Grass Valley iTX SmartClient v.2.6 - Manual (Page 79)

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Playing Video Clips
When you select a video clip in a Results Browser and there is a suitable media file available,
the Media Viewer loads this file. Similarly, when you select a shot in a project clip, the Media
Viewer loads the media file that contains the shot.
Summary
About the Media Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Playing Back a Video Clip, Marked Event or Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Marking the Boundary Points for a Clip, Event or Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Displaying a Particular Frame in the Media Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
The Keyframe Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Reviewing a Video Clip While its Media is Being Recorded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
About the Media Viewer
The Media Viewer can play back media files that are in one of these storage formats:
• Microsoft Smooth Stream (including Live Smooth Stream for in-progress recordings)
• MPEG-4
• WMV (Windows Media Video)
You can then review the video clip or shot. If you have the required access rights, you can
edit the in- and out-points of the video-clip and any marked events within the video clip.
You can edit shot in- and out-points. For all these tasks, you use the main features shown in
the illustration: