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Recording Clips

4.2 The Video Overlay

In the upper part of the user interface you can find the video overlay.

Figure 4-7: Video overlay

In the ingest mode the video overlay will always show the signal that is

present at the input of the VENICE server.

By using the controls of the player you can, for example, start a play-

out of the external device or move within the displayed content.

The video overlay normally reflects what is present at the output of the

VENICE server. Thus its layout (aspect ratio) is that of the currently set

output video raster (see section “Configuring the Output Settings” on

page 3-7). It may have an effect on the images displayed in the video

overlay, for example, they may get cropped, and you can use the video

overlay to see the effects immediately. To see the input signal as it is tru-

ly available at the input of the VENICE server, you should lock the out-

put video raster to the input video raster (button LOCK TO VIDEO INPUT,

see section “Configuring the Output Settings” on page 3-7).

The input video raster has to match the incoming signal, i.e. the

set video raster for the input must be of the same raster as the

incoming signal (see also section “Configuring the Input Set-

tings” on page 4-2).

When controlling the video channel from a client, the images

in the video overlay are transmitted via network. There may be

a time delay until the material is displayed in the video overlay

and it may seem as if drops occurred. Real drops on the server,

however, will be automatically detected and you will be in-

formed about them in the information area (see section “Infor-

mation Area” on page 3-13).