EVS IPDirector Version 5.9 - January 2011 Part 8 User’s Manual - Manual (Page 97)

IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 8: Editing - IPEdit
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011
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4.5 PLACING MEDIA IN THE TIMELINE
4.5.1 A
PPLICABLE
P
RINCIPLES
The following principles are applicable when you want to place media in the
timeline:
M
INIMUM
C
LIP
D
URATION
The media you place in the timeline, or generate after editing actions, needs to
have 3-frame duration at least. However consecutive clips of less than 10 frames
can lead to a freeze during playout. In this case, it is recommended to consolidate
the small clips into a single clip using the Replace function.
For this reason, the user is warned as follows when consecutive clips of less than
10 frames are detected in the timeline:
• A red triangle is displayed on the timeline to indicate the presence of
consecutive small clips:
• The following warning message is displayed in the message bar:
I
NSERTED
M
ATERIAL
D
EPENDING ON
E
LEMENT
T
YPES
You can place a whole clip (XT clip, growing clip or protect media), as well as a
portion of a clip or record train.
• When you add a clip (with the initial IN and OUT points) or a portion of it (with
mark IN and mark OUT points) to the timeline, the guardbands and the non-
selected portions remain available in the timeline for further editing.
• When you add a portion of a record train to the timeline, a clip is automatically
created with the guardbands defined in the Clip Creation settings.
• When you add a growing clip without mark OUT, a popup message is displayed
to force the user to specify a duration for the timeline element, and
consequently a mark OUT: