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To select items in the Cut List:
Click any item in the Cut List.
Press N (next) or the Down Arrow to select the next item down.
Press P (previous) or the Up Arrow to select the next item previous.
As you move up and down the list, you can delete items that you can confirm aren’t real cuts
using the viewers above. If it’s a long list and you don’t have time to check it all at once, it can
be saved for later recall using commands found in the Scene Detect Options drop-down menu.
Once you’re finished checking the list and are satisfied that each cut is accurate, you can use it
to split the media file into individual clips in the Media Pool by clicking “Add Cuts to Media Pool,”
located immediately below.
The Scene Detect Options Drop-down Menu
The Options drop-down menu, located at the upper right-hand corner of the Scene Detect
window, contains a variety of commands.
Reset Zoom: Sets the zoom level of the Scene Cut Graph such that the entire clip fits
within the current width.
Reset Marks: Clears the current In and Out points you’ve set.
Prune Scene Cuts: If you’ve identified a large number of false positive scene cuts (for
example, a cluster of cuts corresponding to a dissolve from one shot to another), use
the In and Out buttons to surround the undesirable range of scene cuts in the Scene
Detect Graph, and then click Prune Scene Cuts to eliminate all scene cuts between
these points that are within one frame of another scene cut. Within the group of
identified cuts, the highest probability cut will remain while the other cuts are deleted.
Save Scene Cut: Saves the current scene cut detection information, including the
probability metadata, to disk. Scene Cut files use the file extension .sc and can be
reimported later to continue working on a lengthy scene detection task.
Load Scene Cut: Imports an existing .sc file into the Scene Detect window. You must
first open the media file you’re working on into the Scene Detect window before you
can load a Scene Cut file.
Save EDL: Exports the Cut List as a CMX-style EDL.
Load EDL: Loads a CMX-style EDL into the Cut List, letting you use the cut information
from the EDL during the Scene Cut Detection process.
Auto Cue: When enabled, the playhead jumps to each new scene cut as it’s detected
when you initiate scene detection. This lets you evaluate each scene cut as it’s found
using the three viewers above.
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