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Takelog - Operational Keys and Basic Instructions
Takelog Key Commands
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Transport: |
F1 |
Rewind |
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F2 |
Fast Forward |
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F3 |
Play |
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F4 |
Stop |
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CTRL+SHIFT+F5 |
Record |
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Left Cursor |
Cue Backwards |
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Right Cursor |
Cue Forwards |
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Locating: |
T |
Select Take (for locating) |
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G |
Locate (Go To) specific Timecode value |
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+ |
Move forward from current position |
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- |
Move backward from current position |
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L |
Locate and Stop |
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P |
Locate and Play |
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CTRL+B |
Blank Search |
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Take Logging: |
SPACE |
Log New Take |
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F |
Log False Start in last take |
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E |
Log End Time in last take |
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S |
Recapture Start Time in last take |
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B |
Log Breakdown and Restart in last take |
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R |
Log Rehearsal as new item (no take number) |
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SHIFT+R |
Change last take to a Rehearsal (no take number) |
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CTRL+N |
New Reel (increment reel number by one) |
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CTRL+R |
Set Reel Number |
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CTRL+T |
Set Next Take Number |
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Editing: |
C |
Insert/Edit comment in selected take |
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CTRL+E |
Edit currently selected item |
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SHIFT+DELETE |
Delete selected item |
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SHIFT+INSERT |
Insert blank item before current position |
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CTRL+INSERT |
Insert blank item after current position |
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Files/Printing: |
F9 |
Print Take Lists |
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F11 |
Load Take List from disc |
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F12 |
Save Take List to disc |
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Utilities: |
CTRL+C |
Show Time Calculator (time and take duration) |
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F6 |
Show Timecode Converter (e.g. converts 29.97 to 25) |
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F7 |
Show Tempo Converter (e.g. converts BPM to ms) |
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F8 |
Show Pitch Converter (e.g. converts semitones to %) |
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Miscellaneous: |
CTRL+G |
Set Timecode Generator |
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CTRL+M |
Toggle monitor between E-E and Off-Tape |
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CTRL+O |
Set System Options |
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CTRL+S |
Set Session Details |
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F10 |
Help |
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SHIFT+CTRL+F8 |
Toggle Debug Mode (for test purposes) |
Standard "Windows" Type Keys
Takelog attempts, where appropriate, to use the standard
Windows keyboard shortcuts. Get used to these, and using any Windows application
on a PC, including Lumberjack,
should be easy. Important key combinations are as follows:
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ALT+TAB |
Press and hold down ALT, then repeatedly press TAB to
cycle through all active applications (e.g. Program Manager, Minesweeper
and Takelog). When the one you want is displayed release the ALT key, and
that will application will be made active. This could be used to write an
e-mail message during a session break without disturbing any information
in Takelog. |
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ALT+ENTER |
Switch a DOS applications (e.g. Takelog) between running
in a window and running in a full screen. Takelog will work much faster
and better if full screen. |
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ESC |
Whenever you see a "Cancel" button, pressing
ESC will be the same as clicking with the mouse on the button. It usually
means "ignore all changes I have made and restore me to where I was
before I did whatever I have done". |
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RETURN |
Whenever you see a button with a double line around it,
pressing RETURN will be the same as clicking with the mouse on the button.
The "OK" button is usually set up to be this 'default' button,
and generally means "accept all the changes I have made". |
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TAB |
Use the TAB key to move from item to item in a dialog
box. A dialog box is any window that requests user input. For example, the
Set Session Details screen is a dialog box, with multiple user input
fields for Artist, Repertoire etc. Pressing TAB will move you forwards
through each of the "controls" in the dialog box (e.g. buttons,
text input fields, option buttons, check buttons). Press SHIFT+TAB to go
backwards through the controls. |
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ALT |
Pressing ALT on its own will activate the menu bar at
the top of the screen. To show a menu, either use the cursor keys to move
along and down, or use the highlighted shortcut keys. Select the menu item
you require and press RETURN. Some menu items also have highlighted
shortcut keys. Thus one way to get to the "Load Takelist" option
would be to press ALT (to select the menus) F (to select the File menu) L
(to select the "Load Takelist" menu item).
When menus are active, other functions cannot be carried
out. If nothing appears to be happening when you press keys (e.g. Space
Bar for a new take), check to see if you have accidentally pressed ALT and
that the display is showing the highlighted menu shortcuts. If they are,
then simply press ESC. |
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HOME |
Move to the first character or item in a text box or
list box. |
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END |
Move to the last character or item in a text box or list
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PAGE UP/DOWN |
Scroll up or down in a list box, one screen at a time. |
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CURSOR UP/DOWN |
Move up or down in a list box, one item at a time. |
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INSERT |
Toggle the typing mode between Insert and Typeover. |
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DELETE |
Delete the character at the cursor position, or delete
selected text. |
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BACKSPACE |
Delete the character to the left of the cursor, or
delete selected text. |
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SHIFT+an arrow key |
Extend the selection in a text box one character at a
time. If any text is selected and a character key is pressed, then the
selected text will be deleted and replaced with the newly pressed
character. |
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SHIFT+HOME |
Extend the selection in a text box to the first
character. |
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SHIFT+END |
Extend the selection in a text box to the last
character. |
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CTRL+INSERT or CTRL+C |
Copy the selected text and place it onto the Clipboard. |
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SHIFT+DELETE or CTRL+X |
Delete the selected text and place it onto the
Clipboard. |
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SHIFT+INSERT or CTRL+V |
Paste text from the Clipboard into the active text box. |
Tape Locating Functions
There a number of different options for locating the
tape machine, hopefully covering all the facilities needed. The following
examples should demonstrate the various options:
1) Find a Take in the List
T23[ENTER]
This will move the highlight in the list box to the item after
the last false start in Take 23.
2) Locate a Take
T23L
This will move the highlight in the list box to the item after
the last false start in Take 23, and locate the machine to the start time
minus the selected preroll and stop the tape.
3) Locate a Take with Offset
T23+456P
This will move the highlight in the list box to the item after
the last false start in Take 23, and locate the machine to 4 minutes 56
seconds after the start time minus the selected preroll, and play the tape
when it gets there.
4) Locate Selected Take
L
This will locate the machine to the start time of the currently
highlighted take in the take list, minus the selected preroll.
5) Locate Selected Take
TL
This would have exactly the same effect as in 4 above.
6) Located Selected Take with Offset
T-123P
This will locate the machine to 1 minute 23 seconds before the
start time of the currently highlighted take in the take list, minus the
selected preroll, and play the tape when it gets there.
7) Locate Offset of Current Position
+100L
This will locate the machine to 1 minute after the tape
position at the instant the L is pressed, minus the selected preroll.
8) Locate Offset of Current Position
+100[ENTER]
This would have the same effect as in 7 above.
9) Go To Specific Timecode Value
G1234L
This will locate the machine to a timecode value of
00:12:34:00, without any preroll.
10) Go To Specific Timecode Value
G1234[ENTER]
This would have the same effect as in 9 above.
Note that whenever the +
and - keys are used,
they can both be used to select the direction of the offset. So, for example,
typing +-++-345L
would have the same effect as -345L.
This is useful if the wrong key is pressed by mistake. It is not essential to
press the SHIFT key to access the main +
key on the keyboard. The lower case =
key will be registered as a +.
When entering any time values (offsets, timecode etc), numbers
entered by the user are inserted at the right hand side of the display, with the
existing numbers being shifted to the left. Thus if the display shows
"01:23:45", and the user pressed "6", the new display would
be "12:34:56". The Backspace key can be used to remove the digit at
the right hand side of the display, with the other numbers shifting to the
right. Thus "12:34:56" followed by two presses of Backspace would show
"00:12:34". With the exception of the Set Timecode Generator page,
which includes frames, all time displays are HH:MM:SS.
If the keyboard has a numeric keypad, don't forget to press
the NumLock button to enable it.
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