Grass Valley iTX Desktop v.2.6 - Manual (Page 45)

The Content Selector
Adding a video-clip event to a schedule
When you add a video-clip event to a schedule, you may make it either a primary event or a
secondary event.
Adding a video-clip event as a primary event
Usually, you make a video-clip event a primary event. To do so, you drag and drop the video
clip onto the Schedule Grid or a clear part of the Timeline Display.
iTX enters the new event in the Schedule Grid; it displays a block to represent the event on the
Timeline Display.
iTX normally places the block on the first program video (PGM A) track. An exception to this is if
the event starts with a cross-fade transition and follows an event represented on the PGM A
track. In this case, iTX places the block for the new event on the second program video (PGM B)
track instead – since both events are on air at the same time during a cross-fade transition.
Adding a video-clip event as a secondary event, for a picture-in-picture effect
You can create a picture-in-picture effect by dropping a video clip onto a primary event
(featuring either another video clip or a still image) on the Timeline Display. The new event
becomes a secondary event, associated with the primary event you drop the video clip onto.
The video in the secondary event displays within an area of the picture in the primary event;
you define this area in the Event Editor.
iTX enters the new secondary event in the Schedule Grid. It displays a block to represent the
event on one of the video tracks (PGM A or PGM B) on the Timeline Display – alongside the
block (on the other video track) for the associated primary event.
You should check and edit the properties of the secondary event – in particular, its offset – in
the Event Editor.
Previewing a video clip in the preview window
After you select a video clip in the Selected Clips list, you can play the clip in the preview
window using a range of available controls. More details , page 187.
Changing video-clip properties
After you select a video clip in the Selected Clips list, you can change some of its properties
before creating a schedule event based on it. More details , page 76.
Note:
• If you want to change any event property (such as the start time or transition) of a video-
clip event, you need to use the Event Editor.
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