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Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Actions for Video Labeler

Note

On Macintosh platforms, use the Command (⌘) key instead of Ctrl.

App Sessions

TaskAction
Save current sessionCtrl+S

Label Definitions

TaskAction
Navigate through ROI label and groups definitionsUp or Down arrow
Navigate through scene label and groups definitionsUp or Down arrow
Reorder labels within a group or move labels between groupsClick and drag labels
Reorder groupsClick and drag groups

Labeling Window

Perform labeling actions, such as adding, moving, and deleting regions of interest (ROIs). The ROIs can be pixel labels or non-pixel ROI labels that include line, rectangle, cuboid, and projected cuboid.

TaskAction
Undo labeling actionCtrl+Z
Redo labeling actionCtrl+Y
Select all non-pixel ROIsCtrl+A
Select specific non-pixel ROIsHold Ctrl and click the ROIs you want to select
Cut selected non-pixel ROIsCtrl+X
Copy selected non-pixel ROIs to clipboardCtrl+C

Paste copied non-pixel ROIs

  • If a sublabel was copied, both the sublabel and its parent label are pasted.

  • If a parent label was copied, only the parent label is pasted, not its sublabels.

For more details, see Use Sublabels and Attributes to Label Ground Truth Data.

Ctrl+V
Delete selected non-pixel ROIsDelete
Cut all pixel ROIsCtrl+Shift+X
Copy all pixel ROIsCtrl+Shift+C
Paste copied or cut pixel ROIsCtrl+Shift+V
Delete all pixel ROIsCtrl+Shift+Delete

Fill all or all remaining pixels

Shift+click

Traverse across selected shape ROI

Tab

Traverse across selected shape ROI in reverse order

Shift+Tab
To move selected shape ROI in the arrow direction in an image frameCtrl+Right/Left/Up/Down Arrow
To scale up the selected Rectangle labelCtrl+=/+
To scale down the selected Rectangle labelCtrl+-

Frame Navigation and Time Interval Settings

Navigate between frames and change the time range of the signal. These controls are located in the bottom pane of the app.

TaskAction
Go to the previous/next frameLeft/Right arrow, Alt + Left/Right arrow
Go to the last frame
  • PC: End

  • Mac: Hold Fn and press the right arrow

Go to the first frame
  • PC: Home

  • Mac: Hold Fn and press the left arrow

Navigate through time range boxes and frame navigation buttonsTab
Commit time interval settingsEnter within active time interval box

Polygon Drawing

Draw polygons to label pixels on a frame.

TaskAction
Commit a polygon to the frame, excluding the currently active line segment

Press Enter or right-click while drawing the polygon

The polygon closes up by forming a line between the previously committed point and the first point in the polygon.

Commit a polygon to the frame, including the currently active line segment

Double-click while drawing polygon

The polygon closes up by forming a line between the point where you double-clicked and the first point in the polygon.

Remove the previously created line segment from a polygonBackspace
Cancel drawing and delete the entire polygonEscape

Zooming and Panning

TaskAction
Zoom in or out of frame

Move the scroll wheel up (zoom in) or down (zoom out)

If the frame is in pan mode, then zooming is not supported. To enable zooming, in the upper-right corner of the frame, either click the Pan button to disable panning or click one of the zoom buttons.

Zoom in on specific section of frameIn the upper-right corner of the frame, click the Zoom In button . Then, draw a box around the section of the frame that you want to zoom in on.
Pan across framePress the up, down, left, or right arrows

View Labels, Sublabels, and Attributes: Panel

TaskAction
Navigate through actionable elements in table from top to bottomTab key

View Labels, Sublabels, and Attributes: Table

TaskAction
Navigate through the cells in tableLeft, right, up, and down
Browse through images one at a timeAlt + Left/Right arrow
Navigate through actionable elements in table from top to bottomTab
Navigate through actionable elements in table from bottom to topShift and Tab

View Labels, Sublabels, and Attributes: Drop-down Menu

TaskAction
Open drop-down listEnter (on drop-down menu)
Browse the items in the listUp or Down arrow (post Enter action on drop-down menu)
Select itemEnter again

View Labels, Sublabels, and Attributes: Edit Box

TaskAction
Confirm text contentEnter

View Labels, Sublabels, and Attributes: Radio Button

TaskAction
Check the focused radio button if it is not already checkedSpace
Move focus to the previous/next radio button in the group, uncheck the previously focused button, and check the newly focused buttonLeft or Right arrow

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