360 Systems MAXX-2420EX - Manual (Page 49)

MAXX-2420-EX Owner’s Manual Page 49
Editing a Clip
Edit controls are activated with the Edit check box. Several buttons are available to define the
beginning and end of a region within a clip; associated time code displays are also present.
These non-destructive Mark In and Mark Out trim points can be set to define a portion of a clip to
be played. These “edit pointers” do not create a new clip from the original material; they act like
virtual trims, and material outside of the trim points is excluded, but can be retrieved by resetting
the Mark pointers. After setting the Mark In and Mark Out points, clips will play between these
points. These edit values are saved with the clip.
Edits may be saved to the current clip by de-selecting the Edit check box, or choosing Save from
the clip window File menu. Save As works to save the edit points to a new clip name, even if
the edits have not been saved in the current clip. This is a great help while conducting an Edit-
while-Recording.
Using Edit While Recording
Clips are most often edited after recording is complete, but it is sometimes desirable to create
sub-clips while the recording is still in progress. This is the preferred way to extract sports
highlights, for example.
Clips become available for editing about two seconds after the recording begins. Open the
recording on either Channel 2 or 3 by selecting the clip name from the FILE>OPEN menu. (A
recording must be 3 seconds long before it will appear in the clip list.)
Use the transport controls to select and mark the In- and Out-Points, as desired.
Without un-checking Edit, select FILE>SAVE AS, enter a new clip name, and click Enter. A
new clip is created that will play only between the In-Point and Out-Point. This clip can now be
played on the third or fourth channel, or assembled into a playlist.
Next, use the transport controls to locate another set of In- and Out-Points for a second segment,
and repeat the Save As command.
As noted above, it is usually easier to leave the edit channel in Edit mode when you plan to make
multiple “Saved As” clips. If you de-select Edit with unsaved changes, you will be given a
choice to save or discard the edit points. Remember that you will be saving the edits to the file
that is currently being recorded. Re-editing is required to see parts of it outside the region
defined by
Mark In and Mark Out, even if the recording continues after the editing session.
Marking the IN point
Sets the current time code value into the Mark In point time display. The Mark In button can
capture a time code value from the clip when it is still, or on-the-fly.
Mark In Display
Displays the time code of the Mark In point. When no Mark In point has been set manually, this
displays the Start of Message (SOM) time code (usually 00:00:00:00).