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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

Issue 5.8.B

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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

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C

LIPS

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SSOCIATION

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OW TO

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ANUALLY

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LIPS AS

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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.

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ULES IN

K

EY AND

F

ILL

C

LIP

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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: