General Tab¶

The General tab sets the external programs Fast Video Cataloger hands files to, how the program starts, a few export options, and the interface language and theme.

External video player -- The program used when you play a video in an external player. Leave it empty to use the program Windows opens the file type with. Click Browse to pick a program. This does not affect the internal video player, which is set up on the Video Player tab.

External video editor -- The program used when you open a video for editing. Leave it empty to use the Windows Edit action for the file type.

External photo viewer -- The program used to open photos, such as companion images. Leave it empty to use the program Windows opens the file type with.

Force video extension -- One file extension that is always treated as a video file, so files with it are indexed like avi or mp4 files. Enter the extension in lower case without the dot, for example mts.

Force photo extension -- One file extension that is always treated as a photo file, in the same way as jpg files. Enter it in lower case without the dot.

Autoload catalog -- Open the catalog you had open last time when the program starts. On by default.

Show Startpage -- Show the start page, with information on the latest version, when the program starts. On by default.

Save last search -- Save the current search when the catalog closes, so it is restored the next time. On by default.

Clip start timecode -- The start timecode given to new clips in a playlist, used when a playlist is exported as XML for a video editing program. The default is 00:00:00:00, and most users never need to change it.

Default Timebase -- Intended as the frames per second for clips in an exported XML playlist. In the current version the value is not used: the XML export takes the timebase from the frame rate of each clip.

CSV Separator -- The character that separates values when you export or import CSV files: ; (semicolon, the default) or , (comma). Choose the one your spreadsheet program expects.

Language -- The language of the user interface: English, Swedish, German or Spanish. The change takes effect immediately. The documentation is only available in English.

Theme -- The color theme of the program: Dark (the default) or Light. The change takes effect immediately.