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Keyframe Pro 2 Documentation

Preferences

The Preferences dialog can be displayed by selecting Edit->Preferences... from the main menu.

General

Temp Directory

  • Path
    Location on disk where temporary Keyframe Pro 2 files are saved (e.g. intermediate files)

Cache

  • Size
    Maximum amount of memory available for caching audio and video. Warning: It is important to leave enough memory for the OS and other applications otherwise overall system performance may suffer.

File

  • Recent Files
    The maximum number of files to display in the Recent Files menu item
  • Recent Projects
    The maximum number of project to display in the Recent Projects menu item

Confirm Close

  • Always / Saved Project Changes / Disabled
    When to display a confirmation dialog when a project is closed

Options

  • Open media in new players (Windows only)
    Opens media in a new instance of Keyframe Pro 2
  • Resize to fit video
    On load, resize the player to fit the actual video dimensions
  • Add default timeline to new project
    Add a default timeline to an empty project when it is created
  • Pause playback on seek
    Pause playback after changing the playback time using the time control
  • Pause playback on scrub
    Pause playback after left-mouse scrubbing in the viewer
  • Endless mouse scrub
    Wrap the mouse from the left of the monitor to the right (and vise-versa) while scrubbing
  • Pan/zoom mouse controls enabled
    Toggle pan/zoom mouse controls
  • Highlight current source in Timeline Panel
    Display a highlight on the current source in the timeline overview list
  • Double-click in viewer toggles play/pause
    Toggle play/pause state by double-clicking in the viewport
  • Playback controls seek range start/end
    Seek start/end button on the playback controls are applied to the active range

Project

Source Root Directory

  • Path
    The default root directory for source file relative paths

Image Sequences

  • Frame Rate
    The default frame rate applied to image sequences

Frame Numbering

  • Time Control Offset
    The default offset applied to the frame number displayed on the time control (base 0)

Options

  • Add default timeline to new project
    When a new project is created, add a default timeline to it
  • Set default timeline active in new project
    When a new project is created, open the default timeline is viewer A (if created)
  • Restore pan/zoom on project load
    When a project is loaded, restore the previous pan/zoom state
  • Restore hold annotations on project load
    When a project is loaded, restore the "hold annotations" state

Keyboard

Customize the Keyframe Pro 2 hotkeys. See Hotkey Manager for full details.

Annotation

Text Tool

  • Enable Text Dialog
    Display an input dialog for use when entering annotation text
  • Text Dialog Size
    The size of the text dialog relative to the viewer size

Export

FFmpeg Path

The path to the ffmpeg executable

Output

  • Directory
    The default output directory path
  • Format
    Default options for the export format (extension/container, codec, etc...)

Options

  • Resolution
    The default output resolution
  • Video Input
    The default input source for video export (Timeline Source, Viewer Capture)
  • Other
    Default enabled/disabled states for remaining export options

Network

Client API (Maya to Keyframe Pro 2)

  • Port
    The port Keyframe Pro 2 listens on for connections from external applications (changing this value requires a restart)
  • Enabled/Disabled
    Option to enable/disable the client API port (changing this value requires a restart)

Maya Tools

  • CommandPort
    The commandPort that must be opened (in Maya) to allow for communication with Maya Tools
  • Timeout (ms)
    The timeout (in milliseconds) to wait for a response from Maya when using Maya Tools

Advanced

Viewer Scrub Speed

Scrub speed values (pixels per frame) for standard use and modifier keys

Options

  • Hardware accelerated playback (requires restart)
    Enable/Disable OpenGl/Metal rendering