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CLIPSTER I/O Tool User Guide
7.4 Opening a VTR Timeline Project in the Edit Tool
The VTR mode uses the same project files as the Edit Tool and they are
created and accessed in exactly the same way. But because the I/O Tool
stores the VTR timeline project differently, you cannot access project
files in the VTR task mode that were saved via the Edit Tool. Neverthe-
less, the other way around is possible: You can access and open project
files in the Edit Tool that were saved in the VTR task mode. Then you
can perform, for example, editing tasks with the material on the VTR
timeline in the timeline of the Edit Tool. For this perform the steps as
detailed below:
y Activate the Edit Tool via the task bar of the DVS software
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This will switch to the Edit Tool of the DVS software thereby saving your
loaded VTR timeline project.
y Select from the Project menu on the menu bar of the DVS soft-
ware the menu option Open….
This will open the standard dialog window for a file selection.
y Select the project file in the directory that contains the VTR timeline
from the list box or enter its name in the entry field File name.
y Confirm your selection with the button O
PEN.
This will load the stored VTR timeline in the Edit Tool. During this pro-
cess the hardware switches to the video format and raster that was last
used for this timeline while accessing the video material. The VTR time-
line will then be displayed in the timeline of the Edit Tool as huge video
and audio clips with a duration of 24 hours.
The following assumes that the DVS software is already started
and that you are in the VTR task mode of the I/O Tool with a
VTR timeline project loaded.
Further information about how the VTR task mode stores
projects can be found in section “File and Directory Struc-
ture of VTR Task Mode Projects” on page 7-13.
Due to the fact that usually there will not be enough material
recorded on the VTR timeline to fill the full 24 hours provided,
some parts of the timeline may be void of data. Therefore, the
clips of the VTR timeline present in the bin will be shown as
pending clips, i.e. as clips that have not been recorded com-
pletely. Thus you will know that parts of them may be empty
of data.