How to edit the clip type from the control panel, 3 fill and key clips association, Rules in key and fill clip associations – EVS IPDirector Version 5.8 - July 2010 Part 6 User's Manual User Manual
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IPDirector Version 5.8 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2010
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How to Edit the Clip Type from the Control Panel
To edit the metadata of an existing clip from the Control Panel, proceed as
follows:
1. Load the clip on the Control Panel.
2. In the Clip Information tab,
•
select the Fill button
to define the clip as Fill clip.
•
select the Key button
to define the clip as Key clip.
2.2.3 F
ILL AND
K
EY
C
LIPS
A
SSOCIATION
H
OW TO
M
ANUALLY
A
SSOCIATE
T
WO
C
LIPS AS
F
ILL AND
K
EY
To manually associate two clips in a Fill and Key association, proceed as follows:
1. In the Database Explorer, select a clip 1 (Normal, Fill, or Key).
2. Drag it onto a clip 2 (Normal, Fill, or Key), keeping the CTRL and SHIFT keys
pressed.
The clips are automatically linked in a Fill and Key association according to the
rules described in next section.
The Fill icon
is now displayed in the Type column for the Fill clip.
The Key icon
is now displayed in the Type column for the Key clip.
R
ULES IN
K
EY AND
F
ILL
C
LIP
A
SSOCIATIONS
The result will depend on the original type of the two clips: some associations are
not allowed, some clip type will be converted to another one. The table below
describes the different cases which can occur when dragging a clip 1 onto a clip 2: