User manual

Editing : Editing in the Timeline
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Editing
Scope
Editing in VCube is not intended to replace an NLE. It is basic and intended to facilitate the editing required when
using Video for playback and presentation.
Editing in the Timeline
The Timeline is the place in VCube where Audio and Video Clips can be edited, faded up and down and otherwise
arranged into an audio visual Composition.
Clips in a Composition
Clips in a Composition are just pointers to the original audio and video Media File(s). Any actions performed on
a clip in a Composition will not affect the original Media File(s). Clips can be edited, shortened, split into 2 clips,
moved, have level or transparency adjusted, be copied, deleted, etc., and all actions will ONLY affect the Composi-
tion.
Once placed in the Composition, each Audio clip by default displays a Waveform of the Media file to which it
points. This Waveform display can be enabled or disabled by the user.
Selections and Groups
Selection
Selections can be made of individual Clips or of a Range
Click on a single Clip to select it. If it is a member of a Group the entire Group will be selected.
[Shift + Click] enables multiple Clips to be selected.
Region
Click and drag anywhere in the Timeline to create a Region. Any Layer dragged over will be included in the
Region. The Region will be shown highlighted.
Click on the Region to create a Split in all Clips at the beginning and end of the Region in all Clips included in it.
The resultant Clips are Selected and can be moved as a group regardless of whether they are members of other
Groups.
[Shift + Click and drag] will select all clips partially or totally included in the Region.
[Enter] sets the Range to the beginning and End of the Region.
[Ctrl + ENTER] selects the Range contents as a Region.
Double-click on the Range Tray will set the Range from the beginning of the Composition to the end.
Groups
The most common Groups are created automatically when a Video Clip and its associated Audio with the same
source Timecodes and lengths is placed in the Timeline.
[Ctrl + G] Groups the Clips selected currently
[Ctrl + U] Ungroups the Group selected currently
Multi-level Grouping
VCube supports multi-level grouping. I.e. a Group or Groups may in turn be grouped. Such a multi-level
Group will need to be ungrouped as many times as there are levels in the group to be able to select indi-
vidual Clips.
A Group number, e.g. G12 is displayed inside a grouped Clip in the Timeline. The number will be the
number of the highest level Group that the Clip is a member of.