Metadata pane, 3 converting a playlist into a timeline, Overview – EVS IPDirector Version 5.6 - May 2009 Part 7 User's Manual User Manual
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Field Description
Mandatory
?
tool.
Audio
Configura-
tion
Audio configuration used in the timeline.
In the current IPEdit version, the audio
configuration is set to 4 audio tracks and 2 mono
channels and is currently not editable.
Yes
Metadata Pane
The Metadata pane contains the following fields:
Field Description
Clip Profile
Drop-down list in which you can select a profile to be
associated to the timeline.
By default, the current timeline profile specified in the
menu Metadata > Edit Current Profiles, is
automatically applied with its fields and default
values to each new timeline.
Timeline Profile fields
The fields belonging to the Timeline Profile displayed
in the Timeline Profile drop-down list.
The user can modify the values of the timeline profile
fields. The modifications will only apply to the given
timeline and not impact the default values of the
profile.
4.2.3 C
ONVERTING A
P
LAYLIST
I
NTO A
T
IMELINE
O
VERVIEW
You can convert a playlist to a timeline from different modules;
•
In IPEdit, by dropping a local playlist from the Browser to the Timeline pane.
•
In the DB Explorer, by selecting the Convert to Timeline command from the
contextual menu in the playlist grid.
•
In the Playlist Panel, by selecting the Convert to Timeline command from the
playlist contextual menu.
Performing one of these actions opens the Convert Playlist to Timeline window.
You will find the procedure to convert a playlist to timeline in the Playlist Panel
module.
C
ONVERSION
R
ESULTS AND
L
IMITATIONS
Preserved and Translated Features
The conversion process will preserve:
•
the element sequence