360 Systems MAXX Operation Manual

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44 Basic OperationsEditing a ClipEdit controls are activated with the Edit check box. Several buttons are available to definethe beginning and end of a region within a clip; associated time code displays are also present.These non-destructive Mark In and Mark Out trim points can be set to define a portion of aclip to be played. These “edit pointers” do not create a new clip from the original material; theyact like virtual trims, and material outside of the trim points is excluded, but can be retrieved byresetting the Mark pointers. After setting the Mark In and Mark Out points, clips will play betweenthese points. These edit values are saved with the clip.Edits may be saved to the current clip by de-selecting the Edit check box, or choosing Savefrom the clip window File menu. Save As works to save the edit points to a new clip name, even ifthe edits have not been saved in the current clip. This is a great help while conducting an Edit-while-Recording.Edit-while-RecordingClips are most often edited after recording is complete, but it is sometimes desirable to createsub-clips while the recording is still in progress. This is the preferred way to extract sportshighlights, for example.First, open the recording on either Channel 2 or 3 by selecting the clip name from theFile>Open menu. (A recording must be 10 seconds long before it will appear in the clip list.)Check Edit and use the transport controls to select and mark the In- and Out-Points, as desired.Without un-checking Edit, select File>Save As, enter a new clip name, and click Enter. A newclip is created that will play only between the In-Point and Out-Point. This clip can now beplayed on the third channel, or assembled into a playlist.Next, use the transport controls to locate another set of In- and Out-Points for a secondsegment, and repeat the Save As command.As noted above, it is usually easier to leave the edit channel in Edit mode when you plan tomake multiple “Saved As” clips. If you de-select Edit with unsaved changes, you will be givena choice to save or discard the edit points. Remember that you will be saving the edits to thefile that is currently being recorded if Edit is unchecked.Mark In ButtonSets the current time code value into the Mark In point time display. The Mark In button cancapture a time code value from the clip when it is still, or on-the-fly.Mark In DisplayDisplays the time code of the Mark In point. When no Mark In point has been set manually,this displays the Start of Message (SOM) time code (usually 00:00:00:00). Trim points willbe automatically rounded down to the nearest GOP boundary when edits are saved.The values in this display window may be set by two methods: