Grass Valley iTX Desktop v.2.6 - Manual (Page 338)

Preparing media items for playout
Edit Unlock state
If you have the Asset Unlock security attribute, you can temporarily unlock an asset and its
media locations for editing. To do so, you put the asset into the Edit Unlock state by clicking the
Edit Unlock button:
In this state, the asset allows you to change any of its editable properties but only from your
current iTX Desktop. While you do this, the asset cannot be modified by another operator
unless that operator unlocks the asset for editing at a different iTX Desktop.
If an asset is unlocked for editing by two operators at the same time, only the changes made by
the first operator to save the asset take effect; the other operator’s changes are discarded.
When you save your changes, the asset returns to the normal locked state.
The properties you can change are mainly under the Asset and Locations tabs of the Property
Editor.
Note:
• You cannot unlock a media location for an asset in the Edit Unlock state.
Copying a locked asset
You may create a copy of a locked asset. The new asset is unlocked when it is created; its media
locations have the same lock status as those in the original asset.
Re-importing the media file to a locked media location
Sometimes, it may be necessary to replace the media file for an asset. You cannot do this if the
associated media location is locked – you must first unlock this media location.
Locking media locations in co-references
An asset may share the same media file with other assets. Such assets are called co-references.
If a location of the file is locked or unlocked for any co-reference, the change is displayed by the
other co-references.
This illustration shows an example of a video clip with an unlocked proxy location:
If the location is locked for a co-reference, it is also locked for the video clip in our example:
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