User Manual

To convert stereo clips into mono clips:
1 Select one or more stereo clips in the Media Pool.
2 Right-click one of the selected clips and choose Split Stereo 3D Clips from the
contextual menu.
Afterwards, two new bins are created named Left and Right, containing the individual left- and
right-eye clips that you’ve split apart.
Converting Mono Clips or an Entire Timeline to Stereo
Non-stereo clips (for which there are not separate left- and right-eye media files) can be
converted into stereo clips either individually or throughout an entire timeline for one of two
different reasons:
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You can convert non-stereo clips into stereo for use in a stereo project, so they
output properly along with the rest of a stereo timeline, albeit without adjustable
convergence or depth effects.
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If you want to grade an HDR and non-HDR version of your program at the same time,
converting non-stereo clips to stereo makes it possible for you to a) manage two
separate SDR and HDR grades for each clip in a timeline using the left- and right-eye
channels, and b) output the SDR and HDR signals separately via your compatible
Blackmagic Design interface’s left- and right-eye SDI outputs when you turn on the
“Use dual outputs on SDI” checkbox in the Video Monitoring section of the Master
Settings panel of the Project Settings.
To convert mono clips into stereo clips:
1 Select one or more non-stereo clips in the Media Pool.
2 Right-click one of the selected clips and choose Convert to Stereo from the
contextualmenu.
Afterwards, that clip appears in the Media Pool as a Stereo 3D clip, and when edited
into a timeline, can expose its controls in the 3D Stereo palette in the Color page.
If you have a timeline full of clips that you’ve just converted into stereo using the above
procedure, you need to take the additional step of setting the Timeline to stereo in order to
create stereo grades for each clip.
To convert a timeline to have stereo grades for
simultaneous HDR/SDR output whilegrading:
Right-click a timeline in the Media Pool and choose Timelines > Set Timeline to Stereo.
For more information about using stereo timeline workflows for simultaneous HDR and SDR
grading, see Chapter 7, “Data Levels, Color Management, and ACES.”
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