EVS XEDIO CleanEdit Version 3.1 - January 2011 User Manual - Manual (Page 4)

Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011
Issue 3.1.B
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III
ABOUT THIS MANUAL.................................................................................................... IX
WHAT’S NEW ON CLEANEDIT V3.1? ............................................................................. X
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 MAIN WINDOW ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 ZONES IN THE PROJECT AREA ................................................................................................ 2
1.4 TABS IN THE WORK AREA ........................................................................................................ 3
1.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3
1.4.2 Selecting a Tab in the Work Area ............................................................................................ 3
2. THE BASICS ............................................................................................................ 4
2.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 STARTING CLEANEDIT .............................................................................................................. 4
2.3 OPENING A NEW PROJECT ...................................................................................................... 5
2.3.1 Initial Window Display ............................................................................................................. 5
2.3.2 Project Definition ..................................................................................................................... 5
2.3.3 How to Create a New Project .................................................................................................. 5
2.4 FINDING MEDIA FOR THE PROJECT ........................................................................................ 6
2.4.1 Making Media Available in Xedio CleanEdit ............................................................................ 6
2.4.2 Where to Find Media in Xedio CleanEdit ................................................................................ 6
2.4.3 Viewing Media Before Adding it to the Project ........................................................................ 8
2.5 CREATING AN EDIT.................................................................................................................... 9
2.6 ADDING MEDIA TO THE PROJECT ......................................................................................... 10
2.7 REFINING MEDIA INTO CLIPS ................................................................................................. 11
2.8 PLACING CLIPS ONTO THE TIMELINE ................................................................................... 13
2.8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 13
2.8.2 Marking Position on the Timeline .......................................................................................... 14
2.8.3 Mode to Place the Clip onto the Timeline .............................................................................. 14
2.9 CHECKING THE EDIT ............................................................................................................... 15
2.10 PLAYING OUT OR EXPORTING AN EDIT ................................................................................ 16
2.10.1 Playing out the Edit ............................................................................................................... 16
2.10.2 Exporting the Edit to a File .................................................................................................... 17
3. IMPORTING MEDIA ............................................................................................... 19
3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 19
3.1.1 General ................................................................................................................................. 19
3.1.2 Importable Media .................................................................................................................. 20
3.1.3 General Import Process and Mandatory Fields ..................................................................... 20
3.2 USING EVS SERVERS’ RECORD TRAIN AND CLIPS IN AN EDIT ......................................... 21
3.2.1 Possible Actions .................................................................................................................... 21
3.2.2 How to Import Clips From an EVS Server ............................................................................. 21
4. SEARCHING FOR AND MANAGING MEDIA ....................................................... 22