User Guide

Chapter Administration
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The Object
w Comment -
Use to enter comments regarding the object.
w Reel -
For a video or audio clip: Name or number of the object’s source tape/medium. You can-
not edit this field (see also
Media Management on page 9-112).
w Audio Reel -
The name of the
Reel where the clip’s audio originated. Video and audio clips from differ-
ent sources can be synchronized using the
ClipSync Function ( page 9-102).
w Tracks -
Used to specify the object’s video and/or audio Source Tracks. You can activate and deacti-
vate existing Source Tracks as well as add Trac ks that are not already present. The latter of
course requires a re-capture (digitize) of the clip (or Media Management manages to
match one or more matching media files).
w Audio Mode -
Used to switch audio clips to mono or stereo. (See also
“Stereo and Mono, Panorama
and Balance”
on page 11-10.)
w Scene/Take/Attributes -
Use this option, for example, if you are creating your video based on a screenplay. You can
adjust the Project Properties so that objects in Picon View are displayed either with their
name or scene and take numbers (
page 9-18).
Tab: Timecodes
w Duration -
Indicates the length of a clip between the mark-in and mark-out points. (Do not confuse
with clip-in and clip-out points.)
w Mark In / Mark Out Picture -
Displays the mark-in and mark-out points as Picons.