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Guide to using recorder, Chapter 6 recording clips – Grass Valley M-Series iVDR User Manual v.2.0.10 User Manual

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M-Series User Manual

20 April 2005

Chapter 6 Recording Clips

Guide to using Recorder

The following describes the basic controls in the Recorder user interface.

Control

Description and User Operation

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Assignable Buttons

Assignable buttons allow you to modify the button assignments to
best suit your workflow. Holding down a button longer than one
second opens the button pop-up menu which lists the alternative
button choices.

Properties

– Same as selecting the Properties menu item.

New Clip

– Same as selecting the New Clip menu item.

Preview

– Same as selecting the Preview menu item.

Locate

– Same as selecting the Locate menu item

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Current Timecode

Indicates the current timecode of the timecode source selected for the
channel. Text color is white during record, and dimmed at other
times. The timecode value of XX:XX:XX:XX is displayed when the
timecode source is not present or is invalid.

See “Changing the

timecode source” on page 152

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Timecode Source

The text displayed to the right of current timecode indicates the
timecode source: VITC, LTC, or INT (internal generator).

See

“Changing the timecode source” on page 152

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Clip Name Edit Control

Displays the clip’s name and location in the media storage system. To
rename the clip, touch or click the Clip Name, then use the onscreen
or external keyboard to enter text. To change the current bin, i.e. the
target location for recording clips, refer to

“Changing the current bin”

on page 154

. You can use the Clips pane to manage and organize

clips stored on the iVDR. Refer to

“Guide to using the Clips pane” on

page 220

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Current
Timecode

Timecode
Source

Context
Menu

Meter Bar
Button

(Click to adjust
audio)

Time Dome

2

3

4

Clip Name &
Current Bin

(Click clip name
to rename clip.)

Length

(Click to enter
fixed length)

5

8

9

6

Assignable
Buttons

(Default buttons
are shown)

1

Signal Status
Indicators

7

Properties

Preview