User guide

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CLIPSTER I/O Tool User Guide
to scrub To shuttle or perform a search run.
shuttle Image search run with speeds greater than
one (1). See also jog.
shuttle bar Item of the user interface of the I/O Tool to per-
form a search run on an externally connected
player (via RS-422).
source timecode Timecode information stored in the header of a
file (e.g. in *.dpx image files). During a record
by the I/O Tool the source timecode informa-
tion is written into the file if supported by the
DVS software and the file format.
tail Material at the end of a clip that is available but
neither used nor visible in a timeline of the DVS
software due to an outpoint adjustment (trim-
ming). See also head.
task mode Either one of the record modes (buttons MANU-
AL, AUTOEDIT and BATCH), the Play-out mode
(button PLAY-OUT) or the VTR mode (optional
feature, button VTR).
timeline (Edit Tool) For the editing process the DVS software uses a
timeline with video and audio tracks where you
can add the clips in the desired sequence as they
should be played out in the end. There you can
add effects, such as wipes, dissolves or zoom
and pan, for the material.
timeline (VTR task
mode)
See VTR timeline.
video clip Usually, a folder/directory of the file system that
contains frames (image files).
VTR Video tape recorder. A device to record image
and sound data magnetically on tapes.
VTR (task) mode Optionally available task mode of the DVS soft-
ware where the system emulates the behavior
of a VTR or a digital disk recorder.
VTR timeline Timeline of the VTR task mode that provides a
length of 24 hours. Video and audio material
can be stored anywhere on the timeline.
VTR timeline input
settings
The VTR timeline input settings (i.e. its raster)
are the base settings that must be specified dur-
ing the creation of a new VTR timeline in the
VTR task mode. In the future all captured mate-
rial has to be stored in this format when record-
ing on this timeline.