User manual

Editing : Editing in the Timeline
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Motion Rectangles (PiP)
Motion Rectangles enable a Layer’s position and size to be altered. The Motion Rectangles interface is only visible
on the computer screen. The Video Output only displays the results.
This feature can be useful when different versions of the same video or film project need to be compared. When
used in combination with the Import Composition function, 2 versions of the same video or film project can be
compared on a single screen without rendering.
It can also be used to crop unwanted picture information, for example a working copy which has several poten-
tially confusing burnt-in Timecodes at the top or bottom.
Advanced Preview
Picture-in-Picture can also be used to give Re-recording (Dubbing) Mixers an advanced Preview when mixing as
below:
In this screenshot the selected Clip on Video Track 1, Layer 2 is advanced by one second and the Motion Rectan-
gles feature is used to shrink and position it at top right. To achieve a similar result do this :
First copy the Clip you wish to see in advance. Paste into a higher Layer (Create a new one if necessary) at the
desired position in advance (earlier than the original Clip. (Values of one foot (16 frames) or one second are com-
monly used.
Click on the Motion Rectangles button in the Layer header
1. Click the Source button now visible at top left. The Motion Source Editing pane opens:
Picture-in-Picture Advanced Preview