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Place the cursor where you want to insert the command marker.
Commands snap to the nearest millisecond.
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From the Insert menu, choose Command. The Command Properties dialog is displayed.
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From the Command drop-down list, choose the type of command you want to insert, or type a custom command in the box.
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In the Parameter box, enter the argument that should be passed to the command. For example, if you’re using an URL command, enter the address of the Web page you want to display.
Command
Player type
Description
URL
Windows Media and RealMedia
Indicates when an instruction is sent to the user’s Internet browser to change the content being displayed.
In the Parameter box, enter the URL that will display at a specific time during the rendered project’s playback.
Text
Windows Media
Displays text in the captioning area of the Windows Media Player located below the video display area.
In the Parameter box, enter the text that will display during playback.
To view captions during playback in Windows Media Player 9, choose Captions and Subtitles from the Windows Media Player Play menu, and then choose On if Available from the submenu.
WMClosedCaption
Windows Media
Displays the text from the Parameter box in the captioning window that is defined by an HTML layout file.
WMTextBodyText
Windows Media
Displays the text from the Parameter box in the text window that is defined by an HTML layout file.
WMTextHeadline
Windows Media
Displays the text from the Parameter box in the headline window that is defined by an HTML layout file.
Title
RealMedia
Displays the text from the Parameter box to identify the file’s title in a media player.
When rendering Windows Media files, title information is based on the settings on the Summary Information window or the Index/Summary tab of the Custom Template dialog. The information from the Summary Information window will be used if information has been specified in both places.
To view this information during playback, choose Now Playing Options from the Windows Media Player View menu and select the items you want to display.
Author
RealMedia
Displays the text you enter when you choose About this Presentation from the RealPlayer’s shortcut menu or Properties from the Windows Media Player shortcut menu.
In the Parameter box, enter the text that you want to display.
When rendering Windows Media files, title information is based on the settings on the Summary Information window or the Index/Summary tab of the Custom Template dialog. The information from the Summary Information window will be used if information has been specified in both places.
To view this information during playback, choose Now Playing Options from the Windows Media Player View menu and select the items you want to display.
Copyright
RealMedia
Displays the text you enter when you choose About this Presentation from the RealPlayer’s shortcut menu or Properties from the Windows Media Player shortcut menu.
In the Parameter box, enter the text that you want to display.
When rendering Windows Media files, title information is based on the settings on the Summary Information window or the Index/Summary tab of the Custom Template dialog. The information from the Summary Information window will be used if information has been specified in both places.
To view this information during playback, choose Now Playing Options from the Windows Media Player View menu and select the items you want to display.
Scott EOM
Scott Studios WAV file
Calculates when the next queued clip starts playing in a Scott Studios system.
For more information, please refer to your Scott Studios documentation.
Scott Cue In
Scott Studios WAV file
Set the beginning of a file in a Scott Studios System without performing destructive editing.
For more information, please refer to your Scott Studios documentation.
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In the Position box, type the time you want the command to occur in your project. The command is inserted at the cursor position by default.
Right-click the command marker tag 
and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.
Right-click the command marker tag and choose Edit from the shortcut menu.
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Double-click the command marker tag.
Click the command marker tag .
If you frequently insert commands that use similar settings, you can create a template to insert command settings automatically.
Creating a template
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From the Insert menu, choose Command to display the Command Properties dialog.
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Enter the settings you want to use in the Command, Parameter, and Position boxes.
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In the Template box, enter the name you want to use to store the template.
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Click the Save button
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Recalling a template
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From the Insert menu, choose Command to display the Command Properties dialog.
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Choose the template you want to use from the Template drop-down list. The Command, Parameter, and Position boxes are automatically filled in using the information stored in the template.
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Edit the settings in the Command, Parameter, and Position boxes as necessary.
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Click OK.
Editing metadata commands
Your metadata command templates are saved in the cmdtemp.xml file in the Sound Forge program folder. You can edit this file directly to modify your templates.
Inserting Commands |
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From the Insert menu, choose Command to place a metadata command marker at the current cursor position.
Command markers indicate when an instruction (function) will occur in a streaming media file. You can use command markers to display headlines, captions, link to Web sites, or any other function you define.
Windows Media Player 9 and later will ignore metadata commands unless the Run script commands when present check box is selected on the Security tab of the player’s Preferences dialog. Be sure to instruct your audience to select this check box before playing your file.
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