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Special-Purpose Playback Commands
In addition to the standard transport controls, there are some additional playback controls, available via keyboard shortcuts or the Playback menu, that let you perform different playback operations.
— Loop: Command-Forward Slash (/). Toggles looped playback off and on. While looped
playback is on, playback initiated with any of the following commands will loop automatically until you stop playback.
— Play around selection: Forward Slash (/). This command works contextually depending on what’s selected in the Timeline. Plays a section of the Timeline from x frames before to y frames after (a) the playhead (if nothing’s selected), (b) the currently selected edit point, (c) the currently selected clip, (d) the currently selected transition, (e) a selection of multiple clips. This command is useful for previewing how the current selection plays within the context of the clips immediately surrounding it. The pre-roll and post-roll time is customizable in the Editing panel of the
User Preferences.
— Play around current frame: Plays a section of the Timeline from x frames before to y frames after the current position of the playhead. This command is useful for previewing how edits play within the context of the clips immediately surrounding them. The pre-roll and post-roll time is customizable in the Editing panel of the User Preferences.
— Play around current clip: (no default key assigned). Plays a section of the Timeline from x frames before to y frames after the current clip intersecting the position of the playhead. The pre-roll and post-roll time is customizable in the Editing panel of the User Preferences.
— Play Around In: Option-Space. Plays a section of the Timeline from x frames before to y frames after the current assigned In point, letting you preview the transition from one clip to the next. The pre-roll and post-roll time is customizable in the Editing panel of the User Preferences.
— Play Around Out: Shift-Space. Plays a section of the Timeline from x frames before to y frames after the current assigned Out point, letting you preview the transition from one clip to the next. The pre-roll and post-roll time is customizable in the Editing panel of the User Preferences.
— Play In to Out: Option-Forward Slash (/). If you’ve marked a section of a clip or timeline with In and Out points, this command lets you preview how it will play.
— Play to In: (no default key assigned). Initiates playback and stops at the current In point.
— Play to Out: Option-Command-Forward Slash (/). Initiates playback and stops at the current Out point.
Option to “Stop and Go to Last Position”
Playback > Stop and Go to Last Position lets you set DaVinci Resolve to a mode where the playhead returns to where playback began whenever you stop. This option is most useful when editing audio, although it’s available any time. When using the JKL keys to navigate the Viewer in this mode, “K” will pause the playhead in place, while the space bar (stop) will go to last position.
This option is also available when you right-click on the Stop button in the transport controls of any viewer. A contextual menu appears where you can turn “Stop and go to last position” on or off as the default behavior.