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The Timeline
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Once one or more markers are placed in the timeline you can easily
jump to them with the respective controls ( ) of the control
area (see section “Controls” on page 5-11).
A list of all markers positioned in the timeline is available via the tab
Markers of the tool area (see section “The Marker Table” on
page 4-34).
This section explains how to set and use markers.
Marker Types
The following types of markers are available for the timeline:
How to Set Timeline Markers Manually
Markers of the type Timeline Marker can be manually placed in the
timeline of the Edit Tool. For this perform the following:
y Move the timeline cursor to the position where the marker should
be set.
y After this select the button +MARK available in the user interface of
the Edit Tool.
The appearance of timeline markers can be configured to your
liking with the Configuration Tool (see “CLIPSTER Configura-
tions” user guide).
Timeline Marker The default marker type for the timeline.
DC Reel Marker Only available together with the optional
DCI Mastering feature. This type of marker
is used to indicate the starting points of reels
during a DCI Mastering. It can only be set
via an automatic positioning or by changing
the type of markers on the marker table (see
section “The Marker Table” on page 4-34).
Further information about the DCI Master-
ing can be found in a separate document
available via the online help of the software
(see section “Manuals” on page 9-27).
Markers of the type Timeline Marker can also be used to
show where drops occurred during a real-time operation. If this
happens they can be easily placed via the performance monitor
of the DVS software. Afterwards they will be indicating the po-
sition of the drops that occurred (see section “The Performance
Monitor” on page 4-36).
Alternatively, you can also use the menu option Add Mark-
er on the context menu of the timeline scale.