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Adding logging buttons to a Button Panel

  1. Click the Add Button.

    The Inspector loads the configuration of a new button.

  2. Enter the Name of the new logging button.

    The name displays in both Name and Display Text fields.

  3. Enter the Display Text if you want to display a different name on the logging button.
  4. Select the Rating for the logging button.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • To display the button image on the logging button, click the Browse button button to browse and select the Button Image.
    • To display only the rating below the name of the logging button, select the Display Ratings check box.
    Note: Once Display Ratings is selected, the Button Image is no longer selectable in the Inspector. Deselect Display Ratings if you want to display an image on the logging button.
  6. Click the drop-down list of the Button Color to display the color palette, and do one of the following:
    • Select any theme or basic colors as provided.


    • Click Advanced to define your own custom color and RGB values.


    The color of the logging button changes according to the selected color.

  7. Enter the Keyboard Shortcut for the logging button by doing one of the following:
    • Press one key only.
    • Press one key and one modifier key simultaneously.
      Note: Tab and Alt modifier keys are not supported.
    • Press one key and two modifier keys simultaneously.
      Note: Pressing Alt, Shift, and one key simultaneously is not supported.

    You cannot assign existing keyboard shortcuts for your logging button. Keyboard shortcuts for other GV STRATUS tools will not appear on the Keyboard Shortcut box when pressed. A red border displays around the Keyboard Shortcut box if the same keyboard shortcut exists for another logging button in the same Logging Tool.

  8. Enter the Description and Tags of the logging button, if desired.
  9. Deselect the audio or video track check box, if you want the button to log audio or video track only.

    Both audio and video tracks are selected by default.

  10. If you want to reuse existing buttons that have been created for other Button Panels, select the button in the Buttons tab.
  11. Double-click the button that you want to reuse and select the Properties tab.

    The button properties display in the Properties tab.

  12. Click Add to add the logging button to the Button Panel.
  13. Repeat previous steps if you want to create more logging buttons.

    Logging buttons are automatically saved after they are added into the Button Panel.

Note: To reuse logging buttons from other Button Panels, you can also drag logging buttons from those Button Panels and drop them into your Button Panel.

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