Use 'iControl for GarageBand' with iMovie

M-Audio's iControl is intended only for use with GarageBand: but it is possible to make it work with other programs to an extent. Here is a way of using the transport buttons and jog wheel with iMovie. (Tested with iMovie 4 but I assume it should work the same with later versions).
Download MIDIstroke from
http://www.charlie-roberts.com/midiStroke/
(it's free).
On the left in the three columns num/chn/value enter the values separated by / below, then map each set on the right side by entering the text as shown and ticking the 'shift' box where indicated
24/1/1 - RIGHT
24/1/127 - LEFT
109/1/127 - SPACE
110/1/127 - RIGHT [SHIFT]
108/1/127 - LEFT [SHIFT]
106/1/127 - SPACE
107/1/127 - HOME
111/1/127 - END
Connect the iControl, run MIDIstroke and iMovie.
Now the jog wheel will jog the movie backwards or forwards a frame at a time: however if you move it too fast it will fail to respond at all.
The transport buttons are mapped as follows:
Record and play will both toggle start and stop as appropriate in the program.
Fast forward and back will make a single jump of ten seconds for each press (there is no repeat when held down).
Go to beginning does just that, and the cycle button goes to the end.
It's not ideal but if you already have an iControl and you don't have a mouse with a scroll wheel (and a driver for mapping to keystrokes), or something with a jog wheel, this might make editing a bit easier.
You could use MIDI Monitor (also free) from
http://www.snoize.com/MIDIMonitor/
to tell you what commands are being sent by the various iControl buttons and knobs and then use those to map any way you want in any program -the only caveat is that you can't have different commands in different programs: and obviously there has to be a keystroke to do whatever it is you want.
20 inch G4 iMac   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

Roger,
this is grrrreat!
I really LOVE such workarounds!!
using a midi-controler for video-editing.. wowy...
.. but on my desk, the M-Audio would be way too big, so I like to use this device:
http://www.contourdesign.com/shuttlepro/

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