Using an unknown video clip in a schedule event, Adding a vtr event to a schedule – Grass Valley iTX Desktop v.2.6 User Manual
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The Content Selector
Using an unknown video clip in a schedule event
The first item, called Unknown, in the Selected Clips list of the Video Clip palette is a special
item. You use it to create a schedule event based on a video clip that is not registered in the iTX
system. The video clip needs to be registered before the event can take place.
As with existing video clips, you can specify an in- and out-point for an unknown clip, and so
define the clip duration. When you create a schedule event by dragging Unknown to the
Schedule Grid or Timeline Display, iTX displays the Enter Item Name dialog:
The dialog requests you to name the video clip in the new event. When you enter a name and
close the dialog, iTX creates a schedule event based on a video clip with that name.
At first, the schedule event has a status of "Not Ready". When a video clip with the same name
as the one you specify for the unknown clip gets registered, iTX updates the event.
Note:
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Instead of entering the name of a real video clip in the schedule event, you may enter a
temporary name – one that is not intended to be given to any real clip. You can then use
the Event Editor to replace the unknown clip with any registered video clip, which you
select from the System Database.
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If you give the unknown clip the same name as a video clip that is already registered, iTX
automatically includes the registered clip in the new schedule event.
Adding a VTR event to a schedule
If your iTX system includes the Device Manager Service, you can add a VTR event to a schedule.
To do so, you import a video clip with a videotape location (in a format defined by the iTX
Import Protocol). After the VTR clip is registered, you use PinPoint to add it to the Selected
Clips list. You then drag the VTR clip to the Schedule Grid or Timeline Display. The resulting VTR
event is highlighted yellow and has a status of "Not Ready".
On the Event Editor, you select a videotape machine for iTX to use to play out the VTR event.
For more information about the iTX Import Protocol, see "
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