EVS XEDIO CleanEdit Version 4.1 - December 2011 User Manual - Manual (Page 5)

Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit
EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011
Issue 4.1.B
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III
ABOUT THIS MANUAL .................................................................................................. IX
WHAT’S NEW ON CLEANEDIT V3.02 AND V4.01? ...................................................... XI
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 MAIN WINDOW ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.2.1 Area Name ............................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 ZONES IN THE PROJECT AREA ................................................................................................ 3
1.4 TABS IN THE WORK AREA ........................................................................................................ 4
1.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.4.2 Selecting a Tab in the Work Area............................................................................................ 4
2. THE BASICS .......................................................................................................... 5
2.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 STARTING CLEANEDIT .............................................................................................................. 5
2.3 OPENING A NEW PROJECT ...................................................................................................... 6
2.3.1 Initial Window Display ............................................................................................................. 6
2.3.2 Project Definition ..................................................................................................................... 6
2.3.3 How to Create a New Project .................................................................................................. 6
2.4 FINDING MEDIA FOR THE PROJECT ........................................................................................ 7
2.4.1 Making Media Available in Xedio CleanEdit ............................................................................ 7
2.4.2 Where to Find Media in Xedio CleanEdit ................................................................................ 7
2.4.3 Viewing Media Before Adding it to the Project ........................................................................ 9
2.5 CREATING AN EDIT.................................................................................................................. 10
2.6 ADDING MEDIA TO THE PROJECT ......................................................................................... 11
2.7 REFINING MEDIA INTO CLIPS ................................................................................................. 12
2.8 PLACING CLIPS ONTO THE TIMELINE ................................................................................... 14
2.8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 14
2.8.2 Marking Position on the Timeline .......................................................................................... 15
2.8.3 Mode to Place the Clip onto the Timeline .............................................................................. 15
2.9 CHECKING THE EDIT ............................................................................................................... 16
2.10 PLAYING OUT OR EXPORTING AN EDIT ................................................................................ 18
2.10.1 Playing out the Edit ............................................................................................................... 18
2.10.2 Exporting the Edit to a File .................................................................................................... 19
3. IMPORTING MEDIA ............................................................................................. 21
3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 21
3.1.1 General ................................................................................................................................. 21
3.1.2 Importable Media .................................................................................................................. 22
3.1.3 General Import Process and Mandatory Fields ..................................................................... 22
3.2 USING EVS SERVERS’ RECORD TRAIN AND CLIPS IN AN EDIT ......................................... 23
3.2.1 Possible Actions .................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.2 How to Import Clips From an EVS Server ............................................................................. 23