Annotating and Linking Video

While working in the Media Player, you can attach memos to specific time positions, paraphrase scenes, and create internal links between video clips and other content in your project.

Attaching memos to time positions

You can attach a memo to any playback position in a video or audio file to record notes, hypotheses, interpretations, or observations about that moment. To create a memo at the current playback position:

• Right-click a position in the waveform and choose New Memo
• Click the New memo icon in the toolbar
• Use the keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+M (Windows) / Option+Shift+M (macOS)

For information on opening, editing, and managing memos, see Working with Memos.

Paraphrasing video

You can paraphrase scenes in a video or audio file directly in the Media Player. To create a paraphrase:

1. Activate paraphrase mode by clicking the Paraphrase audio/video icon in the toolbar, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows) / Cmd+Shift+P (macOS).
2. Select a clip in the waveform.
3. Right-click the selected clip and choose New Paraphrase, or use Ctrl+P (Windows) / Cmd+P (macOS).

Editing and deleting paraphrases

• Edit: Double-click the paraphrase icon on the paraphrase bar to open the paraphrase for editing.
• Delete: Right-click the paraphrase bar and choose Delete from the context menu.

To exit paraphrase mode, click the icon again or use the keyboard shortcut. Paraphrases are hidden in the Media Player once you exit the mode. For information on categorizing and analyzing paraphrases, see Paraphrasing.

Setting internal links in video clips

Internal links connect two parts of your project, such as a video scene with a section in a transcript, a text passage, or a memo. To set an internal link in a video:

1. Select a clip in the Media Player.
2. Right-click the selected clip and choose Insert Internal Link (Anchor/Target), or use Ctrl+L (Windows) / Cmd+L (macOS). This sets the start of the link.
3. Select the target (another clip in the video, a text passage in a document, or a memo) and repeat step 2 to complete the link.

A link icon appears at the linked position. Click it to jump to the linked content.