Introduction
Keyboard shortcuts in ViBox are a useful way to provide functionality mapped to keyboard buttons, this is intended primarily to provide an operator with a way to quickly run frequently used commands using a single button press. Users can define custom keyboard shortcuts to perform specific actions. This is very useful to use in combination not only with computer keyboards, but also hardware panels like X-Keys or Elgato Stream Deck, or via 3rd party middleware applications such as Bitfocus Companion.
Keyboard shortcuts remain active at all times, even when a pop-up window is open
If you have assigned a single key to a keyboard shortcut (e.g. the “a” letter), if you use that key to complete a text field (clip name for example), it will perform the action linked to the keyboard shortcut. Therefore, it is advised using key sequences (e.g. Ctrl +a) that are unlikely to be used when entering simple text fields.
Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts
To open the keyboard shortcuts menu, a user must open the ViBox application and open the preferences menu.
From here navigate to the ShuttleX/Shortcut tab and you can see the list of Keyboard shortcuts section highlight in the red box below.
Using the ➕ button you can add a new line and then set the keyboard key you wish to set and then map the command to that button by using the dropdown menu where you can select from the list of commands, which for reference are shown below.
ViBox Keyboard Shortcut Functions
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+1 Frame on Replay
-1 Frame on Replay
A
Add GFX 1 on Aux1
Add GFX 1 on Aux2
Add GFX 1 on Pgm
Add GFX 1 on Prv
Add GFX 2 on Aux1
Add GFX 2 on Aux2
Add GFX 2 on Pgm
Add GFX 2 on Prv
Add GFX 3 on Aux1
Add GFX 3 on Aux2
Add GFX 3 on Pgm
Add GFX 3 on Prv
Add PiP on Pgm
Add PiP on Prv
All Live
Audio Preset: Apply Now!
Audio Preset: Apply Preset Dflt on Pgm
Audio Preset : Apply Preset Dflt on Prv
Audio Preset: Apply Preset Dflt on Replay
Audio Preset: Apply Preset Mute on Pgm
Audio Preset : Apply Preset Mute on Prv
Audio Preset: Apply Preset Mute on Replay
Audio Preset: Apply Preset XY on Pgm
Audio Preset : Apply Preset XY on Prv
Audio Preset: Apply Preset XY on Replay
Audio Preset: Engage Audio Preset Default
Audio Preset: Engage Audio Preset XY
C
Cam. Substitution Off
Cam. Substitution On
D
Display Clips not in current Playlist
F
Fwd Speed 1 on Pgm
Fwd Speed 1 on Prv
Fwd Speed 1 on Replay
Fwd Speed 2 on Pgm
Fwd Speed 2 on Prv
Fwd Speed 2 on Replay
J
Jump on Replay
L
Live Cue
Live on Aux1
Live on Aux2
Live on Pgm
Live on Prv
Live on Replay
Load Backend Cam XY on Aux1
Load Backend Cam XY on Aux2
Load Backend Cam XY on Pgm
Load Backend Cam XY on Prv
Load Corresp. Live Aux1 Cam On Pgm
Load Corresp. Live Aux1 Cam On Prv
Load Corresp. Live Aux2 Cam On Pgm
Load Corresp. Live Aux2 Cam On Prv
Load Corresp. Live Pgm Cam On Aux1
Load Corresp. Live Pgm Cam On Aux2
Load Corresp. Live Pgm Cam On Prv
Load Corresp. Live Prv Cam On Aux1
Load Corresp. Live Prv Cam On Aux2
Load Layout Cam XY on Aux1
Load Layout Cam XY on Aux2
Load Layout Cam XY on Pgm
Load Layout Cam XY on Prv
Load Layout Replay XY on Aux1
Load Layout Replay XY on Aux2
Load Layout Replay XY on Prv
Load Layout XY
Load P1 on Pgm
Load P1 on Prv
Load Pgm Clean on Aux1
Load Pgm Clean on Aux2
Load Pgm Clean on Pgm
Load Pgm Clean on Prv
Load Pgm Dirty on Aux1
Load Pgm Dirty on Aux2
Load Pgm Dirty on Pgm
Load Pgm Dirty on Prv
Load RPgm1 on Aux1
Load RPgm1 on Aux2
Load RPgm1 on Pgm
Load RPgm1 on Prv
Load RPgm2 on Aux1
Load RPgm2 on Aux2
Load RPgm2 on Pgm
Load RPgm2 on Prv
Load with jump Layout cam XY to P1
Load with jump Layout PGM clean to P1
Load with jump Layout PGM dirty to P1
Loop Off on PGM
Loop Off on PRV
Loop On on PGM
Loop On on PRV
Loop Toggle on PGM
Loop Toggle on PRV
M
Manual Button XY
Mark
N
Next cue on Replay
O
Order selected Playlist by TC
P
Pause on Aux1
Pause on Aux2
Pause on Pgm
Pause on Prv
Pause on Replay
Play on Aux1
Play on Aux2
Play on Pgm
Play on Prv
Play on Replay
Preload Clip/Plst
Previous cue on Replay
R
Remove GFX 1 on Aux1
Remove GFX 1 on Aux2
Remove GFX 1 on Pgm
Remove GFX 1 on Prv
Remove GFX 2 on Aux1
Remove GFX 2 on Aux2
Remove GFX 2 on Pgm
Remove GFX 2 on Prv
Remove GFX 3 on Aux1
Remove GFX 3 on Aux2
Remove GFX 3 on Pgm
Remove GFX 3 on Prv
Remove PiP on Pgm
Remove PiP on Prv
Rwd Speed 1 on Pgm
Rwd Speed 1 on Prv
Rwd Speed 1 on Replay
Rwd Speed 2 on Pgm
Rwd Speed 2 on Prv
Rwd Speed 2 on Replay
S
Select PiP
Send loaded Clip on PGM1 to Bin XY
Send loaded Clip on PGM1 to Pref Bin
Send loaded Clip on PGM2 to Bin XY
Send loaded Clip on PGM2 to Pref Bin
Slomo Speed 1 on Aux1
Slomo Speed 1 on Aux2
Slomo Speed 1 on Pgm
Slomo Speed 1 on Prv
Slomo Speed 1 on Replay
Slomo Speed 2 on Aux1
Slomo Speed 2 on Aux2
Slomo Speed 2 on Pgm
Slomo Speed 2 on Prv
Slomo Speed 2 on Replay
Switch Full/Light Mode
T
Take
Tie Off
Tie On
Toggle Clip Size
Toggle Freeze on Cue
Toggle Freeze on Out
Toggle GFX 1 on Aux1
Toggle GFX 1 on Aux2
Toggle GFX 1 on Pgm
Toggle GFX 1 on Prv
Toggle GFX 2 on Aux1
Toggle GFX 2 on Aux2
Toggle GFX 2 on Pgm
Toggle GFX 2 on Prv
Toggle GFX 3 on Aux1
Toggle GFX 3 on Aux2
Toggle GFX 3 on Pgm
Toggle GFX 3 on Prv
Toggle Incrust Size
Toggle PiP on Pgm
Toggle PiP on Prv
Toggle Postroll