Hi,
I have activated something and don’t know how to deactivate. While editing in the middle of the project and I click play the program start playing from the very beginning instead of from where I am in the project. What do I need to deactivate / change / reset?
Magic Edit Pro 2015
Windows 7
Thank you
Les Wilson
Hi
Where the program starts playing from depends on which method you are using to stop start play ie:-
Play button (1 in image below) playback will start from the current cursor position and stop at the new position.
Play range button (2 in image) one of two things will occur
With a Range selected, indicated by a blue bar above the timeline - that selected range will play
With no Range selected, no blue bar, playback will start from the beginning
Up arrow key playback will start at the current timeline cursor position, stopping with either the Stop button or the Up arrow the play cursor will return to the timeline cursor.
Spacebar playback will start from the current timeline cursor position.
The spacebar can also be used to stop with any of the options above, and, depending on the setting of the option Program settings, Playback tab, Spacebar stops at current playback position, the playback cursor will either return to the current timeline cursor (option not checked) or the timeline cursor will jump to the current playback position when the spacebar was pressed to stop playback (option checked).
HTH
John EB
Hi
This looks like a bug that has been in MEP for many years. Ralf from support suggested this solution:-
Here's something to try if you get locked into this situation with one of your projects that might save you some hassle: Simply use the function to optimize the timeline view in the lower right-hand corner of the screen (timeline - double headed arrow next to the zoom button). This should fix it.
The reasons why this problem is happening are somewhat obscure. So, if anybody manages to figure it out and comes up with a reliable way to produce this problem situation in a project, we'd be glad to hear about it. It seems to be our observation that this problem is already not as prevalent anymore in the current version, which seems to be confirmed by some of your observations as well.
As Ralf suggests, it does not seem so prevalent in the last few versions of MEP.
Something else you can try is to copy the whole timeline and paste it into a new project.
Ss
I closed the project last night and reopened it today and everything is back how it was. Amazing what a reboot can do. There is a computer saying "if all else fails re-boot"!
Hi
. . . There is a computer saying "if all else fails re-boot"! . . . .
Before I retired we always used this as the first tactic - Have you rebooted the computer?
It is surprising how many people think hibernating it is the same as turning it off!
Pleased to hear you are sorted.
John EB
It is surprising how many people think hibernating it is the same as turning it off!
Something else that I read on a Microsoft site that surprised me was that a restart is not the same as a shutdown and restart - not sure why?
Ss