EVS IPDirector Version 6.2 - June 2013 IPEDIT User Manual - Manual (Page 76)

6.2. Timeline Management
6.2.1. Contextual Menu on the Timeline Name
Field
You can manage a timeline via the Timeline contextual menu. To access it, right-click the
Timeline Name field in the Timeline pane. To reach the detailed explanation on this
section, if any, click the command name in the table below.
Menu Command Description
Create Timeline Opens the Create a Timeline window to create a new timeline and
makes it directly editable in the Timeline pane.
See section "Creating a New Timeline" on page 65.
Close Timeline Closes the current timeline loaded in the Timeline pane.
Clear Timeline Removes all elements of the current timeline loaded in the
Timeline pane. The timeline remains available in the Database
Explorer or Browser as an empty timeline.
Reload from XT Reloads the timeline from the EVS server.
Merge Blank
Elements Merges together the blank elements that are contiguous in the
timeline.
Add Blank Allows you to add a blank of the desired duration from the nowline
on the selected tracks in the active mode (Insert or Overwrite)
Find blank
elements Lists the blank elements inside the opened timeline, which allows
the user to easily localize and manage them.
From the Find Blank Element window which lists the blanks
(track, TC IN, TC OUT and Duration), you can double-click the
row corresponding to a blank element to position the nowline on
the corresponding TC.
Copy/move
Timeline Opens the Copy Timeline window that allows you to create a copy
of the timeline and all timeline elements to another server.
Copy clips
locally Creates a copy of all distant timeline elements onto the local
server.
Publish Opens the Publish Timeline window to publish the timeline to
selected group of users.
Edit/Rename Opens the Edit a Timeline window in which you can modify the
timeline properties as entered when the timeline was created. The
audio configuration can however not be modified.
IPEdit Settings Opens the Settings window directly from the IPEdit user interface,
instead of navigating to the Tools > Settings menu.
Delete Timeline Deletes the loaded timeline from the IPDirector Database and
from the server. It will no longer be available in the Browser or DB
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