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To change the Viewer reference mode, do one of the following:
Choose an option from the View > Reference Wipe Mode submenu.
Right-click the Viewer and choose an option from the Reference Mode submenu of the
contextual menu.
On the T-bar panel of the DaVinci control panel, press REF ON/OFF to toggle the
reference mode immediately to Offline mode and back again, in order to split screen
the current clip against an offline video.
There are three reference modes:
Gallery: The default reference mode. Lets you wipe the current clip against a
Gallerystill.
Timeline: Lets you wipe the current clip against another clip in the Timeline using
theWipe Timeline Clip command (see below).
Offline: Lets you wipe the current clip against an offline video that’s been assigned to
the current Timeline. For more information on assigning Offline References to a timeline
for comparison, see Chapter 46, “Preparing Timelines for Import and Comparison.
Wiping Between Clips in the Timeline
If you want to wipe the current clip against another clip in the Timeline without saving a still to
the Gallery first, there’s a special procedure you can follow.
To wipe between two clips using the Timeline reference mode:
1 Click the thumbnail of the first clip you want to compare.
2 (Optional) A “Gang timeline wipe with current clip” option, available from the Viewer
option menu, lets you maintain the offset between the current clip and a timeline clip
you’re wiping against when you move the current clip selection to other clips. With this
option enabled, the offset between the timeline wiped clip and the current clip is
maintained when you move the clip selection. You can step the timeline reference
clip forward one frame by pressing Command-Option-Right Arrow, and back one frame
by pressing Command-Option-Left Arrow. This allows for precise positioning. When
this option is disabled, the timeline wiped clip stays where it is regardless of what clip
you select.
3 Right-click the thumbnail of the second clip you want to compare against, and choose
Wipe Timeline Clip from the contextual menu.
Both clips appear split screened against one another.
NOTE: Wipe Timeline Clip only appears in the contextual menu if you right-click on a
thumbnail in the Timeline that has not been selected.
Change a Timeline Wipe Using the Timelines Album of the Gallery
While you’re using the Wipe Timeline Clip to show a wipe of the current clip against any other
clip in the Timeline, you can open the Timelines album of the Gallery and click different clips to
change which timeline clip you’re wiping against (outlined in blue) without changing the current
clip (outlined in orange).
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