Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• About this Manual
• What’s New on CleanEdit V4.02?
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 General Description
  • 1.2 Main Window
  • 1.3 Zones in the Project Area
  • 1.4 Tabs in the Work Area
    • 1.4.1 Introduction
    • 1.4.2 Selecting a Tab in the Work Area
• 2. The Basics
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Starting CleanEdit
  • 2.3 Opening a New Project
    • 2.3.1 Initial Window Display
    • 2.3.2 Project Definition
    • 2.3.3 How to Create a New Project
  • 2.4 Finding Media for the Project
    • 2.4.1 Making Media Available in Xedio CleanEdit
    • 2.4.2 Where to Find Media in Xedio CleanEdit
    • 2.4.3 Viewing Media Before Adding it to the Project
  • 2.5 Creating an Edit
  • 2.6 Adding Media to the Project
  • 2.7 Refining Media Into Clips
  • 2.8 Placing Clips onto the Timeline
    • 2.8.1 Introduction
    • 2.8.2 Marking Position on the Timeline
    • 2.8.3 Mode to Place the Clip onto the Timeline
  • 2.9 Checking the Edit
  • 2.10 Playing out or Exporting an Edit
    • 2.10.1 Playing out the Edit
      • Introduction
      • Playout Process from the Playout Tab
    • 2.10.2 Exporting the Edit to a File
      • Introduction
      • Export Process to a File
• 3. Importing Media
  • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.1.1 General
    • 3.1.2 Importable Media
    • 3.1.3 General Import Process and Mandatory Fields
  • 3.2 Using EVS Servers’ Record Train and Clips in an Edit
    • 3.2.1 Possible Actions
    • 3.2.2 How to Import Clips From an EVS Server
• 4. Searching for and Managing Media
  • 4.1 Introduction
    • Media Manager Tab
    • Edit Manager Tab
    • Project Manager Tab
  • 4.2 Elements Grid
    • 4.2.1 Displayed Columns
    • 4.2.2 Element Contextual Menu
    • 4.2.3 Special Status Display for the Elements
    • 4.2.4 Opening a Player to View Media
  • 4.3 Searching the Database
    • 4.3.1 Introduction
    • 4.3.2 Quick Text Search
      • Introduction
      • How to Perform a Quick Text Search
      • Quick Text Search Rules
    • 4.3.3 Advanced Filters
      • Filter Activation
        • Show/Hide Filter Button
        • Filter Extended Area
          • Criteria Combination
          • Filter Fields
      • Filter Fields
      • Search Fields Types
      • How to Perform a Search through Filter Fields
    • 4.3.4 Using Saved Filters
      • How to Save Filters
      • How to Apply a Saved Filter
• 5. Managing Projects and Project Elements
  • 5.1 Project Area
    • 5.1.1 Overview
    • 5.1.2 Hiding and Displaying the Project Area
    • 5.1.3 Selecting Items in the Zones of the Project Area
  • 5.2 Project Zone
    • 5.2.1 Introduction
    • 5.2.2 Opening an Existing Project
    • 5.2.3 Project Contextual Menu
    • 5.2.4 Creating a New Project
      • Procedure
      • Project Default Values
      • Project Video Standard
    • 5.2.5 Viewing the Project Data
    • 5.2.6 Importing a Project
  • 5.3 Media Zone
    • 5.3.1 Introduction
    • 5.3.2 Opening Media in the Player Area
    • 5.3.3 Media Contextual Menu
  • 5.4 Edit Zone
    • 5.4.1 Introduction
    • 5.4.2 Opening an Existing Edit
    • 5.4.3 Edit Contextual Menu
    • 5.4.4 Creating an Edit
      • Creation Procedure
      • New Edit Window
        • General Tab
        • Custom Metadata
    • 5.4.5 Duplicating an Edit
    • 5.4.6 Copying an Edit
  • 5.5 Clip Zone
    • 5.5.1 Introduction
    • 5.5.2 Viewing Clips
    • 5.5.3 Adding clips
    • 5.5.4 Clip Contextual menu
    • 5.5.5 Assigning Colors to Clips and Filtering on Colors
      • How to Assign a Color to New Clips
      • How to Change the Color Assigned to Existing Clips
      • How to Filter Clips Based on Colors
• 6. Main Workspace for Editing
  • 6.1 Edit Tab Overview
  • 6.2 Player Area
    • 6.2.1 Overview
    • 6.2.2 Activating the Player Area
    • 6.2.3 Making the Player Area Full Screen
    • 6.2.4 Adjusting the Player Video Display
    • 6.2.5 Loading Media onto the Player Area
    • 6.2.6 Moving Within Media Loaded on the Player Area
      • Transport Controls
      • Jog
      • Media Bar
      • Nowline, Mark IN and Mark OUT
    • 6.2.7 Creating and Working with Clips in the Player
      • Clip Creation Fields
      • How to Make a Clip
      • How to Modify a Clip
    • 6.2.8 Selecting the Tracks to be Added to the Timeline
      • 16 Channels in Stereo and/or 5.1
        • Audio Channel Assignment
        • Possible Audio Configurations
      • Track Selection for Clips and Monitoring
        • Overview
        • Video and Audio Selection
        • Audio Monitoring Selection
        • Examples
    • 6.2.9 Adding Logs to the Media Loaded on the Player Area
      • Definition
      • Internal and External Logs
        • /Definition and Display
        • Logs Display Selection
      • Adding a Log
      • Moving Between Logs
      • Removing a Log
    • 6.2.10 Creating a Clip on an EVS Video Server from the Player area
      • General Process
      • EVS Server Data Window
        • EVS Video Server Tab
        • CleanEdit Tab
        • Metadata Tab
  • 6.3 Recorder Area
    • 6.3.1 Overview
    • 6.3.2 Activating the Recorder Area
    • 6.3.3 Making the Recorder Area Full Screen
    • 6.3.4 Adjusting the Recorder Video Display
    • 6.3.5 Playing the Edit in the Recorder Area
      • Edit Information
      • Transport Controls
      • Jog
    • 6.3.6 Selecting the Monitored Audio Tracks
    • 6.3.7 Checking the Edit in the Recorder Area
  • 6.4 Audio Meters / Trim Area
  • 6.5 Timeline Area
    • 6.5.1 Overview
    • 6.5.2 Timecode Bar
    • 6.5.3 Scale Bar and Move Bar
      • Scale Bar
      • Move Bar
    • 6.5.4 Reference Positions on the Timeline Display
      • Nowline
      • Mark IN / Mark OUT Points
    • 6.5.5 Timeline Element on the Timeline Display
      • Description
      • Default Displayed Information
      • Modifying the Default Information
    • 6.5.6 Color Representation on the Timeline Display
      • Overview
      • Colors on the Video Track
      • Colors on the Audio Track
    • 6.5.7 Contextual Menus for Timeline Elements
      • Introduction
      • Commands Common to Video and Audio Elements
        • Clip Commands
        • Undo/Redo Commands
        • Settings Commands
      • Commands Applicable to Video Elements
      • Commands Applicable to Audio Elements
    • 6.5.8 Timecode and Duration Fields
    • 6.5.9 Audio Track Selection and Settings in the Timeline
      • Introduction
      • Track Name and Audio Type in the Timeline
      • Audio Track Selection for Editing Actions
      • Audio Track Selection for the Output
        • Introduction
        • Audio Output Matrix Overview
          • Timeline Tracks area
          • Audio Output area
          • Matrix
        • Possible Matrix Displays
          • Stereo to Stereo
          • 5.1 to 5.1
          • Stereo to 5.1
          • 5.1 to Stereo
      • Audio Routing For Stereo Tracks
      • Track Zoom
    • 6.5.10 Editing Buttons in the Timeline Area
• 7. General Editing
  • 7.1 Marking Positions on the Timeline
    • 7.1.1 Adding Marks
    • 7.1.2 Adding Mark IN and Mark OUT Over Several Elements
    • 7.1.3 Removing Marks
  • 7.2 Selecting Techniques
    • 7.2.1 Selecting a Clip
    • 7.2.2 Selecting Elements Depending on Nowline or Mark Positions
  • 7.3 Placing Clips onto the Timeline
    • 7.3.1 Introduction
      • Various Methods to Add Clips to an Edit
      • Possible Positions of a Clip in an Edit
    • 7.3.2 Important Prerequisites
      • Introduction
      • Insert and Overwrite Modes
      • Selecting the Tracks to be Added to the Timeline and their Audio Type
    • 7.3.3 Tools to Easily Position Clips in the Timeline
      • Clip Shadow During Drag Action
      • Magnetic Effect
    • 7.3.4 Placing Clips in an Edit Depending on the Requested Position
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Automatic Clip Insertion at the End of an Edit (Fill)
      • Placing a Clip at the End of an Edit or on a Transition
      • Placing a Clip Using the Nowline, Mark IN or Mark OUT
      • Placing a Clip Anywhere in the Timeline
      • Placing a Clip Between Mark IN and Mark OUT (Fit to Fill)
    • 7.3.5 Add a Clip To Fill in a Blank Area in the Timeline
      • Introduction
      • Methods
      • Example
        • Before
        • During
        • After
  • 7.4 Moving Clips or Elements on the Timeline
    • 7.4.1 Moving a Clip or Element in the Timeline
    • 7.4.2 Moving an Audio Clip between Tracks without Modifying its Horizontal Position
    • 7.4.3 Moving Several Elements in the Timeline
  • 7.5 Replacing Clips by Linked Clips
    • 7.5.1 Introduction
    • 7.5.2 How to Replace a Clip by a Linked Clip
  • 7.6 Deleting Clips or Elements From the Timeline
    • 7.6.1 Deletion Methods
    • 7.6.2 Deletion Modes
    • 7.6.3 Deleting Portions of an Edit
      • Procedure
      • Example
    • 7.6.4 Deleting Timeline Elements
      • Procedure
      • Example
  • 7.7 Tidying Up and Organizing the Edit
    • 7.7.1 Resynchronizing Associated Clip Elements
    • 7.7.2 Removing Blank Areas on a Timeline
      • Procedure
      • Example
        • Before
        • After
    • 7.7.3 Aligning Elements on a Reference Element
    • 7.7.4 Splitting an Element in the Timeline
    • 7.7.5 Grouping Elements in a Sync Group
      • Introduction
      • Procedure
  • 7.8 Cue Points
    • 7.8.1 Introduction
    • 7.8.2 How To Add Cue Points
    • 7.8.3 How To Go to and Select Cue Points
    • 7.8.4 Contextual Menu for Cue Points
  • 7.9 Extending or Shortening Clips
    • 7.9.1 Introduction
    • 7.9.2 Extend Modes
    • 7.9.3 Extending or Shortening a Clip
      • Definition and Variations
      • How to Extend or Shorten a Clip Using the Extend Button
        • Procedure
        • Example
      • How to Extend or Shorten a Clip Using a Drag Operation
        • Example
    • 7.9.4 Extending a Clip with a Still Frame
    • 7.9.5 Extending or Shortening a Clip by Modifying its Speed
  • 7.10 Creating Fast Motion Clips
    • 7.10.1 Various Ways to Create Fast Motion Clips
    • 7.10.2 Modifying the Playback Speed of a Clip Using the Speed Command
      • Procedure
      • Result
    • 7.10.3 Rendering Fast Motion Clips
  • 7.11 Trimming Edit Points on the Timeline
    • 7.11.1 Definition and Access to Trim Area
    • 7.11.2 Overview on the Trim Functions
    • 7.11.3 Trimming or Rolling Around the Clip Transition
      • Introduction
      • Activating the Trim Functions
      • How to Trim Around the Clip Transition
    • 7.11.4 Rolling a Clip
      • Introduction
      • Activating the Roll Clip Function
      • How to Roll a clip
    • 7.11.5 Retrieving the Source of an Edited Image
• 8. Advanced Video Editing
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Video Transition Effects
    • 8.2.1 Ways to Add Video Transition Effects
      • Automatic Video Transition Effects
      • Manual Video Transition Effects
    • 8.2.2 How to Modify the Default Video Transition Effect
    • 8.2.3 How to Apply Video Transition Effects Manually
    • 8.2.4 Possible Video Transition Effects
      • None
      • Mix
      • Wipe
      • Border Wipe
      • Dip To Color
      • Custom
    • 8.2.5 Removing Transition Effects
    • 8.2.6 Inserting Blocks of Color Frames
  • 8.3 Video Clip Effects
    • 8.3.1 Introduction
    • 8.3.2 How to Apply a Video Clip Effect
    • 8.3.3 Simple Video Clip Effects
      • Grey, Horizontal Mirror and Film Effect
      • Color Fade
      • Color Correction
    • 8.3.4 Video Clip Effects With Key Frames
      • Introduction
      • Highlight
      • Pixel Mask
      • Zoom Linear
    • 8.3.5 Adding Key Frames for an Effect
    • 8.3.6 Copying and Pasting Video Clip Effects
      • Introduction
      • How to Copy a Video Effect
      • How to Paste a Video Effect
  • 8.4 Conversion Effects
    • 8.4.1 Introduction
    • 8.4.2 Changing the Mode for the Conversion Type
• 9. Editing in Place
  • 9.1 Overview
  • 9.2 Source Device Area
    • 9.2.1 Introduction
    • 9.2.2 General Description
  • 9.3 Workspace Area
    • 9.3.1 Introduction
    • 9.3.2 View Modes in the Workspace
    • 9.3.3 Thumbnail View in the Workspace Area
      • Purpose
      • Overview
      • Selecting Techniques
    • 9.3.4 List View in the Workspace Area
      • Purpose
      • Overview
      • Displayed Columns
      • Element Grid Contextual Menu
    • 9.3.5 Clip Player View in the Workspace Area
      • Purpose
      • Overview
  • 9.4 Selecting Relevant Media
    • 9.4.1 Displaying Folder Content in the Source Device Area
      • How to Add and Scan a Folder
      • Folder Display Properties
      • Managing the Folders
    • 9.4.2 Listing Clips in the Workspace Area
      • Displaying the Source Clips in the Thumbnail View
      • Listing the Source Clips in the List View
    • 9.4.3 Searching for Clips within the List View
  • 9.5 Loading a Source Clip on the Clip Player
    • 9.5.1 Purpose
    • 9.5.2 How to Load a Clip in the Clip Player
  • 9.6 Adding Logs to a Clip
    • 9.6.1 Introduction
    • 9.6.2 How to Add a Log to a Clip
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Add a Log
    • 9.6.3 Log Display
      • Log Color and Ranking
      • Keywords Associated to a Log
    • 9.6.4 Other Possible Actions on Logs
• 10. Advanced Audio Editing
  • 10.1 Overall Audio Track Settings
  • 10.2 Audio Transition Effects
    • 10.2.1 Ways to Add Audio Transition Effects
    • 10.2.2 Adding Automatically Default Audio Transition Effects
    • 10.2.3 Modifying the Automatic Default Transition Effect
    • 10.2.4 Possible Audio Transition Effects
    • 10.2.5 Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Track
      • Introduction
      • How to Apply Audio Transition Effects On Elements on the Same Track
    • 10.2.6 Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Clip
      • Introduction
      • How to Apply Audio Transition Effects On Audio Elements of the Same Clip
    • 10.2.7 Adjusting Audio Transitions
    • 10.2.8 Removing Audio Transitions
  • 10.3 Audio Routing, Swaps and Mutes
    • 10.3.1 Default and Specific Audio Routing
    • 10.3.2 Possible Audio Channel Functions
    • 10.3.3 Copying and Pasting Audio Routing Actions
  • 10.4 Audio Level Adjustments
    • 10.4.1 Introduction
    • 10.4.2 How to Adjust the Audio Level on a Single Clip
    • 10.4.3 How to Adjust the Overall Level of a Track
  • 10.5 Miscellaneous Audio Features
    • 10.5.1 How to Generate the Waveform of an Audio Element
    • 10.5.2 How to Remove an Audio Waveform
    • 10.5.3 How to Duplicate an Audio Track
• 11. Voiceover, Graphics and Text Graphics
  • 11.1 Adding Voiceover
    • 11.1.1 Introduction
    • 11.1.2 Voiceover Tab Overview
      • Audio Meters
    • 11.1.3 Voiceover Process
      • Process Overview
      • Defining the Area to Record the Voiceover
        • Mark In
        • Mark Out
      • Recording the Voiceover
      • Checking the Recorded Voiceover
        • Go to Voiceover Mark IN
        • Go to Voiceover Mark OUT
      • Attenuating other Tracks when Using Voiceover
  • 11.2 Adding a Logo or Graphic
    • 11.2.1 Introduction
    • 11.2.2 Accessing the Tag Manager Window
    • 11.2.3 Possible Actions in the Tag Manager Window
    • 11.2.4 Fields in the Tag Manager Window
    • 11.2.5 How to Insert a Logo or Graphic using Tags
    • 11.2.6 Moving Tag Points
      • Possible Methods
      • How to Move the Tag Points in the Timeline Display
      • How to Move the Tag Points in the Tag Manager Window
    • 11.2.7 How to Delete Tags
  • 11.3 Adding Integrated Text and Graphics
    • 11.3.1 Introduction
    • 11.3.2 Text Tab Overview
    • 11.3.3 Character Generator Process
    • 11.3.4 Defining the Area to Insert Text/Graphics
    • 11.3.5 Adding Text and Graphics to the Edit
      • Adding Text Area and Defining Text Properties
        • How to Add Text
          • Possible Actions on the Text Area
        • How to Define Text Properties
          • Text Sub-tab
          • Edge Sub-tab
          • Shadow Sub-tab
          • Spacing Sub-tab
          • Background Sub-tab
      • Adding Graphics
    • 11.3.6 Working with Template of Text and Graphics
      • Saving a template of Character Generator Page
      • Applying a template
    • 11.3.7 Applying a Transition Effect to the CG Area
    • 11.3.8 Checking the Integrated Text and Graphics
    • 11.3.9 Editing the Character Generator Page Properties
      • Editing Area Duration
        • How to Edit a Tag Area Duration
        • How to Remove the Mark OUT of a Tag
      • Editing Page Properties
        • How to Edit the Properties of the Text Area
        • How to Modify the Selected Picture
      • Possible Actions from the Page List Tab
• 12. Header Maker
  • 12.1 Introduction
  • 12.2 Header Maker Tab Overview
  • 12.3 Operations
• 13. Final Stages in the Editing Process
  • 13.1 Checking the edit
  • 13.2 Playing Out an Edit
    • 13.2.1 Introduction
    • 13.2.2 Playout Process from the Playout Tab
    • 13.2.3 Playout Tab
      • Overview
      • Information Zone
      • Control Zone
      • Media Bar
  • 13.3 Exporting an Edit or a Media
    • 13.3.1 Introduction
    • 13.3.2 Loading an Edit or a Media on the Export Tab
    • 13.3.3 Export Tab
      • Overview
      • Information Zone
      • Destination Zone
        • Exporting to CleanEdit
        • Exporting to a File
        • Exporting to Device
        • Exporting to Target
      • Export Information Zone
  • 13.4 /Monitoring Tasks
    • 13.4.1 Introduction
    • 13.4.2 User Interface
      • Overview of the Task Viewer
      • Tasks grid
      • Task Contextual Menu
    • 13.4.3 Filtering Tasks
      • State Selection
      • Date Selection
      • Max Items
      • Machine IP address
• Appendix 1 – ShuttlePRO
• Appendix 2 – Keyboard Shortcuts
• Appendix 3 – Digigram Hardware Settings