EVS IPDirector Version 5.9 - January 2011 Part 6 User’s Manual - Manual (Page 172)

IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011
Issue 5.9.B
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2.2.3 F
ILL AND
K
EY
C
LIPS
A
SSOCIATION
H
OW TO
M
ANUALLY
A
SSOCIATE
T
WO
C
LIPS AS
F
ILL AND
K
EY
To manually associate two clips in a Fill and Key association, proceed as follows:
1. In the Database Explorer, select a clip 1 (Normal, Fill, or Key).
2. Drag it onto a clip 2 (Normal, Fill, or Key), keeping the CTRL and SHIFT keys
pressed.
The clips are automatically linked in a Fill and Key association according to the
rules described in next section.
The Fill icon is now displayed in the Type column for the Fill clip.
The Key icon is now displayed in the Type column for the Key clip.
R
ULES IN
K
EY AND
F
ILL
C
LIP
A
SSOCIATIONS
The result will depend on the original type of the two clips: some associations are
not allowed, some clip type will be converted to another one. The table below
describes the different cases which can occur when dragging a clip 1 onto a clip 2:
Clip 1 Clip 2
Normal Fill Key
Normal Normal clip1 → Fill
Normal clip2 → Key
Link the two clips
If Fill not yet linked:
Normal clip1 → Key
Link the two clips
Normal clip1 → Fill
Link the two clips
If Fill already linked:
Error message in
popup window
Fill If Fill not yet linked:
Normal clip2 → Key
Link the two clips
Invalid operation
Error message in the
error list
If Fill not yet linked:
Link the two clips
If Fill already linked:
Error message in
popup window If Fill already linked:
Error message in
popup window
Key Normal clip2 → Fill
Link the two clips
If Fill not yet linked:
Link the two clips
Invalid operation
Error message in the
error list
If Fill already linked:
Error message in
popup window