MIDI Time Slider Control Setup Dialog

With the MIDI Time Slider Control Setup dialog you can specify and set up a MIDI device to control animation playback.

• Customize menu > Customization > Preferences > Preference Settings dialog > Animation tab > MIDI Time Slider Control group > Setup button

Procedures

To use a MIDI device to control the animation time slider:

1. Choose Customize menu Preferences Preference Settings dialog Animation tab.
2. In the MIDI Time Slider Control group, choose On.
3. Click Setup.
4. Set the MIDI device options and click OK.

Interface

Presets drop-down list

Specifies the type of MIDI device used. You can choose the Media Control Station 2, which is a MIDI device containing standard VCR-style playback buttons along with a jog wheel, or you can choose Custom, which specifies note events in the spinners. You can also use Custom to customize the buttons used by the Media Control Station.

Channel

Specifies the channel to which your MIDI device is assigned.

Note Number group

With the controls in this group you can specify which note event triggers which function.

Start

Goes to the start frame (the Rewind button in the Media Control Station).

End Frame

Goes to the end frame (the Fast-Forward button in the Media Control Station).

Step

Moves one frame forward (the Fast-Forward button and Option button in the Media Control Station).

Step Backward

Moves one frame back (the Rewind button and Option button in the Media Control Station).

Stop

Stops playback (the square button).

Play

Plays the animation (the arrow button).

Jog Wheel

Controls the time slider with the jog wheel.

Sensitivity Controls the number of ticks that the time slider moves in response to one unit of movement from the jog wheel. A lower value provides more precise positioning of the time slider, while a higher value makes the time slider move faster. If you set your time display to show ticks and set the sensitivity to 1, you can move one tick at a time with the jog wheel.