User guide

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Introduction
This documentation describes how to use the Edit Tool of CLIPSTER,
the real-time conforming and finishing system manufactured by DVS.
CLIPSTER is a powerful high-resolution video workstation with enor-
mous flexibility, especially designed to meet the demands of modern
post production houses.
CLIPSTER offers capturing, online editing and storing of digital film and
audio data in one device. The system performs all works in real time.
Video data is stored and worked with in its original uncompressed for-
mat, independent of resolution, color space and bit depth. All formats
and resolutions can be processed, from SD up to 4K, and the final result
can be played out in a freely selectable format. Conversions and calcu-
lation times for render processes are rarely necessary because of the
high-quality hardware developed by DVS. Additionally, up to
16 channels of audio can be in- or output by CLIPSTER and their data
can be accessed and processed in the software as easily as the video
material. All video and audio data are stored in the Windows file system
and thus accessible right away when working with other applications.
The Edit Tool of CLIPSTER is the main part of the DVS software pack-
age. It is a software module that enables you to add video and audio
clips to a timeline in any sequence you like and in a freely configurable
number of tracks. When working with video you can edit your material
with cuts, dissolves, wipes, etc. and scalings, pannings, zoomings,
and/or color corrections. Thus you can create your perfect project.
When working with audio, you can control the volume of a clip at every
position in the timeline, for example, to create fade-ins and -outs. Dur-
ing all times your original material is never touched or altered because
all editing processes are performed virtually. Of course, to provide for
the best possible integration the Edit Tool is compatible with the EDL
(edit decision list) standard and supports it via import and export func-
tions. For conforming there is also an advanced conforming tool avail-
able. Once your project is finished, you can finalize it and save the
edited clips in any video and file format you like.
In short, the Edit Tool of CLIPSTER offers:
– Easy and intuitive handling of the user interface,