Grass Valley iTX Desktop v.2.6 - Manual (Page 219)

Common operational tasks for iTX Desktop features
Before using the Time Calculator, you select an input mode and a timecode format:
• The input mode determines how the Time Calculator handles the values you enter. An
entry can be treated as a time in the selected timecode format; or as a number of a
particular type of unit (frame, second or millisecond). To enter a time for an asset or event
property, you select the Time option.
• Selecting one of the available timecode formats causes the Timecode Calculator to display
entries in that format. With “None” selected, the Time Calculator displays entries in the
normal time-of-day format (ending in milliseconds).
Use the Time Calculator to enter a time value for an in-point, out-point or a duration
1.
Click the label button (e.g. Duration) of a time-entry box to display the Time Calculator.
2. Select "Time" for the input mode.
3. Select the television standard you are working with (e.g. PAL) for the timecode format.
4. Use the keypad to enter a value. Click C to clear the display; click the numbers in the
correct order to form the time; separate the numbers by clicking the period (.) to enter a
colon (:).
5. Click OK to enter the time value and close the Time Calculator.
March 2015 iTX Desktop: Operator Manual 199