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CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide (Version 2.5)Workstation SoftwareCLIPSTEREdit ToolUser Guide

ivCLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.4.12 Attaching Audio Clips to Video Clips ... 6-556.4.13 Time Stretching or Time Compressio

4-38CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidecause for this drop. If the performance monitor is disabled, the log file will be written but provide no information

4-39The Tool Area213465789IAYou can switch between the two measurings with a setting available in the Configuration Tool (see “CLIPSTER Configurations

4-40CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidethe single-threaded I/O mode. If used in the multi-threaded I/O mode, the drawn access times to a single file (one ba

4-41The Tool Area213465789IA4.6.3 The Status BarRight below the chart controls you can find the status bar which will provide you with status messages

4-42CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 4-23: Status message in the status barThe messages in the status bar inform you, for instance, about whether t

4-43The Tool Area213465789IAFigure 4-25: Timeline marker in timelineFurthermore, with the controls below the table you can, for example, save the resu

4-44CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide4.6.6 Using the Performance MonitorThe performance monitor monitors the hard disk accesses of the DVS software to the

4-45The Tool Area213465789IAAfter starting the software and thus the Edit Tool the bin is by default activated in the tool area. Then perform the foll

4-46CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideMeasuring the PerformanceOnce the performance monitor and the software are prepared as de-scribed in section “Prepari

4-47The Tool Area213465789IAIf drops occur, they will be entered in the drop table of the performance monitor and red bars will appear in the chart. T

vContents7.7.3 Advanced Settings... 7-187.8 Keyframing ...

4-48CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideAfter applying the recommended solution the problem should be re-solved. However, if the drops persist, please contac

5-15213546789IAThe Control AreaTo the right of the tool area you can find the control area of the Edit Tool. This area is used to pre- and review your

5-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide5.1 The Video OverlayWith the video overlay you can view the material present in the time-line. All clips and added o

5-3The Control Area213546789IAThis can be done with the Configuration Tool. Please refer to the “CLIP-STER Configurations” user guide for further info

5-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 5-4: Video scope in control areaWith the menu option Above overlay available on the context menu of the control

5-5The Control Area213546789IABy using the menu option Analyzer off the selected video scope can be turned off again at any time.Vectorscope 100 %The

5-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideors, for example, for a legal broadcast signal, this video scope already indicates the safety area of the colors: The

5-7The Control Area213546789IAmulation of dots in all three color components near the 0 % line (plus headroom, if applicable). When playing out in RGB

5-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideblue (RGB) of an output image. For this the image is evaluated line by line and for each the color distribution is dis

5-9The Control Area213546789IA5.2 The Scrub Bar of the Control AreaBelow the video overlay a scrub bar of the timeline is available.Figure 5-11: Time

viCLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide8.3 Working with EDLs from the Timeline... 8-228.4 The Conforming Mode in General ...

5-10CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe blue line indicates the part of the timeline selected via the timeline’s in- and outpoint. For information on how

5-11The Control Area213546789IA5.3 ControlsAt the bottom of the control area the controls to play out and move within your current project are located

5-12CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe SLAVE button activates the slave mode of the Edit Tool. With the slave mode the DVS system can be controlled via

5-13The Control Area213546789IAIf you activate a play action of the clip from the bin in the source-edit mode (see section “The Source-Edit Mode” on p

5-14CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide5.4 The Source-Edit ModeIf you drag either a video or audio clip from the bin to the control area of the Edit Tool,

5-15The Control Area213546789IAFigure 5-13: The source-edit modeThe left part of the control area shows the clip coming from the bin (in the following

5-16CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide(as described in section “Taking a Clip from the Control Area” on page 6-4).In addition to setting an in- and outpoin

5-17The Control Area213546789IAWith this button you can play out the bin clip in real time. When a play-out is initiated, the contents of the bin clip

5-18CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide5.4.2 Setting In- and Outpoint for the Clip from the BinWhen the video or audio clip from the bin (bin clip) was drag

5-19The Control Area213546789IAItems DescriptionThe DELETE button is a toggle button. If it is ac-tivated ( ), you can delete the in- or out-point by

viiContents9.2.10 Export EDL… ... 9-89.2.11 Finalize… ...

5-20CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideTo set the in- and outpoint perform the following:y If necessary, pull the scrub bar cursor out of the way to grab th

5-21The Control Area213546789IAFigure 5-15: Set in- and outpoint of the bin clipWhen everything is set as desired, select the bin clip in its video ov

5-22CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 5-16: Processing video materialThe menu option Export to Application opens a submenu where you can select anot

5-23The Control Area213546789IAry><incrementing number>). After this the copied source material will be opened in the external application wh

5-24CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide5.5 The Trim ModeWith the trim mode of the Edit Tool you can change the in- and outpoint of adjacent clips to a cutt

5-25The Control Area213546789IAlast frame of the clip left to the cut/transition while the right one dis-plays the inpoint and first frame of the clip

5-26CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidetrim mode provides the following elements to control a trimming frame accurately:Items DescriptionBlue bar The blue b

5-27The Control Area213546789IA5.5.2 Setting In- and Outpoints of ClipsIf clips are already present in the timeline of the Edit Tool, you can change t

5-28CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidey Select the in- or outpoint handlers in the scrub bars of the clips with the mouse and move them to the desired posi

5-29The Control Area213546789IA5.6 The Slave Mode Control WindowThe DVS software provides in some of its software modules a slave mode. Usually it ca

viiiCLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideA.6 Slave Mode / RS-422 Control...A-18A.7 System Maintenance ...

5-30CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideOn the one hand the Pos field indicates the cur-rent position of the timeline cursor, for example, during a play-out

6-16213476589IAThe TimelineFor the editing process the Edit Tool provides a timeline with video and audio tracks where you can add the clips in the de

6-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.1 Adding Clips to the TimelineTo begin an editing work you have to drag the clips to the video and/or audio tracks

6-3The Timeline213476589IAy Then select the clip in the contents area of the bin and drag and drop it with the mouse into a video or audio track.Figur

6-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideline as described in section “Changing In- and Outpoints of Timeline El-ements” on page 6-47.6.1.2 Taking a Clip from

6-5The Timeline213476589IAFigure 6-3: Drag and drop of video clip to timelineOnce the mouse button is released, a representation of the clip is added

6-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.2 Configuring the TimelineBecause the timeline is the most important part of the Edit Tool, it can be configured fr

6-7The Timeline213476589IAVideo and Audio Track PropertiesVia the SETTINGS… button you can alter the size and number of video and audio tracks. It is

6-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideChanging Track Sizes ManuallyThe track sizes can also be manually set in the timeline area. Setting the tracks to indi

6-9The Timeline213476589IAIn detail the clips in the video track(s) can be set to the following ap-pearances:6.2.3 Configuring the Timeline ScaleThe t

1-11213456789IAIntroductionThis documentation describes how to use the Edit Tool of CLIPSTER, the real-time conforming and finishing system manufactur

6-10CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.2.4 Configuring the Tooltips of ClipsAll clips added to the timeline of the Edit Tool, i.e. video as well as audio

6-11The Timeline213476589IAFigure 6-11: List of the display typesFrom this list select the display type that should be used in the software.Selection

6-12CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.2.6 Configuring the Video and Audio OutputTo output video and audio and to view your project’s timeline with a moni

6-13The Timeline213476589IAFigure 6-12: Window to set the output settingsAs a standard after selecting the video format settings the SDI output config

6-14CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideAs soon as you confirm your settings with the OK button, they will be in effect. The in- and outputs of the system (e

6-15The Timeline213476589IAFigure 6-13: Button to configure the audio output settingsWith these buttons you can set for each track separately the audi

6-16CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideingly. With the check box Copy to all tracks the adjusted offset can be transferred to all other available audio trac

6-17The Timeline213476589IAof the downmixed stereo clip will be provided. If the channels are set to stereo, a standard stereo signal will be output.O

6-18CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 6-15: Items for a further configuration of audioIn detail this area provides the following items:Once everythi

6-19The Timeline213476589IAcreate a profile for it. Afterwards the loaded 3D LUT file has to be en-abled for the DVS software.Via the SETTINGS… button

1-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide– clips can be moved via drag and drop,– user friendly designed timeline including editing functions,– total control o

6-20CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideTo load and administer available 3D LUT files the window provides the following items:Several sample LUT files are de

6-21The Timeline213476589IAOnce at least one profile is available in the list box, you can enable it for the Edit Tool. For this the desired profile n

6-22CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideAt the bottom of this window you can find further optional settings in the Options area. To the right you can find th

6-23The Timeline213476589IAAt the top of the ’Timeline cropping’ window you can find items to control the aspect ratio of the cropped image.Figure 6-2

6-24CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 6-23: Manual controls of croppingTo change the cropping manually use, for example, the entry fields and type i

6-25The Timeline213476589IAOnce everything is set as desired, confirm your selection with the OK button at the bottom of the ’Timeline cropping’ windo

6-26CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideAt the bottom of this window you can find the Options area where further optional settings are provided. To the right

6-27The Timeline213476589IAThe following settings items are available for the windows:Once your settings for the window are complete, make sure it is

6-28CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideHowever, the configured burn-in information will be in effect only if the check box Burn-In is activated which is ava

6-29The Timeline213476589IA6.3 Controlling the TimelineMost work is performed in the timeline of the Edit Tool directly. In the timeline you can arra

1-3Introduction213456789IAMulti-Device Enables a synchronous play-out/record of multiple DVS systems. One master device controls other devices via RS-

6-30CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 6-31: Timeline slidersWith the left slider you can zoom in or out of the timeline (keyboard shortcuts [Up Arro

6-31The Timeline213476589IAFigure 6-33: The scrub barThere are several ways to move within your project with the scrub bar of the control area:– Selec

6-32CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe first two are also initiated via their respective controls of the Edit Tool (the play and REVIEW button). However

6-33The Timeline213476589IAWith a set in- and outpoint of the timeline the length of the currently selected range will be indicated in the field direc

6-34CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 6-35: Timeline with set in- and outpointWith a set in- and outpoint a play-out of the timeline will then be pe

6-35The Timeline213476589IAon the timeline. In the insert mode no video material will be overwritten and intact (undivided) clips will be divided at t

6-36CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideIn the overwrite mode you can set a transition between two neighbor-ing clips at all times. If needed, the Edit Tool

6-37The Timeline213476589IATo lock or mute a track you have to use the buttons available in the ar-eas right in front of the tracks. The button M mute

6-38CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.4 Working with the Timeline in GeneralAfter adding clips to the timeline (see section “Adding Clips to the Timelin

6-39The Timeline213476589IAFigure 6-37: Moving a clipWith the insert mode activated, if a clip is moved to a cutting point, the clip will be inserted

1-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide1.1 OverviewThis user guide informs you about the general handling of the Edit Tool as well as of its complete control

6-40CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 6-38: A gap in the timelineThen you either have to move the other clips respectively or fill the gap by adding

6-41The Timeline213476589IA6.4.3 Cutting, Copying or Pasting ClipsBin clips and timeline elements can be cut or copied to the clipboard of the operati

6-42CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidey Now move the timeline cursor to the position on the timeline where the clip to be added should end.y Click the outp

6-43The Timeline213476589IAy Move the timeline cursor to the position on the timeline where the range should begin (see also section “Moving within th

6-44CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.4.6 Performing a CutOnce at least one clip is present in the video or audio tracks of the time-line, you can cut th

6-45The Timeline213476589IAThis will make the button TRANS available in the user interface.y Select the button TRANS.A transition appears between the

6-46CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.4.8 Prerendering of Timeline ElementsWhen adding timeline elements, such as clips or operators, to the time-line, t

6-47The Timeline213476589IAFigure 6-42: Timeline element marked for prerenderingAdditionally, video clips that are subject to a prerendering will be m

6-48CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThere are two ways to change the in- and outpoints of timeline ele-ments already added to the timeline:1. You can cha

6-49The Timeline213476589IAYour alterations will be effective immediately in the timeline. After changing the settings of the handlers you can, for ex

1-5Introduction213456789IA1.2 Target GroupTo use this user guide and the Edit Tool correctly you should have ex-perience in PC handling and be familia

6-50CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 6-44: Changing the length of a transitionDuring the positioning of the in- or outpoint handler of clips you ca

6-51The Timeline213476589IAon page 6-49). They are available when you select two or more in- or outpoint handlers of timeline elements present in the

6-52CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 6-48: Two selected outpoint handlersThe following two trimming techniques are called ’slip and slide trim-ming

6-53The Timeline213476589IAOnce one or more markers are placed in the timeline you can easily jump to them with the respective controls ( ) of the con

6-54CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThis will add a marker to the timeline of the Edit Tool at the current po-sition of the timeline cursor.How to Set Ma

6-55The Timeline213476589IAYou also have the possibility at hand to remove all timeline markers in one step from the timeline. For this select the men

6-56CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideample, be moved easily together while their alignment and relative po-sition to each other is maintained.However, bec

6-57The Timeline213476589IApression allows you to speed up or slow down the play-out of a clip, for instance, for slow/fast motion purposes or to matc

6-58CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe combo box Preset allows you to select common timing changes from its drop-down list. Once one of the predetermine

6-59The Timeline213476589IApage 6-61 and section “The Context Menu of Audio Clips” on page 6-75).This will open the standard dialog window of the DVS

1-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide1.3 Conventions Used in this User GuideThe following typographical conventions will be used in this documen-tation:y

6-60CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.5 Working with Video ClipsThe Edit Tool works with representations of clips in the timeline only. This means that

6-61The Timeline213476589IA6.5.2 The Context Menu of Video ClipsThe context menu of video clips (usually invoked with a right-click of the mouse) prov

6-62CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideEnable tooltip Clips added to the timeline provide various infor-mation via tooltips. With this menu option you can

6-63The Timeline213476589IA6.5.3 Consistencies of ClipsDuring the loading of a project file or the import of a bin (see section “Open…” on page 9-4 an

6-64CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideIf a clip is played out where frames are missing, the missing frames will be substituted by the DVS software automati

6-65The Timeline213476589IAFigure 6-57: Matching an individual video frameAfter this the control area of the Edit Tool switches to its source-edit mod

6-66CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidether processing (see section “Processing the Source Material of a Video Clip” on page 5-21).To switch the control are

6-67The Timeline213476589IAThis menu option will export the source material of the clip according to your settings made for this application in the Co

6-68CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideWith vertical editing you still work with the video track(s) as usual, i.e. horizontally. But, for instance, in case

6-69The Timeline213476589IA6.5.7 Scene DetectionVideo clips that were recorded from tape machines or telecines are of-ten available in a single image

1-7Introduction213456789IA1.4 Important NotesPlease observe the following while using the Edit Tool:Only use the designated video drive (main storage)

6-70CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideStarting a Scene DetectionTo start a scene detection perform the following:y If not already available add the video c

6-71The Timeline213476589IAFigure 6-61: Activated scene detectionThe video scope Scene Detection is an RGB parade that can be used to evaluate the sce

6-72CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideEditing the Scene MarkersThe scene detection detects cuts reliably when the changes of scenery are distinct. However,

6-73The Timeline213476589IATo display the alpha channel of a video clip you have to activate the menu option Show Alpha Channel only on the context me

6-74CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.6 Working with Audio ClipsWith audio clips it is the same as with video clips: The DVS software works with represe

6-75The Timeline213476589IA6.6.2 The Context Menu of Audio ClipsThe context menu of audio clips (usually invoked with a right-click of the mouse) prov

6-76CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideAttach Disconnect ele-ment Disconnect group Disconnect timeline These menu options enable you to work with at-tached

6-77The Timeline213476589IA6.6.3 Volume ControlThe button VOLUME is important for audio clips. You can find it at the bottom of the timeline area to t

6-78CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThis will create a control point which can be moved in every direction on the audio clip.When you move the control po

6-79The Timeline213476589IA6.6.4 Waveform DisplayWith the button WAVE you can switch on or off the waveform display of the audio clips in the timeline

1-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide1.5 New in the Edit ToolThe following lists the most important features and functions that were new in the latest ver

6-80CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.7 Finalizing the TimelineOnce a project is finished, you can generate from a project’s timeline a new clip in a con

6-81The Timeline213476589IA6.7.1 General SettingsWhen performing a finalizing you have to specify some general set-tings, such as the storage informat

6-82CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideIn the entry field Render path you have to state the storage path where to store the new clip. You may also click on

6-83The Timeline213476589IAdio output (see section “Configuring Audio” on page 6-86). By turn-ing on either one of these only the activated output wil

6-84CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFurthermore, some file formats offer additional saving types, such as bit depth and/or byte order settings. If provid

6-85The Timeline213476589IAIf appropriate and available select whether drop-frame timecode should be applied to the source timecode written to the fil

6-86CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidewith the video format of the clips in the timeline, and their output for the clip to be rendered must be seen in rela

6-87The Timeline213476589IAWith the File format combo box select the file format of your audio file(s) to be generated. For a list of the supported fi

6-88CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide6.7.4 FinalizingThe buttons at the bottom right-hand side of the window ’Finalizing’ allow you to control this window

6-89The Timeline213476589IAdio” on page 6-86 would lead to the following output on the storage when as the video output format the *.dpx file format w

1-9Introduction213456789IA– Slave mode remote control switchable between different protocols– More than 100 graphic file formats for import/addingNew

6-90CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidetiple channels is generated, the <Channels> place holder will be left out.When video (still image sequence) or

6-91The Timeline213476589IAFigure 6-75: Options to configure a variable file namingTo set the name options perform the following:y If not already avai

6-92CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideExtension will be Select from this combo box the variable or separator that should be transferred to the upper combo

6-93The Timeline213476589IAy Use the Numbering options to configure a file numbering for the image files to be created:A preview of the file name can

6-94CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThis will close the window to configure the name options and you will be returned to the finalize dialog.y In the fin

7-17213456789IATimeline Element PropertiesTimeline element properties are provided for video clips as well as tran-sitions. They can be used to determ

7-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide7.1 Accessing the Timeline Element PropertiesThe properties of timeline elements can be accessed easily in the Edit T

7-3Timeline Element Properties213456789IA7.2 General Items of the Properties AreaThis section explains the items that are available in the properties

7-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe button MODIFY AFTER applies the settings of the currently selected timeline element or, with video clips, of the c

7-5Timeline Element Properties213456789IA7.3 Changing Values of Sliders and Entry FieldsAlmost all operators provide sliders as well as entry fields

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7-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide7.4 Closing the Timeline Element PropertiesThe timeline element properties can be closed the same way they are called

7-7Timeline Element Properties213456789IA7.5 Properties of a TransitionAs soon as a transition is selected in the timeline, its properties are dis-pl

7-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 7-4: SMPTE wipes of the DVS software21 22 23 24 25 26123456741 42 61 62 63 64101 102 103 104 105 106119 123 124

7-9Timeline Element Properties213456789IAAfter selecting one of the available wipes you have further possibilities at hand to adjust the transition:As

7-10CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide7.6 Properties of a Video ClipEvery video clip added to the timeline provides timeline element prop-erties which off

7-11Timeline Element Properties213456789IApane the same way as the effects operators provided by DVS (see sec-tion “Effects” on page 4-25).Usually, ef

7-12CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidey Select from one of the folders the respective effects operator that you want to apply and drag and drop it to the E

7-13Timeline Element Properties213456789IAFigure 7-7: Video clip propertiesSimply select an effect from the effects list and its settings are immedi-a

7-14CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideIf you need an operator to be applied to a limited range of frames of a clip only, you have to edit the clip with har

7-15Timeline Element Properties213456789IATo create such a preset effect as well as apply it to a selected clip in the timeline you may use the contex

2-12213645789IABasicsThe Edit Tool is one of the software modules of the DVS software and thus part of the software package for CLIPSTER. This chapter

7-16CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide7.7 The Operator ’Zoom + Pan’The operator ’Zoom + Pan’ allows to zoom, pan and rotate as well as to sharpen or blur

7-17Timeline Element Properties213456789IAAdditionally, you can enter either the zoom factor or the pixel size that the original frames should be set

7-18CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideAs already indicated in the table above to the right of the sliders you can find entry fields where you can specify e

7-19Timeline Element Properties213456789IAWith the Aperture items to the right of the Filter combo box you can sharpen or blur the image. The slider a

7-20CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideslider and pull it to the left or right until the jittering or other interfer-ences disappear.With the Rotation slide

7-21Timeline Element Properties213456789IA7.8 KeyframingFor effects there may be keyframing available. It allows you to use the effect on a clip’s tim

7-22CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 7-15: Parameters listFor each effect setting in the list there is one keyframing line available in the graph o

7-23Timeline Element Properties213456789IAFigure 7-16: Context menu of parameters listThe button RESET sets all settings of the parameters list back t

7-24CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 7-17: The graphTo work on a selected part of a clip you can use the button FRAME IN/OUT: Set the timeline’s in

7-25Timeline Element Properties213456789IAFigure 7-18: Context menu of the graphOn the graph’s context menu select the menu option Reset Zoom to reset

2-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide2.1 Overview of the Software StructureThe software package for the DVS system consists of various individual programs

7-26CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide– You can use the controls of the Edit Tool as usual to move in or play out the timeline (see section “Moving within

7-27Timeline Element Properties213456789IA7.8.4 Setting KeyframesKeyframes for an effect setting can be set easily in the keyframe editor: A single cl

7-28CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideDuring the moving of a keyframe with the mouse, its position and set-ting is displayed on the screen, allowing you to

7-29Timeline Element Properties213456789IAFigure 7-25: Selecting several keyframesOnce the mouse button is released, the keyframes within the rectangl

7-30CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide7.9 The Operator ’Flip Flop’The flip/flop operator enables you to mirror the video image vertically and/or horizonta

7-31Timeline Element Properties213456789IA7.10 The Operator ’1st Color Correction’The operator ’1st Color Correction’ can be used to perform a primary

7-32CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidemore than one LUT, the effects of the LUT files are combined to color correct the images of the clip.Below the list b

7-33Timeline Element Properties213456789IAFigure 7-29: The area for master, luma and chromaWith the Master items you can adjust luminance relevant set

7-34CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideWith the Chroma items you can adjust color related settings, such as the hue:7.10.3 GlobalThe Global items provide yo

7-35Timeline Element Properties213456789IAThe check box Hold Luma allows you to hold the luminance level of the clip while adjusting a single color co

2-3Basics213645789IAsystem and are used to perform editing and video as well as audio pro-cessing tasks. These modules are the Edit Tool, the I/O Tool

7-36CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe check box Hold B+W allows you to hold the black and white points of the image. When it is activated, a gamma corr

7-37Timeline Element Properties213456789IAWhen called for the first time, you can find in the middle of the color circle three dots that overlay each

7-38CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide7.11 The Operator ’2nd Color Correction’The ’2nd Color Correction’ operator is an optionally available feature for th

7-39Timeline Element Properties213456789IAafterwards hold your data of the selected color or color range as well as the information about the performe

7-40CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidecorrection if already set), a display of the alpha channel only and a view of the alpha channel plus the source image

7-41Timeline Element Properties213456789IAFigure 7-36: Color corrected example imageOnce the color alterations are set as desired, the procedure to pe

7-42CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 7-37: Color vector list of the secondary color correctionSimply select one of the predefined color vectors fro

7-43Timeline Element Properties213456789IAFigure 7-38: Color mask controlsIn detail the color mask area provides the following control elements and po

7-44CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideWhile the selected color vector is displayed in a light grey, the colors not selected are shown in a darker grey. The

7-45Timeline Element Properties213456789IAting. Therefore, in case the shape is no trapezoid but a rectangle, no softness is selected for the respecti

2-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideexample, via import and export functions (import via the I/O Tool and export via the Edit Tool).Integrated SpycerWith

7-46CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideand afterwards pressing [Enter] on your keyboard. The value ranges that can be entered are as follows:Color Mask Cont

7-47Timeline Element Properties213456789IAThe Preview WindowThe preview window and the pipette of the secondary color correction are the easiest way t

7-48CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidesee the selected color vector more clearly because it will be shown in grey.As soon as the preview window is visible,

7-49Timeline Element Properties213456789IAvector the settings of a primary color correction are at your disposal. The respective settings items can be

7-50CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe outer ring of the color wheel displays the color vector that you have set with the color mask items to the left.

7-51Timeline Element Properties213456789IA7.12 Picture MasksFor effects there may be picture masks available. They allow the usage of an effect on a s

7-52CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 7-47: Shapes listThe settings of the selected shape are displayed in the settings pane to the right of the lis

7-53Timeline Element Properties213456789IAFigure 7-48: Items to set a shapeWith the combo box Shape you enable a shape: As soon as it is set from None

7-54CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideOnce a shape is defined, you can close the preview window at any time. Afterwards it can be displayed again by select

7-55Timeline Element Properties213456789IA7.13 The Operator ’6-Vector CC’The ’6-Vector CC’ operator enables you to adjust colors based on pre-defined

2-5Basics213645789IAMost other tools delivered with the DVS software are used during the initial configuration and setup of the system only. In your d

7-56CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideed). The button a+P shows you the alpha channel together with the original image (the selected colors will appear in

7-57Timeline Element Properties213456789IA7.14 The Operator ’DeInterlace’The operator ’DeInterlace’ enables you to convert interlaced material (fields

7-58CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe items of the Even/Odd area are used to determine the starting field for the calculated result:With the sliders be

8-12134568IA789The Conforming ToolWith the conforming tool of the Edit Tool you can conform, for exam-ple, offline composed projects.This chapter expl

8-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide8.1 Introduction to Conforming with the Edit ToolThis section provides an introduction to conforming and the conform-

8-3The Conforming Tool21345678IA9outpoints. The possibilities when adapting the conforming in the time-line directly are explained in section “Working

8-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide– Cut lists without source in- and outpoints will be automatically pro-vided with this information by the DVS software

8-5The Conforming Tool21345678IA9– Prior to conforming via the SpycerNet for the first time, it is recom-mended to initiate a rescan of the watched fo

8-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide8.2 First Steps to Make a ConformingThis section describes the first and recommended approach to a con-forming with t

8-7The Conforming Tool21345678IA9Figure 8-1: Example dialog window to configure an EDLIt provides the settings items as described below:Depending on t

213456789IACLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideIntroductionBasicsGetting StartedThe Tool AreaThe Control AreaThe TimelineTimeline Element PropertiesThe Confo

2-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide2.2 Overview of the User InterfaceThe following figure shows the user interface of the Edit Tool as it ap-pears after

8-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideExtension Cut lists only: Determines how to interpret the reference numbers of the keycode information in the files’

8-9The Conforming Tool21345678IA9y Configure the list to be added appropriately.y Once everything is set as wanted, confirm your settings with the OK

8-10CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 8-3: Drag and drop of EDL to timelineWhen the mouse button is released, the following window will be dis-playe

8-11The Conforming Tool21345678IA9This window allows you to configure the creation of the EDL in the timeline. It provides the following settings item

8-12CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidey Configure the list to be created in the timeline appropriately.Position Specifies the position where to add the cl

8-13The Conforming Tool21345678IA9y Once everything is set confirm your settings with the OK button.This will start the creation process and a progres

8-14CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe above mentioned methods to start an autoconforming will be de-scribed in the following. Right after one of them i

8-15The Conforming Tool21345678IA9Figure 8-6: Continue with autoconforming?After this the window to configure the autoconforming will be dis-played on

8-16CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe first two settings should be used if the headers of the files on the storage provide source timecode or keycode i

8-17The Conforming Tool21345678IA9The setting SpycerNet utilizes the SpycerNet to search for clips. Its main advantage is that you can include remote

2-7Basics213645789IAAfter starting the DVS software the Edit Tool software module is acti-vated automatically. Here you can see the following items:me

8-18CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidey In this window configure the autoconforming according to the material to be conformed.y Once everything is set star

8-19The Conforming Tool21345678IA9you want, e.g. via trimming or color correction. You can also import other EDLs and add them to the timeline as well

8-20CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 8-9: Substitute image for multiple found clipsThis will be displayed instead of the original clip’s images, fo

8-21The Conforming Tool21345678IA9A failing of the conforming may happen because of a number of rea-sons and how to avoid the most common ones is deta

8-22CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide8.3 Working with EDLs from the TimelineAs soon as an EDL is available in the timeline (see section “Building up a Ti

8-23The Conforming Tool21345678IA9Figure 8-12: Conforming functions provided in the timelineSelect This menu option opens a further submenu where you

8-24CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideShow in the corre-sponding EDL If not already visible, this menu option switches to the conforming mode of the contro

8-25The Conforming Tool21345678IA98.4 The Conforming Mode in GeneralAll tasks that have been described so far in this chapter can be per-formed direc

8-26CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideIn case a clip was conformed with material from a non-real-time capa-ble storage, it will be marked in the timeline f

8-27The Conforming Tool21345678IA98.5 Conforming Mode – The Work AreaOnce at least one EDL is available in the bin (see section “Importing and Adding

2-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidetask bar The user interface provides at its bottom a task bar where you can switch between the different software modu

8-28CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide– via the EDL combo box of the controls (see section “<EDL>” on page 8-41).Additionally, to view the EDL of a c

8-29The Conforming Tool21345678IA9Figure 8-16: Example entry fieldsThe above figure shows two examples of entry fields and their addition-al items: Th

8-30CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 8-18: The tab ’EDLs’The other tabs of the work area detail the information of the EDL that is selected in this

8-31The Conforming Tool21345678IA98.5.5 The Tab ’EDL Clips’The tab EDL Clips shows all clips (events) of the currently selected EDL. It provides infor

8-32CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe following explains the columns that are available for the tab EDL Clips:On this tab you can change the settings f

8-33The Conforming Tool21345678IA9Original This clip does not belong to an EDL. It is a normal clip avail-able in one of the standard folders of the b

8-34CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideKeycode INKeycode OUTThese entries show the keycode in- and out-point. Normally these information are detailed in cut

8-35The Conforming Tool21345678IA9VTR Records the event via RS-422 from an externally connected player (see section “Capture data…” on page 8-53).Non

8-36CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide8.5.6 The Tab ’EDL Reels’On the tab EDL Reels you can find the reels that are currently avail-able in the selected ED

8-37The Conforming Tool21345678IA9Figure 8-20: The tab ’EDL Reels’By selecting one or more reels in this view on the EDL, the clips belong-ing to this

2-9Basics213645789IA2.3 The Task BarThe user interface provides at its bottom a task bar where you can switch between the different software modules

8-38CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide8.5.7 The Tab ’Original EDL’The tab Original EDL shows you the original file of the currently se-lected EDL as it wou

8-39The Conforming Tool21345678IA9Figure 8-21: The tab 'Original EDL'With the help of the tab Original EDL you can, for example, compare the

8-40CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide8.6 Conforming Mode – The Conforming ControlsThe conforming controls offer you various sophisticated functions to pr

8-41The Conforming Tool21345678IA9During the closing procedure you will also be asked whether you want to save the EDL, i.e. whether already made chan

8-42CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidelist shows all EDLs currently available in the project (see also section “The Tab ’EDLs’” on page 8-29).View settings

8-43The Conforming Tool21345678IA9one so that the relation of width to height of the last confirmed size re-mains the same.Once everything is set clos

8-44CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidereel) that have a specific status (Clips with status)). You can add as many AND searches as you like and they can be

8-45The Conforming Tool21345678IA9Combine… With this button you can combine EDLs available in this project to a sin-gle EDL. It opens the following wi

8-46CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideReconform… When an EDL is already conformed and built up in the timeline and you receive an update for this EDL, you

8-47The Conforming Tool21345678IA9settings. Then, a clip will receive the same effects settings as a clip of the older EDL if its duration is within t

2-10CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideAdditionally, you can find at the bottom right of the task bar several items which will provide you with information

8-48CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideTo adjust the source in- and outpoints you can select between several possibilities and you have to choose one with t

8-49The Conforming Tool21345678IA9Figure 8-32: Slipping keycodesThis window provides you with the same possibilities as the window to slip source in-

8-50CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidebe displayed as after initiating an autoconforming (e.g. after the build-up of an unconformed EDL in the timeline). F

8-51The Conforming Tool21345678IA9This window provides almost the same settings items as the ’Autocon-form’ window. The ones that are missing should h

8-52CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 8-35: Transferring dataUse the settings items as detailed in the following to configure the copy process:RT-pa

8-53The Conforming Tool21345678IA9When everything is set, you can start the transfer of data with the but-ton TRANSFER DATA. Then the source data will

8-54CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidemanually set to VTR as the ’Source type’ (see section “Conforming Mode – The Work Area” on page 8-27).After this the

8-55The Conforming Tool21345678IA9source material will be combined (consolidated) and captured as a sin-gle clip. The tolerance can be entered in the

8-56CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidethe check box of this setting is deactivated, the events on the tab EDL Clips will be captured in the sequence that t

8-57The Conforming Tool21345678IA9tails, i.e. with this function you can relocate the trim points of all clips in the timeline in a single step. It wo

2-11Basics213645789IA2.4 Working in Real TimeWith the DVS system you can perform most operations in real time. When playing out or recording, the wor

8-58CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideWhen everything is set and the OK button is clicked, the showing/hid-ing of heads and tails will be applied to the cl

8-59The Conforming Tool21345678IA9plying this function again with different settings (i.e. they will be adjust-ed, not doubled). This way they can als

8-60CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide8.7 Conforming Mode – The Preview AreaWith the conforming mode of the Edit Tool’s control area activated, the result

8-61The Conforming Tool21345678IA98.7.1 Selecting Contents for ViewingWith the preview area you can view either the clips assembled in the timeline or

8-62CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide“The Video Scopes” on page 5-3). In addition to these the following one is provided:8.7.3 The Scrub BarBeneath the vi

8-63The Conforming Tool21345678IA98.7.4 The Preview ControlsIn addition to moving the scrub bar cursor manually you can control it via the preview con

8-64CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide8.7.5 Clip PropertiesAs soon as you select an element for viewing in the preview area (see section “Selecting Content

8-65The Conforming Tool21345678IA9y Then configure the timeline to provide a second video track (see section “Video and Audio Track Properties” on pag

8-66CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidehave to adjust the scaling of the clip/timeline by setting one of the fol-lowing:– Either adjust the autoscaling of t

8-67The Conforming Tool21345678IA98.7.7 Recreating Edit Points for an Offline Edited ClipFor a comparison with an offline edited clip (see section “Wo

2-12CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideOnce a proxy has been created, it will be available in the bin instead of the original high-resolution clip. Neverthe

8-68CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 8-46: Multiple search results in preview areaVia the combo box at the bottom left of the preview area you can

9-192134567IA98The MenusAt the top of the Edit Tool software module you can see a menu bar.Figure 9-1: Menu bar of DVS softwareThis menu bar provides

9-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide9.1 The Menu of the Program IconThe program icon on the menu bar of the user interface provides menu options to contr

9-3The Menus2134567IA989.2 The ’Project’ MenuThe menu Project contains the following menu options:Figure 9-3: The ’Project’ menuThey are in detail de

9-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide9.2.2 Open… The Open… menu option opens the standard dialog window of the operating system for the selection of a file

9-5The Menus2134567IA98Additionally, with the project file the bin, the timeline, the viewing set-tings, the output settings, etc. will be set anew an

9-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide9.2.5 Add EDL… Via the menu option Add EDL… you can add an EDL or cut list to your project. This is described in detai

9-7The Menus2134567IA989.2.8 Save As… The standard dialog window to save a file will open after the selection of the menu option Save As…. This menu o

9-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide9.2.10 Export EDL… With the menu option Export EDL… of the Edit Tool you are able to create an EDL from its timeline,

9-9The Menus2134567IA98Figure 9-5: ’Media for export’ settingsVideo The check box to the left determines that video should be part of the EDL. When a

2-13Basics213645789IAmain storage. These proxies are then used for a play-out instead of the original material in the timeline and on-the-fly handled

9-10CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideSettings Group ’Timecode for export’With the settings group Timecode for export you can configure the timecode inform

9-11The Menus2134567IA98The Source TC setting uses either the source timecodes available in the files’ headers (when ex-porting the timeline) or the s

9-12CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideSettings Group ’Additional info for export’The settings group Additional info for export allows you to specify furthe

9-13The Menus2134567IA98Figure 9-8: ’Further options’ settingsUsually when creating an EDL from the timeline, abbreviated names of the clips as they c

9-14CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideIn the entry field Path enter the drive/directory where the EDL should be saved. You may also click on the button to

9-15The Menus2134567IA989.2.12 Prerender all With the Prerender all menu option you can prerender all parts of the timeline that need to be processed

9-16CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThe content (frames) to be copied is determined by the in- and out-points of the clips on the timeline. With the Head

9-17The Menus2134567IA989.3 The ’Edit’ MenuThe menu Edit provides functions to aid you in your editing process. In detail it contains the menu option

9-18CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide9.4 The ’Bin’ MenuThe menu Bin provides several functions to facilitate your work with the bin. In detail it contains

9-19The Menus2134567IA98be checked for inconsistencies, i.e. it is tested whether the first and the last frame of each clip is actually present on the

2-14CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide2.5 Notes on Project ManagementTo display material of a very high resolution or to enable a real-time play-out of so

9-20CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidetion you can check your bin, and thus your timeline, more thoroughly for errors and inconsistencies.After the selecti

9-21The Menus2134567IA98Figure 9-14: Setting system-wide directoriesEither type in the appropriate paths or use the buttons to the right ( ) to select

9-22CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideOnce the render operations are finished, their entries will disappear from the list of the Jobs tab. Afterwards you c

9-23The Menus2134567IA98clips are configured to the proxies as their source and the properties of the clips will detail this accordingly.9.4.8 Deactiv

9-24CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide9.5 The ’Options’ MenuThe Options menu provides menu options to set up and configure the DVS system and its software

9-25The Menus2134567IA98general setup of the DVS system. Because the default settings include configurations regarding the DVS system as well, it prov

9-26CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideselection of this menu option opens the standard dialog window for a file selection.To load previously saved default

9-27The Menus2134567IA989.6 The ’Help’ MenuYou can get additional information about the DVS software via the menu options of the menu Help. It contai

9-28CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide

A-1A213465789IAAppendixThis chapter provides further information about the Edit Tool.A.1 Glossary of TermsHere you can find several terms and their me

2-15Basics213645789IA2.6 Notes on Source Timecode and KeycodeSome file formats for clips, e.g. *.dpx files, are capable of storing more information t

A-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidebin clip Either a clip present in the bin or dragged to the control area of the DVS software. With the latter and when

A-3Appendix213465789IAfull Color value range of video clips indicating a full value range (full). With this black will be repre-sented in 8 bit data b

A-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideLUT (look-up table) In general, a table used to transform data. With the DVS software a LUT is used to map indexed col

A-5Appendix213465789IApreset effect User defined settings of an effects operator. They are available as ’subeffects’ under the re-spective effects ope

A-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidevideo clip Usually, a folder/directory of the file system that contains frames (image files).VTR Video tape recorder.

A-7Appendix213465789IAA.2 Keyboard ShortcutsFor a more easy and a faster control of the Edit Tool there are various keyboard shortcuts available which

A-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideAdditionally, the following keyboard actions and shortcuts may be helpful:Trim by one (1) frame backward [,]Trim by te

A-9Appendix213465789IAA.3 Supported File FormatsThe DVS software supports over 100 graphic and image file formats. Most are made available by a specia

A-10CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideJPEG20002*.jp2 *.jpc 3 × 10 bit RGB 10 bit RGB file format. Flexible data and still image compression standard, opera

A-11Appendix213465789IATIFF *.tif *.tiff 3×8bit RGB, 4×8bit RGBA and 8 bit LumaTIFF or Tagged Image File Format in 8 bit RGB with or without key. High

User Guide Version 2.5 for the CLIPSTER Edit Tool Version 2.5Copyright © 2008-2009 by DVS Digital Video Systems AG, Hanover. All rights reserved.The m

2-16CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideselect between the various timecodes provided by the clips which may give you more control over their position in the

A-12CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide2) Real-time capability optional. Cannot be captured.3) Available for a finalizing process only.4) Not real-time capa

A-13Appendix213465789IAA.4 1D LUT FilesA one-dimensional look-up table (1D LUT) file defines values for color and/or gamma correction. Depending on th

A-14CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideA.5 3D LUT FilesThree-dimensional look-up table (3D LUT) files are used for color cor-rections and/or color space con

A-15Appendix213465789IAFor the 173 nodes 173 output R’G’B’ values have to be set in the 3D LUT file. The first triplet describes the output value of t

A-16CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide– The first uncommented line defines the input values (RGB nodes), i.e. the bit depth (e.g. if the end value is 1023,

A-17Appendix213465789IAA.5.3 XML FilesA 3D LUT *.xml file is a plain ASCII text file that has to conform to the XML standard. It offers the following

A-18CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideA.6 Slave Mode / RS-422 ControlFor slave mode the DVS system supports the RS-422 9-pin control pro-tocol as well as

A-19Appendix213465789IAA.7 System MaintenanceThis section contains topics related to system maintenance work. Carry out the described tasks whenever n

A-20CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidemeans a defragmentation will not be performed under the following conditions:– When the system performs real-time tas

A-21Appendix213465789IAStarting the Process ManuallyThe defragmentation process can also be started manually, for exam-ple, if its automatic starting

2-17Basics213645789IA2.7 About Timecode / Frame Number FieldsThe DVS software provides various fields where data in timecode for-mat is provided or a

A-22CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideproject file(s) again and begin new proxy generations and/or preren-dering processes.y If applicable, shut down the D

I-1I213465789AIIndexNumerics1D LUT ... 7-31, A-133D LUT ... 6-18, A-14color cube ...

I-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideattach to video ... 6-55, 6-61, 6-76change length ...6-49, 6-51delete volume control point ... 6-75file

I-3Index213465789AICreate in TL ... 8-56Cropping ... 6-22Delete ... 5-19, 6-20, 6-32, 7-29Dupl

I-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidedelete from timeline ...3-10, 6-42, 6-61, 6-75duration ... 3-17, 6-61, 6-75, 7-3file name display ...

I-5Index213465789AIconforming mode ... 2-7, 5-11, 8-25conforming tool ... 5-11, 8-1, 8-2see also conformingsee also EDLautoconforming...

I-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideeffects ... 7-13tooltips ... 6-10disconnect attached cl

I-7Index213465789AIreconform ... 8-46reel name ...8-33, 8-37reels ...

I-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideautoscale ... 6-85channels ... 6-89color space range ...

I-9Index213465789AIimportant notes ...1-7, 8-3informationclip duration...6-61, 6-75clip inpoint ...

2-18CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideEntering TimecodeWhen entering timecode in one of the software’s position or length in-dicators, you may omit digits:

I-10CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideloop ... 5-13loop mode ... 5-30looped previe

I-11Index213465789AIOnline ... 8-59Online NRT ...8-32, 8-51Online RT ...

I-12CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidein reverse ... 5-12, 5-16, 8-63performance ...4-44, 4-46position of play-out ...

I-13Index213465789AIrecent files ... 9-5recordperformance... 4-44resolving drops ...

I-14CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideof tool area ... 4-2of tracks ...6-7, 6-8of video overlay ...

I-15Index213465789AIconforming tool ...8-42, 8-68continuous ...6-8, 6-9file names instead of ... 6-9in vi

I-16CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideof transitions ... 7-7of video clips ... 7-10reset ...

I-17Index213465789AIsource ... 4-23, 5-21, 5-22, 6-58, 6-61, 6-64, 6-66thumbnail ... 4-11video drive ...

I-18CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide

2-19Basics213645789IASelect from the context menu the respective menu option. This will change the position and length indicators of the respective so

2-20CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide

3-13645721389IAGetting StartedThis chapter provides you with some general information necessary to begin your work with the Edit Tool software module.

3-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide3.1 Starting the ProgramThis section provides you with a description how to get the Edit Tool started.To start the pro

3-3Getting Started645721389IA3.2 First Steps in the Edit ToolThis section introduces in a step-by-step description how to work with the Edit Tool. It

3-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideTo prepare the bin for a project you have to fill it with audio and/or vid-eo material first. There are several ways t

3-5Getting Started645721389IAFigure 3-2: Drag and drop of clip to binThe respective video data will then be made available to the DVS soft-ware and yo

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3-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidey Add another, different clip to the bin by performing the drag-and-drop procedure again.The new clip is added to the

3-7Getting Started645721389IAcolor spaces, or file formats: The DVS system works format indepen-dent and is capable of handling material up to 4K.To b

3-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidealign itself to these elements, in our example here to the beginning of the timeline. This behavior is called the snap

3-9Getting Started645721389IA3.2.3 Changing the View of the TimelineVia the sliders below the audio tracks in the timeline area you can change the vie

3-10CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 3-6: Project in timelineAs a next step we want to delete one of the clips from the timeline and change the seq

3-11Getting Started645721389IAFigure 3-7: Clip A and clip B in timelineNow we want to change the sequence of the remaining two clips:y Select clip B (

3-12CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guideone of their in- and outpoint has to be trimmed, either the outpoint of clip B or the inpoint of clip A. To demonstra

3-13Getting Started645721389IAWith this you have manipulated the outpoint of the clip. The same way you can, of course, change inpoints as well.Next,

3-14CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThis will make the button TRANS available in the user interface.y Select the button TRANS.A transition appears betwee

3-15Getting Started645721389IA3.2.7 Applying Effects to Clips in the TimelineAdding effects to the timeline of the Edit Tool and playing it out in rea

3-16CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 3-14: Drag and drop of effectThis will apply the selected effect to the clip whose properties are dis-played i

3-17Getting Started645721389IAA once set and configured effect can also be used as a template effect (preset effect) for other clips in the timeline.

3-18CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide3.3 Exiting the ProgramTo end the current software session perform the following:y Select the option Exit on the Pro

4-14213465789IAThe Tool AreaOn the left side of the user interface directly below the menu bar you can find the tool area. It shows you depending on t

4-2CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide4.1 Changing the Size of the Tool AreaSome tools may not be shown in full, i.e. with all items or information display

4-3The Tool Area213465789IA4.2 The BinAfter starting the DVS software and thus the Edit Tool the bin is by de-fault activated in the tool area.Then th

4-4CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideThis section explains all features provided by the bin of the DVS soft-ware in detail.4.2.1 Configuring the BinWith th

4-5The Tool Area213465789IAFigure 4-5: Context menu of title bary Select the horizontal or vertical appearance of the bin from the con-text menu.The l

4-6CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideWith the button IMAGE you can activate the view of the thumbnails again.4.2.2 Adding Clips to the BinBefore you can be

4-7The Tool Area213465789IAAdding Clips to the Bin with a File ManagerIn the following it is described how to use a standard file manager of the opera

iCContents1 Introduction ... 1-11.1 Overview ...

4-8CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 4-7: Drag and drop of clip to binThe respective data will then be made available to the DVS software and you wi

4-9The Tool Area213465789IAAdding Clips to the Bin Using the ’Add Clip’ Menu OptionsYou can use the ’Add Clip’ menu options to select video or audio c

4-10CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideAdding Clips to the Bin Using SpycerTo add clips to the contents area of the bin you can also use Spycer, the content

4-11The Tool Area213465789IAThe Clip TypesYou can add video, audio and so called multi-clips to the contents area of the bin:video clip: Video clips a

4-12CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideMulti-clips are a necessity due to file system limitations of the operating system, meaning Windows may cause problem

4-13The Tool Area213465789IAReal-time Capability of ClipsWith an optimized system and a main storage that incorporates fully functioning hard disks, t

4-14CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidefer rate to make the vast amount of data accessible in time), a warning icon is visible at the top left side of the t

4-15The Tool Area213465789IACreating FoldersVia the context menu you can create a new folder manually in the fold-er area of the bin:y Call up the con

4-16CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidey Call up the context menu on a formerly created folder in the folder area of the bin and select the menu option Rena

4-17The Tool Area213465789IAFigure 4-12: Clips in the contents area of the binIn this section you can read what to do to administer clips.For some of

iiCLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide3.2.5 Manipulating In- and Outpoints in the Timeline ...3-113.2.6 Adding a Transition to the Timeline ...

4-18CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideSelecting ClipsClips can be selected or deselected easily in the contents area of the bin. For this perform one of th

4-19The Tool Area213465789IAlower track numbers where the pasting should not occur (see section “Muting and Locking Tracks” on page 6-36).The cut, cop

4-20CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidey To sort the clips into folders simply select the clips in the contents area of the bin and drag and drop them to th

4-21The Tool Area213465789IAsource-edit mode where you can select the in- and outpoint of the clip frame accurately before adding it to the timeline (

4-22CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide4.2.6 Using ProxiesA proxy can be used when working with high-resolution film material, such as 4K. It is a downscale

4-23The Tool Area213465789IAOnce the render operations are finished, their entries will disappear from the list of the Jobs tab. Afterwards you can be

4-24CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideDeleting ProxiesOnce you are finished with your editing work using the proxies, you may want to dispose of them, i.e.

4-25The Tool Area213465789IA4.3 EffectsThe tab Effects of the tool area provides access to all effects delivered with the DVS software. After starting

4-26CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidelist of the respective clip which is a part of its timeline element proper-ties.Once at least one video clip is avail

4-27The Tool Area213465789IACreating Preset Effects with the MouseTo create a preset effect with the mouse via drag and drop perform the following:y I

iiiContents5.4.3 Processing the Source Material of a Video Clip... 5-215.5 The Trim Mode ...

4-28CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidey Select the adjusted effect from the effects list of the timeline ele-ment properties.y Then press the key combinati

4-29The Tool Area213465789IAYou can also use the preset effects to alter settings of an effects opera-tor already applied to a clip:y Select the effec

4-30CLIPSTER Edit Tool User GuideFigure 4-17: The context menu of the effects paneRenaming Preset EffectsTo rename a preset effect and thus to give it

4-31The Tool Area213465789IATo delete all preset effects from the effects pane in one step perform the following:y Call up the context menu on an entr

4-32CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guidey In the dialog window select the file that contains the desired set-tings from the list box or enter its name in the

4-33The Tool Area213465789IA4.4 JobsThe tab Jobs details information about the status of render operations that have been initialized in the DVS softw

4-34CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide4.5 The Marker TableIn the timeline of the Edit Tool you can place markers at certain posi-tions, e.g. as a reminder

4-35The Tool Area213465789IAWhen selecting an entry from the list with a double click of the mouse, the timeline cursor will jump to the respective ti

4-36CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide4.6 The Performance MonitorWith the performance monitor of the DVS software you can monitor the workload of the DVS

4-37The Tool Area213465789IAIf the chart controls, the drop table as well as the table controls are dimmed, the performance monitor is turned off. The