Possible time modes – Grass Valley iTX Desktop v.2.6 User Manual
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The Event Editor
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Start Time – the time on a specified date that the event is scheduled to start.
iTX displays the scheduled start time of the event in the Start Time box. You cannot change the
value in this box directly. But you can adjust it by changing the setting in the Time Mode box,
and (where the additional feature appears) the setting in the Preset Time, Offset or End Time
box.
Possible time modes
In the Time Mode box, you may select any of these time modes, depending on how you want
iTX to control the timing of an event.
Time mode
Event level
Event action
Auto
Primary
Starts immediately after the previous primary event.
Secondary
Starts at the same time as its primary event, or immediately
after another secondary event (of the same type and with an
Auto time mode) if there is one already associated with the
primary event.
Fixed
Primary
Starts at the time entered in the Preset Time box.
Secondary
Starts at the time entered in the Preset Time box.
Fixed End
Primary
Ends at the time entered in the End Time box. iTX calculates
the in-point so the event fills the gap in the timeline.
Secondary
Ends at the time entered in the End Time box.
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Progress
Primary
Starts at the time entered in the Preset Time box, but
remains in the Ready state while preceding events continue
to play out. Once the event start time passes, iTX constantly
moves the in-point back to maintain a fixed end time.
iTX may put the event on air or skip it, depending on whether
its end time passes before or after the completion of the
preceding events.
Start +
Secondary
Starts at a time that is an interval after the start of its primary
event; the interval is specified in the Offset box.
Start –
Secondary
Starts at a time that is an interval before the start of its
primary event; the interval is specified in the Offset box.
End +
Secondary
Ends at a time that is an interval after the end of its primary
event; the interval is specified in the Offset box.
End –
Secondary
Ends at a time that is an interval before the end of its primary
event; the interval is specified in the Offset box.
iTX uses background colors in the Schedule Grid to indicate start times of events that have
different time modes.
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