diff --git a/src/Application/ProjectionMappingState.cpp b/src/Application/ProjectionMappingState.cpp
index ea2f8cf..f333cad 100644
--- a/src/Application/ProjectionMappingState.cpp
+++ b/src/Application/ProjectionMappingState.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,12 @@ void ProjectionMappingState::onKeyPressed(Application * app, ofKeyEventArgs & ar
 		 break;
 		 
 	 case ' ':
-		 app->getCmdManager()->exec(new DeselectSurfaceCmd(app->getSurfaceManager()));
+		 if(app->getSurfaceManager()->getSelectedSurface()->getSource()->getType() ==
+            SourceType::SOURCE_TYPE_VIDEO){
+            app->getCmdManager()->exec(
+                new ToggleAnimatedSourceCmd(
+                    app->getSurfaceManager()->getSelectedSurface()));
+         }
 		 break;
 		 
 	 case OF_KEY_TAB:
diff --git a/src/Application/ProjectionMappingState.h b/src/Application/ProjectionMappingState.h
index 7fbbdee..8c0e840 100644
--- a/src/Application/ProjectionMappingState.h
+++ b/src/Application/ProjectionMappingState.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "DeselectSurfaceCmd.h"
 #include "SetNextSourceCmd.h"
 #include "DuplicateSurfaceCmd.h"
+#include "ToggleAnimatedSourceCmd.h"
 #include "SurfaceType.h"
 #include "Gui.h"
 
diff --git a/src/Application/TextureMappingState.cpp b/src/Application/TextureMappingState.cpp
index 40158b6..56a0037 100644
--- a/src/Application/TextureMappingState.cpp
+++ b/src/Application/TextureMappingState.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ void TextureMappingState::onKeyPressed(Application * app, ofKeyEventArgs & args)
 		 break;
 	 
 	 case ' ':
-		 app->getCmdManager()->exec(
-			new DeselectTexCoordCmd(app->getGui()->getTextureEditor()));
+         if(app->getSurfaceManager()->getSelectedSurface()->getSource()->getType() ==
+            SourceType::SOURCE_TYPE_VIDEO){
+            app->getCmdManager()->exec(
+                new ToggleAnimatedSourceCmd(
+                    app->getSurfaceManager()->getSelectedSurface()));
+         }
 		 break;
 		 
 	 case OF_KEY_TAB:
diff --git a/src/Application/TextureMappingState.h b/src/Application/TextureMappingState.h
index dba6837..b18610d 100644
--- a/src/Application/TextureMappingState.h
+++ b/src/Application/TextureMappingState.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "DeselectTexCoordCmd.h"
 #include "SetNextSourceCmd.h"
 #include "SelNextSurfaceCmd.h"
+#include "ToggleAnimatedSourceCmd.h"
 
 namespace ofx {
 namespace piMapper {
diff --git a/src/Sources/BaseSource.h b/src/Sources/BaseSource.h
index f6e0157..43f4ad5 100644
--- a/src/Sources/BaseSource.h
+++ b/src/Sources/BaseSource.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class BaseSource {
 		int getType();
 		string & getPath();
 		virtual void clear(){}
+        virtual void togglePause(){}
 
 		// TODO: add virtual increaseReferenceCount and decreaseReferenceCount methods
 		// and make the variable protected
diff --git a/src/Sources/VideoSource.cpp b/src/Sources/VideoSource.cpp
index 1658627..6ac76b3 100644
--- a/src/Sources/VideoSource.cpp
+++ b/src/Sources/VideoSource.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ void VideoSource::clear(){
 	loaded = false;
 }
 
+void VideoSource::togglePause(){
+    #ifdef TARGET_RASPBERRY_PI
+        omxPlayer->togglePause();
+    #else
+        videoPlayer->setPaused(!videoPlayer->isPaused());
+    #endif
+}
+
 #ifndef TARGET_RASPBERRY_PI
 	void VideoSource::update(ofEventArgs & args){
 		if(videoPlayer != 0){
diff --git a/src/Sources/VideoSource.h b/src/Sources/VideoSource.h
index 39ab87e..cce9aba 100644
--- a/src/Sources/VideoSource.h
+++ b/src/Sources/VideoSource.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class VideoSource : public BaseSource {
 		string & getPath();
 		void loadVideo(string & path);
 		void clear();
+        void togglePause();
 
 		#ifndef TARGET_RASPBERRY_PI
 			void update(ofEventArgs & args);