User guide

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CLIPSTER I/O Tool User Guide
manded by the I/O Tool to begin a play-out like a VTR, i.e. allowing for
preroll, edit lag, etc.
The buttons IN and OUT of the items enable you to select an in-/out-
point directly from the current position of the external player. Move the
external player via the controls of the I/O Tool (see chapter “Control-
ling an External Player” on page 4-1) to the position that you want to
set. Then press the respective button and the entry field to its right will
take on the selected position.
You can also enter a particular position or duration in the entry fields to
the right. For an activation of an entry in these fields you may press [En-
ter] or click somewhere else in the user interface with the mouse. More
information about timecode/frame number fields and their format can
be found in the “CLIPSTER Edit Tool” user guide.
The radio buttons in front of the items lock the selected setting. This
makes it possible, when configuring a second field, to let the last re-
maining item set itself in dependence on the locked value: Define and
lock one of the settings and specify a second one. After its confirmation
the last remaining field will adjust its setting automatically.
There is also the possibility to deactivate all radio buttons. For this sim-
ply click on the active radio button to deactivate it. Then the fields can
be set according to a ’three entry’ rule: Once two items are set, the third
and remaining one will adjust itself automatically.
After your settings for the respective record
mode are finished, you can start a record oper-
ation of the I/O Tool with this button. Then the button changes its ap-
pearance to its active state ( ) and the record
operation is started. The external player will go to its preroll position
and start playing from there. As soon as the inpoint is reached the
record is performed by the I/O Tool up to the set outpoint/duration.
Then the clip has been captured according to your settings and saved
directly on the storage. Furthermore, a thumbnail of the recorded clip
will be available in the contents area of the bin. To terminate the record
process manually, you have to click the activated RECORD button again.
An example how to use the items In, Out and Dur can be
found in section “How to Use the Autoedit Record Mode” on
page 5-29.
If the duration of the clip exceeds the number set with the files
per folder items (see section “Path Options” on page 5-19), a
multi-clip will be created (see section “The Captured Files” on
page 5-12).