Mute audio while scrubbing
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- Jkoseattle
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Mute audio while scrubbing
Is there a way to only play audio when playing, and not while scrubbing? Sometimes it's useful to hear when scrubbing to line up events to audio cues, but other times it's just this annoying stuttering audio track I'd just as soon not have to listen to.
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- synthsin75
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Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
Maybe assigning a shortcut to Animation>Mute Audio might help?
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Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
Just click on the Speaker icon next to the Playback buttons. This toggles audio on and off.
D.R. Greenlaw
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
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Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
Note that the above instruction turns off audio globally, which is probably what you want most of the time.
If you have multiple tracks and you want to disable some tracks but leave others enabled, for example, disable music and sfx tracks but leave dialog enabled, click the green dot next to the track's speaker icon for the tracks you wish to disable. The green dot becomes red, and mutes the track until you un-mute it by clicking it again.
If you have multiple tracks and you want to disable some tracks but leave others enabled, for example, disable music and sfx tracks but leave dialog enabled, click the green dot next to the track's speaker icon for the tracks you wish to disable. The green dot becomes red, and mutes the track until you un-mute it by clicking it again.
D.R. Greenlaw
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation
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- synthsin75
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Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
Are you sure that works? It's not working here.Greenlaw wrote:If you have multiple tracks and you want to disable some tracks but leave others enabled, for example, disable music and sfx tracks but leave dialog enabled, click the green dot next to the track's speaker icon for the tracks you wish to disable. The green dot becomes red, and mutes the track until you un-mute it by clicking it again.
- Wes
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Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
Uuuh...okay, let me check. I confess, I only import a single audio reference track most of the time, and what I wrote was an assumption. (BRB, I can quickly test there here at work.)
If it's not working, I think that's a bug?
If it's not working, I think that's a bug?
Last edited by Greenlaw on Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.
D.R. Greenlaw
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation
Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
You're right, the mute button for audio tracks is broken. Will report that.
For the OP, the global Audio button next to the playback buttons works though.
For the OP, the global Audio button next to the playback buttons works though.
Last edited by Greenlaw on Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
D.R. Greenlaw
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation
Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
For disabling individual audio tracks, here's what does work:
Click the Eyeball icon for the audio track you wish to mute. Just as this hides image layers, this button will 'hide' the audio track from playback. Visible audio tracks will still play.
Hope this helps.
Click the Eyeball icon for the audio track you wish to mute. Just as this hides image layers, this button will 'hide' the audio track from playback. Visible audio tracks will still play.
Hope this helps.
D.R. Greenlaw
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation
- synthsin75
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Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
Here's a layerscript: https://sites.google.com/site/synthsin/ ... ects=0&d=1
Description: Mute all audio while scrubbing timeline
Installation: Create any layer and embed this script. If you move the Moho file, use File>Gather Media... to keep this script with the file.
Instructions: With the embedded layer selected, changing its Layers window visibility will enable/disable muted scrubbing.
Description: Mute all audio while scrubbing timeline
Installation: Create any layer and embed this script. If you move the Moho file, use File>Gather Media... to keep this script with the file.
Instructions: With the embedded layer selected, changing its Layers window visibility will enable/disable muted scrubbing.
- Wes
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Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/synthsin75 (Thx, everyone.)
https://www.youtube.com/user/synthsin75
Scripting reference: https://mohoscripting.com/
Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
You're just a coding demon today, aren't you?
D.R. Greenlaw
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation
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- synthsin75
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Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
Between work assignments, already in scripting gear, and finding fairly easy requests.Greenlaw wrote:You're just a coding demon today, aren't you?
- Wes
Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/synthsin75 (Thx, everyone.)
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Scripting reference: https://mohoscripting.com/
Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/synthsin75 (Thx, everyone.)
https://www.youtube.com/user/synthsin75
Scripting reference: https://mohoscripting.com/
Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
Some information for people who search the forum for information (like me).
I have a video that I'm using for reference, but I don't need the audio and I don't want to see the waveform appearing on the timeline. Muting the channel still shows the waveform, however. How to get rid of the waveform?
Open the Layer Settings for the video layer and select the Audio tab. The Audio Level is 1 (default). Change it to 0 and the waveform vanishes.
I have a video that I'm using for reference, but I don't need the audio and I don't want to see the waveform appearing on the timeline. Muting the channel still shows the waveform, however. How to get rid of the waveform?
Open the Layer Settings for the video layer and select the Audio tab. The Audio Level is 1 (default). Change it to 0 and the waveform vanishes.
Re: Mute audio while scrubbing
Good tip! Thanks for sharing it.
D.R. Greenlaw
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation
Artist/Partner - Little Green Dog | Little Green Dog Channel on Vimeo | Greenlaw's Demo Reel 2020 Edtion
Lead Digital Animator, DreamWorks Animation