Grass Valley Media Conversion User Manual
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Clock Builder
Media Conversion Software
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Timing modes
Timer Rate (%)
Set a positive rate for count-up timers and a negative rate for count-down
timers. Rates can go from 1% to 200% to allow for clocks which count at
non-realtime rates. 100% = realtime.
Timer Start Time
Sets the duration of the timer. To adjust the time, click the mouse on a pair of
digits and either type in a value or use the up and down arrows.
A 30 minute timer would be 00:30:00.
Countdown to:
Sets a target date and time for the countdown the timer. To adjust the date,
click the mouse on a pair of digits and either type in a value or use the arrow
to the right of the field. This will open a calendar window.
To adjust the time, click the mouse on a pair of digits and either type in a
value or use the up and down arrows.
This feature is useful for counting down the New Year or other memorable
events.
Offset
Offset time for the clock. Useful for inserting delays or dealing with different
time zones.