CONTENTS
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1. Controls during playback
2. Recording a performance
3. Capturing an external window
4. Planned features


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1. Controls during playback
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During normal playback you can use the following keys:


d 		- toggle double/single size


(with the internal player):

f 		- toggle fullscreen
b 		- toggle blank background
s 		- play in separate window
w		- toggle separate window 'sticky' mode

(these keys also work during record):

q			     - stop

ctrl-left arrow		     - skip backwards
ctrl-right arrow	     - skip forwards
ctrl-up			     - play faster
ctrl-down		     - play slower
ctrl-space		     - reverse direction


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2. Recording a Performance

If you are having fun skipping around a video, and changing the playback speed, you will be happy to know you can 
record yourself doing this.

To record, with video and audio loaded, simply press 'r' before playing a whole clip or a selection. Any changes you 
make using the keys listed above, will be recorded.

If you play the whole video, it will automatically loop to fit the audio. If you play a selection, the recording length 
depends on whether you have 'loop video to fit audio' on or off.

After recording you can play back and review your changes. You can reorder the frames to match your performance
 by clicking on Tools-->Reorder Frames. It is a good idea to do this before applying any futher effects since the 
frames will be mixed up. In fact, you *must* reorder the frames before LiVES will let you insert or delete frames to 
that clip.

You can also back up a file with performance data, and when you restore it, your performance data will also be 
restored.

To clear performance data, simply press 'r' twice.






3. Capturing an external window
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LiVES has the ability to capture and record almost any X11 window.
This works particularly well with, for example, xmms visual plugins or xscreensaver modules.

This is now done simply through Tools|Capture external window.






4. Planned features (before 1.0)
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Change 'capture external window' so it never crashes.
Add a frame drawing widget.
Implement a timeline/event/scene editor.
Ability to handle much larger files
Use libalsa for sound playback
More effects / improve existing effects
Playback on a separate display
General performance enhancements
Integration with other tools.
Improved merging of frames - more merge methods
Subtitle module.
Make the app extendable, so that effects and players can be plugged in.