User guide

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Introduction

This documentation describes how to use the I/O 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 re-

sult can be played out in a freely selectable format. Conversions and

calculation times for render processes are rarely necessary because of

the high-quality hardware developed by DVS. Additionally, up to

16 different channels of audio can be in- or output by CLIPSTER and

the data can be accessed and processed in the software as easily as the

video material. All film, video and audio data are stored in the Windows

file system and thus accessible right away when working with other ap-

plications.

The I/O Tool of CLIPSTER is part of its software package. It is a soft-

ware module that is mainly used for the digitization of a variety of dif-

ferent input sources, meaning the recording/capturing of film, video

and audio material with the system from other sources than computer

storages. You can capture material from any source you want and the

DVS system will record it in a freely selectable format, with or without

color space conversion. For instance, you can capture data from tele-

cines, VTRs, or even cameras – as desired in an automated batch pro-

cessing mode or manually. Of course, the play-out of the recorded

material as well as of all other clips present on the system can be per-

formed without any effort as well. It is even possible to command a

VTR or another external device for a record operation during the play-

out procedure. Furthermore, the processing of EDLs (edit decision lists)

is fully supported in this tool, for example, via import and export func-

tion.

In short, the I/O Tool of CLIPSTER offers: