help commands aafklv -- Enable KLV AAF export format. aaflog -- Sets AAF Import logging. state may be "console", or "file", or "both" add -- Add an expression to a variable. AddDigIntCols -- AddPE -- admpassthru -- Enable/Disable OSX software audio passthru. admpreload -- Set the ADM preload amount admvsync -- Toggle ADM vsync synchronization afeklv -- Enable KLV AFE export format. AllDrives -- Allows all drives to act as media drives. (Type 'AllDrives -1' for help) AllocateMem -- AllocChecker -- Toggles the memory allocation tracking gear on/off AllowCrossRateTranscode -- AMA_EnableAAFdump -- Set the boolean to enable AAF dumping to the temp folder. AMA_FileToBin -- Finds the appropriate MSP for the specified file and imports the clip to the named bin AMA_GetLoggingLevel -- Get the AMA logging level: Errors=0x0, warnings=0x01, verbose=0x02, trace=0x04, info=0x08, all=>0xff AMA_GetUseThreads -- Displays if AMA threading is enabled AMA_ListComponents -- List AMA Plugin Components AMA_ListPlugins -- List AMA Plugins AMA_ManagerDump -- Dump the AMA_Manager AMA_SetLoggingLevel -- Set the AMA logging level: Errors=0x0, warnings=0x01, verbose=0x02, trace=0x04, info=0x08, all=>0xff AMA_SetUseThreads -- Set the boolean to use AMA threads. This defaults to being enabled. answer -- Present a popup with 1-3 choices, and return the response AROaddClient -- adds a machine name or IP address to the list of authorized clients for the Avid Remote Objects server AROdebug -- enable or disable debugging statements in the Avid Remote Objects server AROlog -- enable or disable logging traffic for the Avid Remote Objects server AROremoveClient -- removes a machine name or IP address from the list of authorized clients for the Avid Remote Objects server AROstart -- starts the Avid Remote Objects server AROstatus -- display status for the Avid Remote Objects server AROstop -- shuts down and unloads the Avid Remote Objects server asserT -- Assert that a given condition is true or generate an exception. AsyncResColumnDrawing -- AtticInfo -- Toggles displaying attic related information to user audiobuffertime -- Set Nitris audio playback buffer size in microseconds audioextras -- Enable or disable extra audio features AudioHWCalibration -- Displays and allows for setting the software side of Audio Hardware Calibration audiopreread -- Set the audio preread amount in seconds AudioRateMonVerbose -- Set AudioRateMonitor console logging AvHLockDebugTogglE -- aviddevicehwunderrun -- Enable/Disable HW Underrun detection. aviddeviceinfo -- Get FireBOB Information from the hardware avsconn -- Dump connections. avsdel -- Set preparation delay. avsfeac -- Frame edge aligned check. avslog -- Routing of Video Slave logs to console or output avslpdel -- Set loop preparation delay. avslpinfo -- Set DoIdle logging. avsmvse -- Video satellite settings enable. avstrc -- Delay Tracing and Override. Traces coincidence point and StartIO timings. Allows to override. AVXRedrawRate -- Change the millisecond rate that background windows are refreshed AVXSetupCleanup -- AVXSetupCleanup on/off AVXToggleAltFrameOpt -- Toggles GetAlternateFrame UI Optimization BinRescan -- Enable/Disable MSMRescan when opening shared bins. BuildTrace -- CacheBadLocators -- Enables/disables caching of bad network paths for batch import ChangeProjType -- Change the project type ChangeXDCAMReadFlags -- Changes the XDCAM read flags. Boolean UseDirectIO param specifies using DirectIO/BufferedIO. Integer PageSizeKb param specifies read sizes (only 64, 128, 256 are supported) CheckCommands -- CheckDecks -- Re-initializes serial communications with decks checkmem -- CheckMob -- Attempts to diagnose a broken mob. CheckSequences -- Check sequences for errors ChromaFilt411 -- Apply chroma filtering during DV25 title renders ChromaHueReverse -- Reverses the Software Color Effect Chroma Hue rotation CkPE -- cleanupdatabases -- ClearCachedLocators -- Clears cached locators found during batch import ClearPE -- ClearProtocolErrors -- Resets protocol error logs CloseAllAVXPlugins -- Close down all AVX plug-ins cmd_setImportSlideLength -- Sets the number of frames for subsequent imports of single frame graphics. cmdDumpPrecomputes -- Display a list of precomputes for the current project CoalesceMem -- CodecBug -- toggle for possible codec bug, optional destination for dump file CodecInfo -- Extract codecs info from Compression Manager and save in a header file CodecLog -- Show codec error log. dump - dump tail (most recent) portion of logs to the console (use Redir first to dump to file) dumpall - dump all logs to the console (use Redir first to dump to file) on - show the logs in the console as they come in off - do not show the logs in the console as they come in level - set the log level, higher level for more logs, must also specify level parameter CompactMeM -- ConcurrentLocators -- enables concurrent locators Console -- Type 'Console help' for complete help. consoleloG -- Turns Console logging on and off. consolelogofF -- Turns Console logging off. consoleWindow -- Get or set the size and position of the console window. ConsolidateGroupsOnExport -- Toggles whether or not group clips are consolidated on export. ConvertColorSpace -- When on, converts 709 HD to 601 CoreEvent -- Type 'CoreEvent help' for complete help. CoreEventLogger -- Type 'CoreEventLogger help' for complete help. CountThings -- Display count and list of all consumers/converters/producers in current pipes DebugACFMemAllocation -- Toggle debugging info for the ACFMemAllocation interface DebugMenu -- DebugWin -- DefaultImageStartAlignment -- Sets the default value of image start alignment DesktopSampleOffset -- Set the sample offset to sync desktop audio and video DeveloperDongleMode -- Enables or disables DeveloperDongle privileges DigitalCutFrames -- digitalCutPlayDelay -- Set the timeout value to wait before starting player when doing Digital Cut DigitalCutPlayerCycles -- Set minimum player cycles for UI update. Disable3D -- Disables 3DFX on subsequent launches DisableSWDecode -- Disables SW Decode of specified resolutions... disco -- DisplayControllerTraffic -- Display controller messages to Composer dms -- DMS Test dmslog -- Toggles DMS logging on and off dmsmonikers -- Toggles DMS moniker source from node to checkin DoFtlAssert -- DoFtlAssert behavior. DontWrite -- Enable/Disable DIDWriter DPE -- DPEX -- DPEXM -- dump -- Dump system state to console DumpClipSummary -- Dump a summary of clips found in the currently loaded sequence. By default, all tracks in the sequence are checked, ignoring any In-Out marks. DumpComponent -- Dumps a Component to the console. DumpDrives -- Dumps internal drive list. DumpEffectDepth -- DumpEffectDepth on/off DumpFXLocation -- Dump a list of effects found in the currently loaded sequence with track and timecode location information. By default, all tracks in the sequence are checked, ignoring any In-Out marks. DumpFXSummary -- Dump a summary of effects found in the currently loaded sequence. By default, all tracks in the sequence are checked, ignoring any In-Out marks. dumpinputmixer -- Dump state of input mixer DumpLocalVolumes -- Dumps LocalVolume list. DumpMachineAttributes -- Displays template attributes for each machine DumpMachineTemplates -- Displays deck templates read into system DumpMaxPeaks -- Display Audio Meter Max Peaks DumpMediaFilePaths -- Enables print of media file paths during creation of media files. DumpMemInfo -- Write a dump file containing memory usage and heap information dumpmetertimestats -- Dump stats on the meters DumpMob -- Dumps a Mob to the console. DumpPlayHistory -- dumppmr -- dumppmr drive drive is the refnum of the drive to be dumped No drive means all mobs on all drives including well known mobs are to be dumped. If drive is wkm, only the well known mobs are to be dumped. If drive is mdirs, only media directories with their drives refnums are to be dumped DumpProfileByTotal -- DumpProtocolErrors -- Displays serial communications errors DumpRecordMon -- Dumps to the console the composition in the Record Monitor. DumpRenderGraph -- Enable the Player to dump Render Graph DumpSlots -- Dumps to the console the pending memory alloc/lock (slots) list DumpSourceMon -- Dumps to the console the composition in the Source Monitor. DumpSourceSummary -- Dump a summary of sources found in the currently loaded sequence. By default, all tracks in the sequence are checked, ignoring any In-Out marks. DumpStartupTimeLog -- Dumps startup time log info - does not reset data DumpVolumeGroups -- Dumps list of VolumeGroups. DumpVolumes -- Dumps internal volume list. DynDialog -- Use "DynDialog help" for a list of possible dialogs DynPane -- Use "DynPane help" for a list of possible views. DynView -- Use "DynView help" for a list of possible views. ebi -- echo -- Enables or disables echoing script commands to the console. EmbedDNXCC -- Toggles whether to embed closed captioning in DNX media. EmbedDNXCCOptions -- Sets the options for ancillary data in DNX media. (slot DID SDID on) Enable3D -- Enables 3DFX on subsequent launches EnableBinDialogue -- Toggles displaying Bin dialogue to user during Bin operations EnableCommitMulticam -- enableHD -- Reset the firehose board and get out of the decoder hung state. EnablePCEdit -- EnableSWCC -- Enables software color correction EnableSWDecode -- Enables SW Decode of specified resolutions... EncodeMPEG4 -- Enables MPEG4 Encode eqt -- exiT -- Exit a script. Expect -- Assert that every line in a block will generate a given exception. exportOMFI -- Export an OMFI composition. FakeDeck -- Uses a 'virtual' deck for deck control fatal -- Abort a script with an assertion 'fatal' error message. fillmem -- FixOMFIMobInSrcMon -- ForceCheckin -- Toggles forced full checkin on and off. ForceHDTranscode -- Force Transcode of HD to SD when Digital Cutting HD material in a SD Project. ForceImportResolve -- Forces all imported mobs to wn the mob resolution. Non-persistent. ForceVideoUnderrun -- Forces video underruns. (Type: 'ForceVideoUnderrun -1' for full help.) foreach -- Foreach statement using a comma separated list. forEachBinMob -- Executes a command for each Mob. forEachMob -- Executes a command for each Mob. FSP -- Full Screen Playback: 'FSP Help' for more info FtlAssert -- FtlAssert behavior. FullQualFX -- Allows Full Quality Play with SWRTFX GammaConform -- GammaConform toggle 8 bit color correction gamma control range between 16-235/0-255 GetClips -- Populate the specified bin with the clips from the specified path using AMA. GetP2Clips -- Places all the master mobs located in rootPath if it's a media directory into targetBin. If rootPath is "dlg", a directory selection dialog is presented. Global -- Create a global variable. GPP -- Display a graph of the player pipes (and, optionally, vdm devices) from the current player GPPOptions -- Sets options for the GraphPlayerPipes/GPP commands. Type GPPOptions help for more information. GraphPlayerPipes -- Display a graph of the player pipes from the current SF & RT players GraphPlayerPipesRemote -- Dumps dotty description of player pipes (and, optionally, vdm devices) from the current player to remote console HDTitleFilter -- Enable/Disable filtering of HD titles and mattes for downconvert to SD. help -- Help the user. hwtrc -- Hardware Tracing tools hwtrctest -- Hardware Tracing tools test iF -- iF statement (scripts only). Single-statement if structure: iF cond THEN stmt [ELSE stmt] iF condition THEN statement [ELSE statement] iF condition THEN statement [ELSE statement] Multiple-statement if structure: iF condition THEN Statement-List END iF iF condition THEN Statement-List ELSE statement iF condition THEN Statement-List ELSE Statement-List END iF If statements are valid in scripts only. IgnoreQTRate -- This will ignore the edit rate in a Quicktime file and import the file as if it is sampled at the current project rate ImportEvents -- See more detailed import events. iNewsDebug -- Temporary debugging for iNews Capture Mgr Control LBDebug -- Sets debugging flags in the buildpipes load balancing code LegacyOverlay -- Force legacy overlay for desktop video: 'LegacyOvelay Help' for more info LockMixdownMem -- Toggle locking down of memory for mixdowns Log -- Open a log file or close the current log file. LogCalls -- Direct all calls to Avidtalk commands into the logfile. LogClaims -- LogLocateBuffers -- Enables/disables locate buffer log LogLoopPlay -- Toggle the logging of Loop Play LogTest -- Test the log file triggers MarkToLoopDelay -- MarqueeDebug -- Enable/Disable Marquee debug messages MaxBrushStroke -- mcsessionlog -- Toggles MCSession logging on and off mdo -- Sets display options for dumping Mobs to the Console. (shortcut for MobDumpOptions) mem_more_masters -- MemClearTotals -- MemPrintStats -- MeridienColorFX -- Rotates hue on all color effects in sequence MeridienDSK -- MixdownDebug -- displays debug info during Mixdown in app console mixtool -- Open deprocated mix tool MobDumpOptions -- Sets display options for dumping Mobs to the Console. MobSummary -- Displays a one-line summary of a Mob. MonitorProtocol -- Select protocol to monitor MotionFXSize -- MotionFXSize on/off MpegExportOptions -- Change MPEG Export Options. msm -- Type 'msm help' for complete help. MsmIsOnlineFileCheck -- true means IsOnline uses filesystem (slower, accurate) vs cache (faster, less accurate). MulticamPreload -- Allows the user to override the default number of frames to pre-load when beginning multicam playback. This can help reduce dropped frames. MultithreadFX -- Enable/Disable multithreaded rendering of FX OMMCheckAllMasterMobs -- Ask asset mgr about all master mobs in a bin, not just mobs on shared storage(toggle) on -- Define an event handler. openBin -- Open a Bin. OpenProject -- OsPrintf -- Enables/Disables OsPrintf. Type 'OsPrintf help' for complete help. PaneIDkey -- sets up F12 to be the Pane Dump key PaneIDToolTips -- Toggle paneID tooltip PauseToStopDelay -- PerfTest -- Peformance Tests PinnacleOptions -- Change MPEG Export Pinnacle Encoder Options. PlayEvent -- Type 'PlayEvent help' for complete help. PlayLength -- playStats -- play stats command Plog -- Play event logging: Plog powerman -- Enable/Disable handling Power Management broadcast messages from OS PrintACFDefinition -- List the registered ACF Component definitions. PrintBBPAllocs -- Print the current allocations in the Big Buffer Pool to the debugger console PrintBitsPerPixel -- print input and output bits per pixel for this player pipe PrintCacheStats -- Prints various collected cache statistics. PrintPlayerParams -- Prints out PlayerParam info from settings PrintPlayerPipes -- Display the player pipes from the current player PrintPlayHist -- ProfileFix -- Change the way we create the clip on the Profile using the extended BVW commands. PurgeAllUnreferenced -- put -- Store expression into a variable. QuitMC -- Exits from the MediaComposer application RecreateTitleMedia -- Redir -- RenameMediaFiles -- reneW -- Resets the problem and error counters. RepairKNMasks -- RepairKNStart -- RepairMob -- Attempts to repair a broken mob. RepairSequences -- Check sequences for errors and attempt to repair errors RepairSoundTC -- repeat -- General looping keyword. ResampleCapturedAudio -- Turn on/off DV audio resampling during capture ResetCacheStats -- Resets collected cache statistics. ResetDiskBlockSize -- Toggle between block size and chunk size for reported disk block size (requires the pipes to be rebuilt) RestoreMaxALBMSize -- Restores the maximum size of the Locate Buffer Manager to its default - Requires relaunch RestoreMaxStreams -- Run -- Load a script file & execute any non-definition commands. The script file name is taken literally and must not be enclosed in quotes. Run -- Load a script file & execute any non-definition commands. The script file name is taken literally and must not be enclosed in quotes. RunScript -- Load a script file & execute any non-definition commands. The script file name may be any string expression. RunScript -- Load a script file & execute any non-definition commands. The script file name may be any string expression. ScratchMode -- ScratchMode [0 = dup, 1 = both] ScrubLen -- Sets the range of frames to use when building the single frame player setamimode -- Sets the AMI mode. SetAudioLoopPlayPerformance -- SetAudioTestingState -- SetAVX2DebugLevel -- Set the verbosity of console reporting. SetBorrowCarry -- Allow user to adjust borrow carry operations in build-pipes SetConstantBinTitles -- Toggles modification to the bin name in the window title SetDoNotRetFromPlay -- If (1) then play will NEVER allow the UI to update. SetEcho -- Flag to echo all executed commands to the console. SetMAIOLimit -- Sets num of Multi Async per Stream SetMaxALBMSize -- Sets the maximum size of the Locate Buffer Manager - Requires relaunch SetMaxStreams -- SetMixdownConserve -- Set mixdown memory conserve factor SetMonitorExceptionVerbosity -- Sets the user feedback level used by the AMonitorPane when it encounters player exceptions SetMouse -- Set mouse play parameters setnamefile -- sets preempting input for AFileDialog::NameFile. path - path to be used during preemption null args echos the current values SetPE -- SetPEmask -- SetPEsize -- SetPlayerUIbalance -- This command alters the delicate balance that adjusts the UI update frequency vs Player underruns/dmfas SetPlayStats -- Set the showing of play stats SetPrecompAutoDelete -- Enable/Disable automatic deletion of unsaved precomputes SetRenderThreadWait -- Change the amount of time the scheduler waits to let the render thread run SetRescanWarnings -- setrunoncebuffer -- Enable/Disable direct sound run once capture buffer. SetSBReqListSize -- Sets num of ms in SpringBuffer Streaming request list SetSFStats -- Set the showing of play stats SetShowBuildPipes -- Display the player pipes whenever the pipes are rebuilt: (graph = use dotty graph) SetSleepTime -- Set time to sleep between null events SetSWFXSubPipes -- Force upstream effects of a SW effect to also be in SW (default = play). (Type: 'SetSWFXSubPipes help' for help using this command. SetUndoMan -- SetUpdateWhilePlayingOn -- Set whether globalState should be updated during play. SetVideoVitalsFromTrackGroup -- Enable/Disable SetVideoVitalsFromTrackGroup SetVolumeLatency -- Slows down the volume's I/O to simulate the slow volumes. Latency is in msec sf -- Toggle to display the count of late and skipped frames in the console at the end of streaming play. ShowAdvancedMem -- Enable/Disable advanced memory stats on project window showbptime -- Toggles display of build pipes times in the console ShowCmd -- Hidden command to enable using hidden commands. ShowMixdownMemStats -- Toggle showing mixdown memory statistics ShowPlayStats -- Toggle the showing of play stats ShowPlayStats -- Toggle the showing of play stats ShowSFStats -- Toggle the showing of single frame play stats ShowVolumeInfo -- Shows the information about all volumes SkippedFrames -- Toggle to display the count of late and skipped frames in the console at the end of streaming play. ssw -- Stereo support StatTest -- StepToTrim -- Subsys -- Control the debug parameters SuppressUnderruns -- Turn suppression of underruns on/off. (Type: 'SuppressUnderruns help' for help using this command. TestColorConversion -- testerr -- testNew -- tmDump -- tmDumpAllMethodLists -- tmDumpAllTools -- Toggle720pSkipMode -- A persistent command that enables/disables the legacy performance optimization for 720p 50/60Hz projects. ToggleACFClientMonitorForAVX -- Toggles use of ACF Client Monitor for avxInstance_v1::DrawToVideoBuffer. ToggleAVXRedraw -- Toggle background redrawing when plug-in UI is up ToggleAVXResizing -- Enable/Disable AVX effect resizing ToggleCacheStats -- Toggles the collection of cache statistics. ToggleCnvtrs -- Toggles use of new asynch converters ToggleDefEC -- Toggles enabling of deferred tasks for effects toggledhdump -- ToggleDXMouseSupport -- Enables/Disables Experimental Mouse Jog & Shuttle support with Nitris/Mojo DX ToggleFileCachePreReads -- Toggles the use of pre-reads when reading through cache. ToggleFileCaching -- Toggles the use of caching when reading media files. ToggleHWDecode -- Toggles use of Hardware Decode converters ToggleMAIO -- Toggles Multiple Asyncio per Stream ToggleMonPaneBlip -- Toggle single frame display in the monitors. ToggleMPEGCache -- Enable/Disable Long GOP media parameters cache. TogglePreRead -- Toggles whether PreReads are issued to ISIS volumes ToggleReadRate -- Toggles whether ReadRates are osprintf'd togglerunmetersinplaycmd -- Toggle doing the meters directly in PlayCmd toggleStatSpace -- Toggle statistics space calculation ToggleThreadedScheduler -- Toggles the default use of the threaded scheduler on real-time pipes ToggleThreadedSFMode -- Enables/Disables Threaded Single Frame Mode ToggleWFfailLoudly -- Toggle advanced waveforme engine propagating exceptions ToggleYUV -- Toggles use of board for 1:1 <-> YUV TopOffStream -- Turn topping off of stream on/off. Type 'TopOffStream help' for help using this command. tracefd -- Enables and disables file dialog tracing. tracesuspendresume -- TrimToUpdateDelay -- UseNTSCAudioRate -- Toggles use bad NTSC value 29.97 UseThreadedScheduler -- Use the threded buffer scheduler or make the schedule calls right from the player->play() loop UseVC3Labels -- Enable/Disable the use of VC3 labels when creating DNxHD MXF media ValidateConfig -- Validates the current deck configuration against the decks actually connected. verbosE -- Sets the level of information that goes to the screen. Verbose level must be between 0 and 5. 0 means don't echo anything, 5 means echo it all. Standard level is 4. VideoReadLowBoundDivisor -- Set the lower bound of video reads to a buffer divisor. Type 'VideoReadLowBoundDivisor help' for help using this command. VTRE -- Accesses VTR Emulation debug information. Type 'vtre help' for more info. VTREPriority -- Reports the current priority setting and whether setting the thread priority for VTRE was successful. WatchSequence -- Toggle watch sequence mode, which watches the integrity of the sequence in the timeline and alerts if it becomes corrupted. WGPurgeAllOnDelete -- WriteFrameIndex -- WriteSizeMegs -- Set Megs to Write XDebug -- xfermgr -- TransferStatusWindow debug