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CLIPSTER I/O Tool User Guide
or on the upper part of the control area starts or stops a play-out of a
clip selected for reviewing.
The video overlay normally shows what will be present at the SDI out-
put(s) of the DVS system. Thus its layout (aspect ratio) is that of the
currently set output video raster (button VIDEO FORMAT… of the selec-
tion area, see section “The Video Format” on page 5-4 and section
“The Video Format” on page 6-2). The selected SDI output raster may
have an effect on the clip in the video overlay, for example, it may get
cropped, and you can use the video overlay to see the effects immedi-
ately.
The clip displayed in the overlay can also be assessed regarding its col-
ors. For this the video overlay provides video scopes that show the color
distribution of the images. To activate a video scope select one from the
context menu of the upper part of the control area:
Figure 3-4: Activating video scopes
Further information about the video scopes and how to use them can
be found in the “CLIPSTER Edit Tool” user guide.
3.2.2 The Information Area
Below the video overlay several useful information are provided about
the clip currently selected for reviewing. Here you can find the informa-
tion groups Video and Timecode. Sorted under these groups you can
find the entries as described in the following:
The Group ’Video’
The group Video provides detailed information about the clip currently
selected for reviewing:
Name Displays the name of the clip together with its
folder path in the bin.
Format Details the video raster and frame rate of the
clip to be reviewed.