Try the following:

Preferences -> Editing ->Keyboard Hotkeys

Hope, this helps

Thanks so much for your reply Al; unfortunately, in PD15 -- it doesn't seem to allow the custom keyboard shortcuts (only the built-in ones). But, if there's something I'm missing, please let me know. Thanks!

Go to Edit/Keyboard Hotkeys/Customize and change those shortcuts to whatever you want. Do a Save As afterwards and give it your name. Some of the listed functions have no hotkeys shortcut assigned and you can add them.

From what I can see, that allows the ability to apply a Keyboard Macro to the EXISTING commands -- but it does not allow other commands / or macro recording. These are the commands that don't exist in the list, that I am trying to map to:
- View Entire Movie
- Remove Timeline Markers (Add Timeline Marker already exists as a keyboard shortcut)
- Add Clip Marker (Remove Clip Markers already exists as a keyboard shortcut)

Unfortunately, PD doesn't have the ability to add new hot key functionality, and even the latest version (PD18/365) is no different.

That leaves two options that I can see - make a request using Rate Us & Provide Suggestions... under PD's File menu in hopes that a future version will be more flexible; or try a free app like WinHotKey or an appropriate higher end mouse app (like Logitech Options) to create macros to automate the desired functionality.

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Quote Thanks so much for your reply Al; unfortunately, in PD15 -- it doesn't seem to allow the custom keyboard shortcuts (only the built-in ones). But, if there's something I'm missing, please let me know. Thanks!

You mentioned at some point macro recording. Maybe the following could help (starting at 8:15):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydapPQyjLrU

I wonder if this would do what you want. I started using it with PD9 and adapted it to work with my current PD13. Regards,
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Quote You mentioned at some point macro recording. Maybe the following could help (starting at 8:15):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydapPQyjLrU

Hey Al! That's so interesting that you'd point out Stream Deck; that's exactly why I'm doing this -- to use with my stream deck. Unfortunately, to my knowledge -- there's no way to execute those commands with keyboard commands -- only with the mouse (which StreamDeck can't record).

Really appreciate your help and efforts -- and any other ideas you may have.

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Quote I wonder if this would do what you want. I started using it with PD9 and adapted it to work with my current PD13.

Thanks Mike! Super interesting; I googled it and it seems there's no landing page for it (was looking for documentation / manual). I'm wondering if it has the ability to keyboard map to the following commands:
- View Entire Movie
- Remove Timeline Markers (Add Timeline Marker already exists as a keyboard shortcut)
- Add Clip Marker (Remove Clip Markers already exists as a keyboard shortcut)

Quote Thanks Mike! Super interesting; I googled it and it seems there's no landing page for it (was looking for documentation / manual).

There's nothing to Google. Simply download the ZIP archive in the OP of that thread and you'll get the small executable program and a PDF of the included commands.

From what I can see, it's just keystroke macros with no ability to add mouse macros. At least everything seems to work in PD18 except for the ctrl+space command which is supposed to roll back 5 seconds and resume playing

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Quote


Thanks Mike! Super interesting; I googled it and it seems there's no landing page for it (was looking for documentation / manual). I'm wondering if it has the ability to keyboard map to the following commands:
- View Entire Movie
- Remove Timeline Markers (Add Timeline Marker already exists as a keyboard shortcut)
- Add Clip Marker (Remove Clip Markers already exists as a keyboard shortcut)

If you've Googled it you probably know it uses AutoHotkey. I actually downloaded it and used it to modify the PDspeed executable to take account of some command changes between PD9 and PD13. However I'm sure Optodata is right that it can't be used to mimic mouse actions [edit] although on further reading the description of its features in the Wiki article does include 'emulate . . . . . mouse clicks and movements'[/edit]. It's power comes from the ability to string a number of commands together under one keystroke. I haven't looked into the operations you've listed so I don't know if they could be actioned by combining a string of commands. Regards,
Mike

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Quote However I'm sure Optodata is right that it can't be used to mimic mouse actions ...

To be clear I was commenting on what the PDSpeed app seemed to do, not on whether or not the AutoHotKey app could record mouse activities. If it can capture those, then it may allow some of the desired functionality to be added.

One problem with that approach is that it will assume that the needed controls will always be in a predictable absolute position on the screen (or in the same relative position if the cursor is used for the reference point), and I'm not sure that PD will play along.

For example, I often don't see the View Entire Movie button displayed at all, regardless of my timeline content or zoom level. If a macro is expecting the button to always be visible (and clickable) and it's not there, the macro can't work correctly.

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Hi,

There are a number of more or less sophisticated macro builders out there that can capture or build mouse movements, keyboard presses and releases, delays etc. Some also allow .exe files to be compiled.

I just used a trial version to manually build up (as opposed to capturing) a simple macro to rt click the mouse, press the Down key 3 times and the Enter key once.

That mimics the steps to Remove all timeline markers. Assigned to hotkey Alt-M. It works very effectively.

However, as Optodata has pointed out, the starting point must be the cursor at the correct location on the timeline marker rule for the rt click to call the drop down menu. If it is at a different location the macro will do nothing, or something,, but not remove the timeline markers!

Mouse position can be set in a number of ways, absolute screen co-ordinates, relative to last position, within a window etc. but since the screen layout of PDR can vary according to user needs, then in practice the macro is of limited use.

That problem will be a difficult one to solve with standard macro builders, I think.

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