User Manual

Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9
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Part 8: Editing - IPEdit
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4.18 USING MACRO COMMANDS IN IPEDIT
4.18.1 OVERVIEW
WHAT IS A MACRO COMMAND?
You can apply some functions in a timeline by means of macro commands.
A macro command is a kind of shortcut to a function to which predefined values
are associated.
WHICH FUNCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE VIA MACRO COMMANDS?
In IPEdit, you can use macro commands with the following functions:
Function Detailed information on the related settings in …
Clip GPI Section 4.17.4 ‘Clip GPIs’, on page 206.
Replace Section 4.15.4 ‘Replace Settings’, on page 191.
Transition
effect
Section 4.12.6 ‘Add/ Modify Transition Effect Window’, on page
152.
Th
e settings in the Define Effect Parameters window are the
same as the ones on the Add/Modify Transition Effects window.
WHERE CAN A MACRO COMMAND BE DEFINED?
You can define up to 10 macro commands in the menu Tools > Settings, in the
category IPEdit > Macro commands. The defined macro commands are numbered
from 0 to 9.
WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS?
In some cases, the macro command cannot be defined or applied as it has been
defined.
• A macro command cannot be applied if it is linked to a GPI OUT of TTL type,
which has then been changed to a GPI IN.
In this case, the macro command is displayed on a red background in the
macro command settings.
• A macro command cannot be applied if it is defined on an audio track that does
not exist in the current timeline.
In this case, the message box ‘track does not exist for this macro’ appears in
the global status bar when you try to apply the macro command.