: File/Save As.... Open a video file. Function emulated: File/Open.... Open the Preferences window. This window allows you to set the Video Capture module's general options. Function emulated: File/Preferences.... Fast Rewind. Icon emulated: Go to the start of the video file. Icon emulated: Exit the Video Capture module. Function emulated: File/Exit. Play/Pause. Icon emulated: Fast Forward. Icon emulated: Go to the end of the video file. Icon emulated: Go forward/backward quickly (between 2 and 60 images per second). Icon emulated: (repeated presses). Go forward/backward frame by frame. Icon emulated: Close door (for video peripherals that can be controlled via software). Function emulated: Control/Door Close. Open door (for video peripherals that can be controlled via software). Function emulated: Control/Door Open. Set the end ("Mark Out") of a video capture. Icon emulated: Set the start ("Mark In") of a video capture. Icon emulated: Note: some functions are only active once a video has been captured. User Manual ­ 3/9 3. THE AUDIO EDITOR PRESET Save an audio file. Function emulated: File/Save. Open an audio file. Function emulated: File/Open.... Open the Preferences window. This window allows you to set the Audio Editor's general options. Function emulated: File/Preferences.... Stop playback. Icon emulated: Open the Windows mixer, allowing you to adjust the volume and/or select the source from which to record. Icon emulated: Move the point of insertion to the previous cue. Icon emulated: Play/Pause. Icon emulated: Record a sound. Icon emulated: Display the next/previous section of the audio file. Note: this function is only active when the audio file is not displayed in the window in its entirety. Function emulated: [Page up]/ [Page down]. Move the point of insertion to the next cue. Icon emulated: Increase/reduce the level of zoom. Function emulated: View/Zoom In View/Zoom Out. Set the end ("Mark Out") of a selection (during playback of the sound). Icon emulated: Set the start ("Mark In") of a selection (during playback of the sound). Icon emulated: Move the point of insertion to the start of the audio file. Function emulated: Control/Go To Start. Move the point of insertion to the end of the audio file. Function emulated: Control/Go To End. Note: some functions are only active when a sound is being edited. 4/9 ­ User Manual 4. THE VIDEO EDITOR PRESET Set Mark Out*. Icon emulated: Set Mark In*. Icon emulated: Clear Mark In*. Clear Mark Out*. Go to Mark In**. Icon emulated: Play/Pause**. Icon emulated: Go to Mark Out**. Icon emulated: Move the point of insertion to the start of the sequence**. Go forward/backward quickly (between 5 and 60 images per second)**. Icon emulated: (repeated presses). Play the multimedia element from Mark In to Mark Out**. Icon emulated: Move the point of insertion to the end of the sequence**. Go forward/ backward frame by frame**. Icon emulated: Play the multimedia element to Mark Out**. Icon emulated: Reduce the level of zoom. This function is accessible in the Timeline. Function emulated: View/Ruler Unit/Zoom Out. Increase the level of zoom. This function is accessible in the Timeline. Function emulated: View/Ruler Unit/Zoom In. * This function is only accessible in the Source window. ** This function is accessible in the Source and Preview windows. User Manual ­ 5/9 5. PERSONALIZING A PRESET ShuttlePRO comes with a variety of presets for different video editing applications, including Ulead MediaStudio Pro. These presets will allow you to access each program's essential functions via the ShuttlePRO. Nevertheless, some presets may suit you better than others. For example, the function programmed onto a given button may not seem particularly useful to you, while a function that you find indispensable might not have been integrated into the preset. With this in mind, the software helpfully allows you to modify existing presets in order to redefine buttons' functions. Similarly, if you are using an application for which no preset is available, you can create your own and define the function of each of the ShuttlePRO's buttons. The procedure outlined below explains how to personalize your presets: - Click on the icon. - Click on Open ShuttlePRO Control Panel.... The preset personalization interface appears. If you wish to modify an existing preset: - Select the preset to be modified from the Target Application list box. If you wish to create a new preset: - Click on File/Create New Settings. - Enable the Create Empty Settings option. - Click on OK. A dialog box appears, asking you to select the executable file corresponding to the application for which you would like to create a preset. - Select the executable file in question and click on Open. Note: the executable files corresponding to the three MediaStudio Pro modules are located by default in C:\Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6.5 VE (aeditor.exe for the Audio Editor module, VCapture.exe for the Video Capture module and veditor.exe for the Video Editor module). - Rename the preset, if necessary (by default, the preset's name corresponds to the name of the executable file) by clicking on the icon and selecting the Rename Settings option. - Press the button onto which you would like to assign a function (or turn the jog wheel to the appropriate position, as the interface displays the different positions: Shuttle in Left or Shuttle in Right (numbered from 1 to 7). - Click on the Computer Response button to select the type of action to be carried out: 6/9 ­ User Manual Do Nothing: this option disables the button. Same as Lower Value: this option can only be used for positions on the Shuttle's jog wheel. It allows you to apply the same action to a position as that defined for the previous position. Example: you have emulated the Fast-forward action on the Shuttle in Right 1 position. By selecting the Same as Lower Value option, the Shuttle in Right 2 position will automatically emulate the Fast-forward action. Type Keystroke: this option allows you to emulate a keyboard shortcut. Please refer to the software's documentation for a list of keyboard shortcuts, then click inside the Keystroke field and press the keys which make up the keyboard shortcut you wish to use. The Frequency field then allows you to select the manner in which the keyboard shortcut will be emulated. Three types of frequency are available: a single time, a certain number of times per second, or hold down. For keyboard shortcuts corresponding to single actions (example: open a file), the Once Only frequency is appropriate. For actions such as Fast-forward, it is best to select the Hold Down and Auto-Repeat frequency, or to select a precise rhythm (for each position on the Shuttle's jog wheel, for example). For the action to be carried out immediately, enable the Sync release option. This simulates an immediate release of the key, resulting in an instantaneous action. Enter a description of the action in the Comment field, in order to help you to easily identify each button's function in your different presets. Press Modifier Keys: this option allows you to emulate pressing one or more special keys (Shift, Control, the Windows key, Alt or Alt Gr - the right Alt key on European keyboards). An example: holding down the [Shift] key often allows you to select several files. Simply click on the button(s) you wish to use. For the action to be carried out immediately, enable the Sync release option. This simulates an immediate release of the key, resulting in an instantaneous action. Enter a description of the action in the Comment field, in order to help you to easily identify each button's function in your different presets. Scroll Up / Scroll Down: these options allow you to scroll the screen up or down. The Scroll Amount field appears, allowing you to set the scrolling speed (expressed in number of lines). Enter a description of the action in the Comment field, in order to help you to easily identify each button's function in your different presets. - Repeat this procedure for each of the buttons you wish to program. - Once your preset has been defined, click on OK. User Manual ­ 7/9 6. EXAMPLE OF HOW TO PERSONALIZE A PRESET What follows is a step-by-step example of how to personalize a preset. The Audio Editor module's preset allows you to define the start and end of a selection, but does not enable you to listen to it again using the ShuttlePRO. Therefore, we will modify the existing preset and replace access to the Preferences window (which is most useful when getting to know the software) with the Read selection function. - Click on the icon. - Click on Open ShuttlePRO Control Panel.... - Select the MediaStudio Pro Audio Editor preset in the Target Application list box. - The Preferences window is opened by pressing button 3. Press this button to modify its function. - In the Keystroke field, press the shortcut key corresponding to the Read Selection function, which happens to be [F2]. - Enter a new description of the action in the Comment field. - Click on Apply to save the changes. 8/9 ­ User Manual Trademarks Hercules® and DV Action!TM are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Guillemot Corporation S.A. Microsoft® Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Ulead MediaStudio ProTM is a trademark of Ulead Systems, Inc. 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