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Chapter 8, Using Matrox MediaTools
Saving and loading a clip list
To save a clip list, right-click the clip list. Choose Save As from the pop-up
menu to save your current clip list as a .dvl file.
You can load a clip list (.dvl) using any of the following methods:
• Right-click the clip list. Choose
Open Clip List or Open Recent to select a
recently-opened clip list.
•Drag a .dvl file from a file management program, such as Windows Explorer,
to the clip list.
• Double-click the .dvl file in Windows Explorer to start MediaTools and load
the clip list. Make sure that MediaTools is not running when you do this.
¦NoteIf you load a .dvl file to a clip list that already contains clips, it will
replace the current clip list.
Copying clips
You can copy a clip or a series of clips in the clip list using either of the following
methods:
• Select the clips you want to copy, right-click the clip list, then choose Copy
from the pop-up menu. Select a clip in the clip list, then choose
Paste to
paste the copied clips above the currently selected clip.
• Select the clips you want to copy, then
CTRL+drag the clips and drop them
into the sequence you want.
¦NoteWhen copying a clip, the clip’s .avi file is not copied, only the reference
to the clip on tape is copied. MediaTools assigns the -Copy extension to the
Clip
ID
of the copied clips.
Moving clips
You can change the order of clips in the clip list, such as to arrange clips in the
order you want them to play back when using the
Play From Tape or Play From
Disk
command. To rearrange your clips, do any of the following:
• Select the clips you want to move, then drag and drop them into the sequence
you want. If you drag clips up in the clip list, the clips are inserted above the
black line. If you drag clips down in the clip list, the clips are inserted below
the black line. Releasing the mouse button places the clips in the list and
ripples the position of all subsequent clips in the clip list.
• Select the clips you want to move, then right-click the clip list. Choose
Cut
from the pop-up menu to cut the clips. Select a clip in the clip list, then
choose
Paste to paste the clip above the currently selected clip.