Grass Valley Aurora Edit v.7.0 - Manual (Page 74)

1. Create an In point by playing the footage and clicking Mark In at the starting
point for the keyword.
2. Create an Out point by clicking Mark Out at the end point for the keyword.
3. If you are not in the Source Tool, press 2 on the keyboard or click Source Tool .
4. Click the View Metadata button.
5. To Add Keyword , select F3 or the Keywords tab.
6. Click the Keyword drop-down list and select Add Keyword .
The new keyword displays.
7. To change the name of the keyword, double-click on the default keyword name,
enter the new name, and click off of the keyword.
The keyword is added to the list.
Adding auto-mark keywords
You can define how newly created keywords or keyframes are named using the
Keyword Options dialog box.
1. Select the Source Tool by pressing 2 on the keyboard or clicking the Source
Tool button.
2. Click the View Metadata button.
The metadata tabs open in the dynamic tool area.
3. Click the Keyword Options icon, next to the Mark In and Mark Out fields.
The Keyword Options dialog box displays.
4. To automatically generate keyword names, check the Auto-Generate keyword
names box and fill in the text field.
Once the option is checked, keywords are created using the defined naming rule.
(Optionally, you can use "%" to specify where the numbering will be placed.)
If the option is not checked, the default keyword name, keyword , is used with
an incremental suffix.
5. Click OK .
Deleting keywords
You can delete keywords you no longer wish to use.
Deleting the material between the Mark In and Mark Out points does not delete the
keyword. Instead, it moves the keyword's Mark points to the asset's original timecodes.
Adding keyframes
A keyframe is a zero-length keyword.
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