Video Window Always on Top?

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Video Window Always on Top?

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How can we do this gang?
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Re: Video Window Always on Top?

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I assume that you're in 6.02.

Open your movie and in the drop down menu on the movie window, there is an entry called "movie floats on top". Check it.
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Re: Video Window Always on Top?

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christopher wrote:I assume that you're in 6.02.

Open your movie and in the drop down menu on the movie window, there is an entry called "movie floats on top". Check it.
That's what I would love to have in Plugin windows :)
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Re: Video Window Always on Top?

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I'd like every window to float in front.
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Re: Video Window Always on Top?

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Tim wrote:I'd like every window to float in front.
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Re: Video Window Always on Top?

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Tim wrote:I'd like every window to float in front.

...and everything louder than everything else! :D
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Re: Video Window Always on Top?

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barreltone wrote:
Tim wrote:I'd like every window to float in front.

...and everything louder than everything else! :D
That came to my mind too when I posted.


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Re: Video Window Always on Top?

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Tim wrote:
Ian Paice on the drums, YES!
I'd like Jim Keltner to float on top of all my windows, roof, car, yard and anywhere that I can have easy access to get his ass in here to do my drum tracking.

Will this be an included feature in 6.03????
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Re: Video Window Always on Top?

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Actually I'm using 5.1.3

Is there the floating option in this version?
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Re: Video Window Always on Top?

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malditoyanki wrote:Actually I'm using 5.1.3

Is there the floating option in this version?
No, it's new in DP6. Best bet is to put your video window on a separate monitor and don't put any other windows in front of it.

Having the video window floating in front of your main track window (ie. consolodated window, TO or SE) is a pain anyway.

There's also a bug in 6 where if you set the video window to 'always float on top', you can't jog back and forth a frame at a time with the arrow keys (probably something to do with not being able to select the video window when it's floating).
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