Grass Valley Aurora Edit LD v.7.0 - Manual (Page 138)

4. Play the clip to view how the aspect ratio converted the clip.
5. Modify the conversion with the Adjust Video Offset controls if necessary (only
Zoom and Half Pillar Box in the drop-down list can be modified).
If you want these new conversion settings to be applied to each new clip that
comes in as a clip source, click the Save as Default button.
6. If the conversion type you have saved as the default does not appear as the first
choice in the list when you open the Aspect Ratio Conversion tool, select the
Load Default button to bring up the saved conversion type.
7. Copy the clip to the Timeline.
Creating an aspect ratio preset
You can create custom presets for aspect ratio conversion settings you use frequently.
1. In the Source Tool, click the Aspect Ratio Conversion button.
2. Select the Conversion Type from the drop-down list.
3. Modify the Video Offset, if desired.
4. Click the Save Preset button.
5. Type a name for the preset and click OK .
You can now select this preset and apply it to other clips.
If you need to remove a preset from the drop-down list, select the preset and click
Delete Preset .
When a preset Aspect Ratio setting is recalled and the user makes further changes to
the offset, they may save this as a new prest or they can select the offset Reset
button which will the offset back to the original setting for the selected preset.
Inserting filler between clips
With Aurora Edit, you use filler to place a gap between two shots or to create a dip to
silence in the sequence.
You can also use filler to serve as a placeholder for late-arriving material. Inserting
filler is both track and edit mode specific.
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