Video machine: move edit cursor automatically to play cursor after "stop"

[_Stevie_]

I know what you think: "why don't you use pause?"

The issue is: I use Reaper as video machine synced via MTC and no matter if I press stop or pause in my DAW, Reaper always returns to the edit cursor.

Is there a way to move the edit cursor to the play cursor, after the playback has stopped?

[xpander]

Originally Posted by _Stevie_

The issue is: I use Reaper as video machine synced via MTC and no matter if I press stop or pause in my DAW, Reaper always returns to the edit cursor.

Edit cursor should move to the play cursor when playback is paused. But if you want a stop command which will keep the play cursor at the position where the playback was stopped and move the edit cursor there, this simple custom action could do it:

Transport: Pause
Transport: Stop

There is also an action to move the edit cursor to play cursor;
View: Move edit cursor to play cursor.

[airon]

The question is whether that can be done in response to MTC commands. Hmm.

[xpander]

So MTC commands to/from the video machine? No idea about that, sorry about the misunderstanding. Reaper doesn't seem to handle MMC too well, according to old topics you both have been in?

[_Stevie_]

@airon, exactly. The only way I could see is to check if the transport is stopped. But this would mean to run a script that constantly checks the transport. Of course, I would prefer a native solution.

@xpander, yes that's true. Video sync is way behind. But I'm absolutely certain that Justin and schwa could pull that off in no time.

[_Stevie_]

Okay, I butchered something together. Not very professional, but it somehow works.

playstate =  reaper.GetPlayState();

loopcount=0

function runloop()
  
  loopcount=loopcount+1
  if loopcount >= 1 then
    loopcount=0
    if playstate ~= 1 then
    	reaper.Main_OnCommand(40434, 0);
    end
  end
  
  reaper.defer(runloop) 

end

reaper.defer(runloop)

This script runs in the background, so it's far from ideal but does the job.

[EpicSounds]

would this work?

Custom: Transport Stop and move cursor
View: Move edit cursor to play cursor
Transport: Stop (save all recorded media)

edit - was thinking reaper was the master project so this probably won't help

[_Stevie_]

Thanks man!

edit - was thinking reaper was the master project so this probably won't help

Exactly, otherwise this would have worked.