User guide

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CLIPSTER I/O Tool User Guide
After starting the DVS software and the I/O Tool software module you
can see the following items:
menu bar At the top of the user interface there is a menu bar
which provides access to functions and tasks of an ad-
ministrative nature for the DVS software. Here you
can find, for example, bin related functions as well as
several menu options generally concerned with
projects and project files.
For a detailed description of the individual
items of the menu bar please refer to the
“CLIPSTER Edit Tool” user guide.
tool area Directly below the menu bar you can see the tool area
which will show you depending on the optional fea-
tures available or the currently activated software
module as well as task mode various tools. The differ-
ent tools are provided as tabs. Here you can find, for
example, the bin that provides access to already re-
corded clips or a capture or edit decision list (EDL)
when using the Batch record mode.
control area To the right of the tool area the control area is provid-
ed. In the I/O Tool this area is used to monitor the in-
put signal or review clips already recorded on the
system. At the top of this area you can find the video
overlay where you can view the video material. Below
the video overlay several useful information are giv-
en, for example, about the clip currently under pro-
cessing or the state of an externally connected device.
Beneath that, the controls are located to either play
out clips already present on the system or control a
device via RS-422.
selection area In the selection area you can state the different pa-
rameters necessary for a capturing or play-out and
control these tasks. They can be accessed via the task
mode buttons to the left of the selection area. For the
capturing of clips the I/O Tool provides three different
record modes which can be used either for a manually
controlled record, the record of a source connected
via RS-422 or a batch controlled record. Additionally,
you can select a VTR task mode that emulates the be-
havior of a logical VTR and enables the capturing and
play-out of video material on a single timeline, or a
Play-out task mode to play out a project’s timeline as
it is available in the Edit Tool, either with or without a
simultaneous control of a recording by an external de-
vice (RS-422).