NewTek 3Play 4800 - Manual (Page 139)

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Just as a brief introduction, then, when the TAG button is lit, CS number pad input is
automatically converted to matching text entries in the cells (and tabs) of the TAGS pane located
at the bottom of the Replay Desktop. Otherwise, literal numbers are entered.
The GO TO button has several functions. As follows:
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Entering an appropriate number and pressing GO TO takes you to the event row with
the matching ID number in the CLIP LIST.
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Selecting a clip in the Search Results tab of the CLIP LIST and pushing GO TO jumps to
the tab where that clip is actually located.
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The first digit for GO TO operations is treated as the tab number (superfluous leading
zeros are ignored). This means that if you have 10 or less CLIP LIST tabs, entering a
single digit and pressing GO TO jumps to the corresponding CLIP LIST tab.
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If SHIFT is pressed with GO TO, a ‘go to timecode’ operation is performed.
The SEARCH button performs a search of all CLIP LIST tabs for entries that match the criteria
entered, and places the matching events in the Search Results tab.
8.15 THE NUMBER PAD
Not surprisingly, the number pad allows you to type literal numbers into the dataview window,
which may be added to clip Memo fields, used for searching, etc. Less obvious, perhaps, the
number pad is also a dream come true for working with 3Play’s TAGS system.
For quickly populating Memo fields for your marked events using tags, or locating clips using
tags, ID or timecode values, the number pad will almost certainly become your preferred input
mechanism (detailed discussion of all aspects of this matter can be found in in Chapter 13, TAGS,
SEARCH, & More).
Also handy to know, in a Program-Preview workflow (Section 14.2), you can select a specific
transition (from among the nine currently listed in the Transition Palette, Figure 158) by holding
down SHIFT on the Control Surface and pressing a number between 1 and 9 on the number pad.