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Keyboard shortcuts

The following tables list the standard keyboard shortcuts supported in each area of the Capturebox user interface.

Ingest channel

Key / Key combination Function
Ctrl + F1 Activate channel 0
Ctrl + F2 Activate channel 1
Ctrl + F3 Activate channel 2
Ctrl + F4 Activate channel 3
Ctrl + F8 Activate messages
Ctrl + F9 Activate file preview
Ctrl + F11 Activate media overview
Ctrl + G Activate and search media overview
Arrow up Move clip marker up
Arrow down Move clip marker down
Shift + Arrow up Extend clip selection up
Shift + Arrow down Extend clip selection down
Page Up Scroll one page up
Page Down Scroll one page down
Home Jump to top
End Jump to bottom
Ctrl + P Load into file preview
Del Remove selected clips
Ctrl + A Select all

Media overview

Key / Key combination Function
Ctrl + R Reload
Ctrl + T Change view
Ctrl + P Open file in file preview
Ctrl + F Show/hide search panel
F1 Add to player 0
F2 Add to player 1
F3 Add to player 2
F4 Add to player 3
Ctrl + C Copy to clipboard
Ctrl + F1 … Ctrl + F4 Activate channels 0 to 3
Ctrl + F5 Activate XML list 0
Ctrl + F6 Activate XML list 1
Ctrl + F7 Activate scheduler
Ctrl + F8 Activate messages
Ctrl + F9 Activate file preview
Ctrl + F10 Activate cockpit
Ctrl + F11 Activate media overview
Ctrl + G Activate and search media overview

Messages

Key / Key combination Function
Ctrl + C Copy selection
Ctrl + A Select all
Shift + Del Clear all messages
Del Delete selection
Ctrl + F1 … Ctrl + F4 Activate channels 0 to 3
Ctrl + F5 Activate XML list 0
Ctrl + F6 Activate XML list 1
Ctrl + F7 Activate scheduler
Ctrl + F8 Activate messages
Ctrl + F9 Activate file preview
Ctrl + F10 Activate cockpit
Ctrl + F11 Activate media overview
Ctrl + G Activate and search media overview

Scheduler

Key / Key combination Function
Alt + Minus Go back one month
Shift + Minus Go back one week
Minus Go back one day
Plus Go forward one day
Shift + Plus Go forward one week
Alt + Plus Go forward one month
Ctrl + Enter Jump to date
Enter Jump to current time
Shift + Enter Jump to today
Ctrl + 1 Day view
Ctrl + 2 Work week view
Ctrl + 3 Week view
Ctrl + 4 Month view
Ctrl + 5 Timeline view
Ins Create new ingest job
Ctrl + E Edit ingest job
Del Delete ingest job
Ctrl + D Duplicate ingest job
Ctrl + F1 … Ctrl + F4 Activate players 0 to 3
Ctrl + F7 Activate scheduler
Ctrl + F8 Activate messages
Ctrl + F9 Activate file preview
Ctrl + F10 Activate cockpit
Ctrl + F11 Activate media overview
Ctrl + G Activate and search media overview

File preview

Key / Key combination Function
Ctrl + X Close file preview
Ctrl + 1 Play
Ctrl + 2 Pause
Ctrl + I Jump to mark in
I Set mark in
Ctrl + O Jump to mark out
O Set mark out
Arrow left Previous frame
Shift + Esc Stop
Space Play/Pause
Arrow right Next frame
Shift + Enter Take
Enter Edit position
Ctrl + F1 … Ctrl + F4 Activate channels 0 to 3
Ctrl + F8 Activate messages
Ctrl + F9 Activate file preview
Ctrl + F11 Activate media overview
Ctrl + G Activate and search media overview