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1. Editor Manual GlobeCaster 341 Application Notes 342
2. Available if you right click on a clip Creates a framestore still of the clip using the first frame Available if you have just performed an action on the timeline Undoes actions in reverse sequence Available when you have a clip that has both video and audio components Right click on this clip and select Ungroup Audio and Video Events This will split the clip into its two components the video event and the audio events In this state the events can be moved or trimmed independent of one another However the audio events will remain locked to each other Available if you right click in a gray area of the timeline not on an event Displays the timeline at half its current length if the timeline is zoomed out If it is not zoomed out this function does not shrink the length of the timeline Reference 116 Chapter 3 Zoom All Zoom at Position Bar Zoom at PosBar Zoom x2 Available if you right click in a gray area of the timeline Enlarges the display of the entire timeline Available if you right click in a gray area of the timeline not on an event Enlarges the display of the area of the timeline where the position bar is Available if you right click in a gray area of the timeline not on an event Displays the timeline at twice its current length You can select this multiple times The Snap Frames Pop Up Menu Editor Manual GlobeCaster 117 Similar to those in graphics programs the s
3. Mutes the input Controls the left right output of the audio track Controls the actual level of the audio Allows the level of the audio track to be controlled in the timeline Turn this on by clicking on the button A Level track appears below each Audio track on the timeline In this track you can add keyframes and adjust their positions creating dips and fade ins or outs see Animating Audio On The Timeline on page 155 for information on how to do this If this light is not on the levels set in the Levels track on the timeline for that channel are ignored This means you can experiment with the levels and you can turn off Animate without losing your track changes Equalizer Panel The Equalizer panel for each channel controls a three band parametric equalizer To access it to adjust settings for all clips from a tape from the Tape Properties panel do the following Reference 166 Chapter 3 1 Click on the Tape Name button in the Main Controls in the toolbar Figure 3 109 00 09 18 20 Source M i Reel Ma Figure 3 109 The Tape Name Button 2 Choose Tape Properties from the pop up menu The Tape Properties panel appears in the upper left of your screen Figure 3 110 Figure 3 110 The Tape Properties Panel 3 Click on the Audio Properties button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 167 The Tape Audio Properties panel appears Figure 3 111 Figure 3 111 The Tape Audio Propert
4. Your deck uses its preset timecode number such as 01 00 00 00 as the beginning timecode number 2 Open the GlobeCaster Switcher and click on the Fade button in the group of buttons to the right of the T bar Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 The Fade Button This fades the Program out to black and provides a consistent dark black for striping tapes The on screen monitor is not affected by the Fade button but you see black on your external monitor Tutorials 190 Chapter 4 3 Click on the Panels button Figure 4 13 and choose VTR Transport from the pop up menu Panels Button Figure 4 13 The Panels Button The VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel appears in the upper right corner of the screen Figure 4 14 Figure 4 14 The VTR Transport Panel TIP To toggle between the Globe Caster Switcher and the GlobeCaster Edi tor programs press the Scroll Lock key on your key board Editor Manual GlobeCaster 191 4 Click on the button that lists your record deck to turn it on the button turns yellow Figure 4 15 Selecting the Record Deck 5 Click on the record button the one with the red dot Figure 4 16 Record Button 00 40 17 02 00 00 00 00 Figure 4 16 The Record Button 6 Ifyou see a warning message asking whether you want to erase existing timecode click Yes Your tape is striping Let it run for the length of the tape or for as long as you need for the pro
5. Closes the bin Open a new bin by right clicking in the empty space on the screen and choosing New Bin from the pop up menu Parent Path box Back Forward Home Close Icon Editor Manual GlobeCaster 147 Takes you one level higher in the directory If you click on this you see the following folders To do list Tapes and Volumes To do list is the list of clips waiting to be digitized It is the default folder that is open when you open the Batch Digitize window The Tapes folder contains a folder for each tape and clips from each tape This allows you to quickly find and digitize clips from a specific tape Volumes is for a future enhancement Shows exactly where on your hard drive a bin is found Navigate through bins by typing a new path in this box Takes you to the previous bin If you haven t opened any bins before the current one this is grayed out Right clicking on the Back button brings up a navigation history pop up menu for navigating without intervening stops Takes you to the bin that you navigated to after the current one when navigating through a series of bins If you haven t opened any bins since you opened the current bin this tool does not function Right clicking on the Forward button brings up a navigation history pop up menu for navigating without intervening stops Opens the bin that was open when a layout was last saved There can be as many different Home bins as the
6. Figure 3 61 A Dip Added to an Audio Level Track Add Fade In Adds a keyframe to form a fade in Figure 3 62 A Fade In Added to an Audio Level Track Add Fade Out Add Keyframe Add Pause Point Editor Manual GlobeCaster 107 Adds a keyframe to form a fade out Figure 3 63 A Fade Out Added to an Audio Level Track Adds a keyframe to the audio track of the timeline This keyframe allows you to adjust the level up or down Transitions between keyframes are represented by lines in the audio track Creates a pause point event on the Pause track Figure 3 64 Added Pause Point When playing the timeline back the timeline will automatically pause at the points without you having to hit the Pause button You can then wait before hitting the Play button to continue playing the timeline If you have a looping effect that you want to play while the timeline is paused select Loop While Paused on the Effect Properties panel For more information see Loop While Paused on page 119 Reference 108 Chapter 3 Add to Batch Digitize Adjust color Animate Level Available when you right click on an event Adds selected events to a list to be digitized later First select the event or events you want to digitize Do this by clicking on the event or by holding down the Control key on your keyboard and clicking on multiple event Or right click on an event and choose one of the select options such
7. The GlobeCaster Editor lays the first clip to your master record tape and then cues up the framestore and the second clip for the second pass When you play back your record tape you see a seamless transition between the two clips A V Edit Creating an A V edit is similar except neither clip is frozen during the transition Instead of using a framestore the GlobeCaster Editor creates a ClipMem a bit of digitized video recorded to the RAM on the Warp Engine By creating a ClipMem you are essentially transitioning between two video sources and the resulting edit is indistinguishable from a standard A B roll edit To create an A V edit do the following Editor Manual GlobeCaster 209 Click on the New button in the Timeline Controls Figure 4 49 New Button Figure 4 49 The New Button This clears the timeline so you can build a new one Place two clips from the same source tape on the timeline so that they overlap Right click in the overlap area of the clip you want to transition to and choose Create Dissolve from the pop up menu You now have two clips from the same tape and a dissolve between them on the timeline sample09 NOTE Keep in mind that the Warp Engine is being used as a video recording and playback device so it cannot create warp effects at the same time Wipe and dissolve effects with or without graphics work great with a ClipMem but not warping digital effects For these typ
8. Video clips audio clips and effects that are placed on the timeline Reference 84 Chapter 3 Selecting Clips On The Timeline Using Clip Priority Scroom Bar Scrolls and zooms the timeline To scroll the timeline left or right click on the Scroom bar and drag left or right To zoom the timeline in and out click on the Scroom bar and drag up or down To do both at once click on the Scroom bar and drag diagonally You can also zoom by right clicking on the timeline and selecting a zoom setting from the pop up menu Vertical Scrolls the timeline up and down Click on the bar Scroll Bar and drag it up or down Duration Displays the length of the selected event Timecode Before performing a number of operations such as digitizing clips changing clip properties or using the Preview or Perform functions you need to select the clips on the timeline that you want to affect with that action You can select multiple events by holding down the Control key on your keyboard and clicking on the events or you can right click on an event in the timeline and choose one of the selection options such as Select All Select Track Select From Here etc see Timeline Event Pop Up Menu on page 99 for all of the selection options Priority of clips on the timeline is a powerful way to control which source appears The general rule for priority of the video tracks is the top track gets priority In other words if there is more t
9. 258 Chapter 4 When you select 3 the GlobeCaster Editor displays the output the default is Timeline in the right monitor and your selected input sources in the other monitors Figure 4 145 Source Deck B Source Deck A Timeline AE Ll Lock Source A BECHET Lock 00 00 00 00 f Duration ee ff k Duration Clip Name Clip Name Figure 4 145 The GlobeCaster Editor with Three Monitor View Selected The third monitor opens over the top left bin When you select 4 the GlobeCaster Editor displays the output the default is Timeline in the right monitor and your selected input sources in the other monitors Figure 4 146 Source Deck C Source Deck B Source Deck A Timenne 00 02 52 02 Lock TATATATA Lock Timeline MME a Duration t if Duration i Duration Chp Name Clip Name Figure 4 146 The GlobeCaster Editor with Four Monitor View Selected The fourth monitor opens over the top right bin Editor Manual GlobeCaster 259 So far this tutorial has only looked at the monitors while the GlobeCaster Editor is in Add Clip mode If you select a different mode such as Trim Edit the functions of the monitors change Figure 4 147 First Frame Preceding Clip wale Last Frame Preceding Clip First Frame Selected Chp Last Frame Selected Clip 00 00 02 00 Figure 4 147 Four Monitor View in Trim Edit Mode In this case the monitors now work in pairs The two monitors on the right show you the
10. 3 Click the digitized clip in the timeline to select it Tutorials 234 Chapter 4 Right click the Source Type button under the source monitor The Source Type pop up menu appears Select Clip The Source Timecode sets itself to 00 00 00 00 This represents an absolute timecode for that digitized clip file Figure 4 103 Source Timecode Digitized Clip Source Type Button 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f 00 00 07 24 Duration 00 00 07 24 Clip Name test03 Figure 4 103 Timecode With Clip Selected This absolute timecode is here to make editing digitized clips easier However the timecode that represents the portion of the linear source from which the digitize clip was taken is still present You can view this timecode by doing the following l 2 Click the Source Type button Select the source deck in which your tape is located Source A Source B or Source C A frame from your source tape appears in the source monitor Click the digitized clip in the timeline to select it Click the Cue In button under the source monitor Editor Manual GlobeCaster 235 The GlobeCaster Editor tells your deck to scrub to the Mark In point for the clip on your source tape The frame you see on the source monitor is the same frame you saw as the first frame of the digitized clip Figure 4 104 Source Timecode s T Source Deck A ource Type _ 00 02 52 02 Button an Duration Clip Name Clip09 F
11. GLOBECASTER ie heed Copyrights Copyright 1998 2004 GlobalStreams Inc All rights reserved The GlobeCaster System software content and documentation are copyright 1998 2004 This User Manual may not in whole or in any part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable format without the prior written consent of an authorized representative from GlobalStreams Inc Certain image and clip art files are Copyright 1998 Image Ideas Inc Richmond Hill ON Canada Certain images are Copyright 1998 Izzy Schwartz Photography Sacramento CA Certain font files are Copyright 1996 Bitstream Inc Cambridge MA and copyright 1996 1999 Media Workshop Inc Beaverton OR Certain 3D objects are Copyright 1999 Zygote Media Group Provo UT All rights reserved to their respective holders Trademarks GlobalStreams GlobalStreams and the GlobalStreams logos GlobeCaster and the GlobeCaster logos Warp Engine GlobeCaster Editor GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Time Machine GlobeCaster Effects Generator GlobeCaster Character Generator GlobeCaster Switcher GlobeCaster Virtual Sets ClipMem and 3D Video Tracing are trademarks of GlobalStreams Inc Trinity is a registered trademark of GlobalStreams Inc Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Bitstream is the registered trademark of Bitstream Inc Artbeats InnoVision Izzy and other tradema
12. Reverse play Fast forward current deck Rewind 4x Rewind 8x Rewind 1 4x Slow current deck Fast forward 1 4x Fast forward 4x Fast forward 8x Rewind 5 frames Rewind 1 frame Forward 1 frame Forward 5 frame Keyboard Commands 306 Appendix Panel Accelerators 0 Ctrl 0 P Ctrl P Ctrl Alt P Ctrl T Ctrl Alt T Ctrl V Application Accelerators Scroll Lock Ctrl Alt A Shift Ctrl Alt A Ctrl Alt C Shift Ctrl Alt C Ctrl Alt E Shift Ctrl Alt E Miscellaneous Accelerators Ctrl U Alt B T deft bracket backslash right bracket Open Editor Options Panel Toggle Editor Options Panel Open Clip Properties Panel Toggle Clip Main Properties Panel Toggle Clip Audio Properties Panel Toggle Tape Main Properties Panel Toggle Tape Audio Properties Panel Toggle Vector Scope Panel Toggle Switcher Editor applications Launch Animator Compositor quit Launch Animator Compositor minimize Launch Character Generator quit Launch Character Generator minimize Launch Effects Generator quit Launch Effects Generator minimize Unload timeline Toggle Load Timeline from Pos Bar Toggle Load Timeline on Scrub Set Audio Scrub Option to Play up to pos bar Set Audio Scrub Option to Play centered around pos bar Set Audio Scrub Option to Play from pos bar Shift P Tab Shift Tab left arrow right arrow Ctrl left arrow Ctrl right arrow Ctrl
13. Ungroup Audio amp Video Events Show filenames upon selection Flatten Even Figure 4 112 The Timeline Event Pop Up Menu Use this pop up to edit various properties of the timeline and change timeline viewing options 3 Select Properties Tutorials 242 Chapter 4 The Clip Main Properties panel appears in the upper left corner of the interface Figure 4 113 Loop Count Window Figure 4 113 The Clip Main Properties Panel Use this panel to edit properties of a selected clip In this case you want to change this clip s Loop Count To make a clip loop you change the value in the Loop Count window previous figure The number you enter is the number of times the clip plays The default is 4 Change the value in the loop count window to 2 The GlobeCaster Editor sets the clip to play in a loop twice Notice the clip in the timeline doubles in size Building A Hybrid Timeline What You Will Need Building The Timeline Editor Manual GlobeCaster 243 In some situations you may want to build a timeline that uses both non linear clips digitized on Time Machine and linear clips from one of your source decks This type of timeline is called a hybrid timeline The GlobeCaster Editor is designed so that you can use the same tools to edit linear and non linear clips One situation where you may want to build a hybrid timeline is when you want to use a long segment of tape without digitizing it bu
14. 00 Figure 3 15 The Source Button in the Main Controls A pop up menu listing your decks appears 00 00 00 00 Panasonic AG DS550 on serial port 1 Figure 3 16 The Source Button Pop Up Menu Tape Name Frame Record Reel Clip Editor Manual GlobeCaster 47 If the deck you want is not listed check its configuration in the Serial Devices panel For more information on the Serial Devices panel see the Using Configure Panels chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide Select the deck you wish to assign as Source A from the pop up menu The deck you selected is now assigned as Source A Once you have assigned your source decks you can switch between them by choosing Source A B or C from the Source Type buttons under the left monitors TIP The GlobeCaster Editor disables all controls on the source panel if it is unable to use the deck It displays a message indicating the nature of the problem After assigning a deck to a source the controls may remain disabled if for example the deck has no tape in it or the tape needs to be named Lists the name of the active source output Click on it to see a pop up menu listing the loaded sources In the example at the beginning of this section the source is an unnamed framestore and the default name is Frame Other defaults are Record for a record tape Reel for a source tape and Clip for a digitized clip To choose an input or record tape alr
15. 110 fit selected 110 Flatten Event 111 Flatten Selected 111 Flatten Timeline 111 halving Levels track height 111 hybrid linear non linear 243 inverting selection 111 inverting selection on track 111 lifting clips 71 live input events 26 making notes about 92 marking starting timecode 98 moving clips options 94 moving edits options 95 overview 81 overwriting clips 61 parts of 82 performing recording 54 playing in a loop 92 position bar 83 previewing 54 202 properties panel 92 recording 55 210 removing all gaps 114 removing gap 114 renaming 91 replacing clips 62 replacing effect with dissolve 114 resetting Levels track height 114 resetting validation bar 98 resizing 41 reviewing 54 ripple editing 90 Save button 89 saving 89 205 scroom bar 83 84 scrubbing through linear tapes 95 selecting all 114 selecting clips on 84 selecting from here 114 selecting from here on a track 114 selecting none 115 selecting track 115 selecting track for spliced clips 52 sending clips to batch list 108 215 setting higher priority 84 111 setting recorder in point 198 setting the position of clips 60 setting timeline picon 91 snap function 115 splicing clips 60 splitting clips 52 71 115 stripping audio 164 three point editing 61 timecode 82 tracks 83 tree 83 Ungroup Audio and Video Events 115 using fixed duration eff
16. 132 Slide Mode 270 Sliders Editor Manual GlobeCaster 325 decibel edit key panel 159 monitor 161 red green blue 122 Slip Source Editing Mode overview 131 Revert button 131 S ou rc e In S ou rc e Out timecode 131 tutorial 267 Slip Src Source Button 89 Snap 115 Snap Frames Pop Up Menu 117 Softness Surface Wipe 119 Source changing duration 68 default duration 68 selecting 65 Source Button 45 Source Button Pop Up Menu 45 Source Button Time Machine Recorder Panel 64 Source Decks Assigning 45 184 Source Monitor Controls See Left Monitor Controls Source Status 53 Source Type Button 65 Source Selecting for Right Output Monitor 59 Sources cueing 68 list of active 47 Space Bar 53 Speed Changing 238 Splice Button 60 194 Splicing Clips Automatically on a Timeline 61 Splicing Clips onto a Timeline 60 Splicing Together Timelines 87 Split At Pos ition Bar 115 Split Button 71 Splitting Clips 52 71 115 Start Batch Digitize Button 144 Starting Timecode For Timelines Marking 98 Status Messages general 54 source 53 Stop Batch Digitize Button 144 Index 326 Stop Button Time Machine Recorder Panel 64 Striping A Tape 189 Stripping Audio 164 Stripping Audio or Video 76 163 Strobe Rate 76 Strobing Clips 77 Surface Wipe Softness 119 Switcher Button 178 Sync Roll Editing building a timeline 288 digitizing the timeline 294 importing timeline in
17. Figure 4 159 Adding Clips to the Timeline Select the second clip by clicking on it Click the Trim Edit button Figure 4 160 Trim Edit Button PE Figure 4 160 The Trim Edit Button The left monitor shows the last frame of the previous clip and the right monitor shows the first frame of the selected clip Figure 4 161 Last Frame Preceding Clip First Frame Selected Clip Out 00 00 05 23 00 00 02 00 In 00 00 05 23 Duration 00 00 08 07 Figure 4 161 Trim Edit Mode Tutorials 266 Chapter 4 In this example you will move the edit by making the selected clip begin 8 frames earlier 4 Under the right monitor labeled First Frame Selected Clip click on the Jog Trim 5 Frames Back button Figure 4 162 Last Frame Preceding Clip First Frame Selected Clip Out _00 00 05 23 In _00 00 05 23 00 00 02 00 issii Duvation 00 00 08 07 fi Jog Trim 5 Frames Jog Trim 1 Frame Back Button Back Button Figure 4 162 The Jog Trim 5 Frames Back and Jog Trim 1 Frame Back Buttons The edit moves back 5 frames In the example the in timecode of the selected clip goes from 00 00 07 10 to 00 00 07 05 The out timecode of the preceding clip also changes to 00 00 07 05 NOTE The moni 5 Click three times on the Jog Trim 1 Frame Back button previous figure tors update to show you the new in and The in timecode for the selected clip and the out timecode of the preceding out fra
18. Higher Priority Turn into Framestore Digitize to T achine Add to Batch Digitize Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI Ungroup Audio amp Video Events Show filenames upon selection Flatten Event Figure 4 109 The Timeline Event Pop up Menu Use this pop up to edit various properties of the timeline and change timeline viewing options 3 Select Properties Editor Manual GlobeCaster 239 The Clip Main Properties panel appears in the upper left corner of the interface Figure 4 110 Play Speed Window Figure 4 110 The Clip Main Properties Panel The properties window shows the current Reel Clip Name and you can use this panel to edit properties of a selected clip In this case you want to change this clip s playback speed 4 Click in the Play Speed window previous figure Tutorials 240 Chapter 4 NOTE When you are working with non linear clips the GlobeCaster Editor automatically accounts for changes you make to the play back speed and loop count For example say you set the play back speed for a clip to play in reverse When you scrub through that clip on the timeline you see the end of the clip first Then it plays back to the beginning of the clip as you scrub through the clip on the timeline And if you open an advanced editing mode such as Trim Clip what you see in the monitor labeled First Frame Selected Clip is actually the last frame of the clip
19. Panel correction Access the panel by clicking on the Clip Props button in the Clip Controls or by right clicking on a clip on the timeline or the Current Clip picon and choosing Properties from the pop up menu Figure 3 35 The Clip Main Properties Panel Here s how to use the panel Panel Button Click on this to bring up a pop up menu You can choose Clip Main Properties the current panel or Clip Audio Properties to open that panel For information on the Clip Audio Properties panel see Clip Audio Properties on page 164 Reel Lists the name of the tape that the clip was recorded from Reference 76 Chapter 3 Record Audio Edit Lock Play Speed Loop Count Rate Compression Ratio Run Sets which channels of the clip are recorded Only V affects what appears in the timeline To create an audio only clip turn off the V video button To see the audio tracks click on the next to the name of the video track to the left of the timeline To disable audio for the clip turn off the A1 and A2 buttons and A3 and A4 if applicable This also turns them off on the Clip Audio Properties panel see Clip Audio Properties on page 164 for information on this panel Once the video is turned off to turn it back on right click on the audio clip on the timeline and select Properties to open the Clip Main Properties panel Locks or unlocks the audio track with the video Turning this off allows you to m
20. The settings affect the way clips on the timeline behave how the GlobeCaster Editor assembles clips and how your decks behave To access the panel click on the gray Options button on the right side of the toolbar The Editor Options panel appears in the upper left corner of the screen Figure 3 51 The Editor Options Panel Reference 94 Chapter 3 Here s how to use the Editor Options panel Drag Clips Move Roll Click on Move or Roll to determine how clips behave when you drag them The default mode Move allows you to move a clip by dragging it in the timeline Click on the clip anywhere except on the trim handles and drag it where you want Roll allows you to move the window of the clip on the source tape This changes the in and out points of the clip without moving the clip on the timeline or changing its length This accomplishes the same function as the Slip Sre Slip Source editing mode see Slip Src Source on page 89 for information on this mode but by dragging the mouse instead of using the interface transport controls This Roll button is automatically turned on when you open Slip Source mode To use the Roll function do the following Click on the Roll button Your mouse pointer turns into the roll cursor a circular yellow arrow over the selected clip Drag the roll cursor to the left to make the clip begin and end earlier on the source tape and to the right to make the clip
21. Transport Sync Roll Live Digi tize panel so you won t use AutoBatch For more information on the AutoBatch fea ture see the tutorial on non linear editing in this chapter or AutoBatch on page 61 Figure 4 226 The Batch Digitize Window Once you ve digitized all of your clips you can edit your timeline as you would any project This timeline can also be dropped into the FX picon in the GlobeCaster Switcher and played back By completing this tutorial you now have the skills to perform a sync roll edit and digitize timeline clips in the GlobeCaster Editor For more tutorials using the GlobeCaster Editor see the GlobeCasters Tutorials Manual Tutorials 300 Chapter 4 EDITOR MANUAL APPENDICES 302 Appendix Keyboard Commands Clip Controls Accelerators Timeline Controls Accelerators Editor Manual GlobeCaster 303 Keyboard commands are a quick way to navigate through applications In this appendix you find keyboard commands for the GlobeCaster Editor Ctrl L Ctrl E Ctrl S Shift M Shift Ctrl D Ctrl Z Ctrl Y or Shift Control Z Ctrl B l A aA A Q N Shift 2 Shift 3 Shift 4 Ctrl R Lift Extract Split Merge Digitize Undo Redo Batch Enter trim clip mode Enter trim edit mode Enter slip source mode Enter slide clip mode Enter transition mode Enter add clip mode Enter view mode Two monitor mode actually sign Three monitor
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23. click on the name of the tape in the Tape List Selects all the clips in the To do list Deselects all the clips in the To do list Removes the selected clip from the To do list Displays messages such as Playing or Cueing regarding the status of the active deck Reference 144 Chapter 3 Start Stop Manage Tapes Batch List Picon Save List Clip Total Begins digitizing the selected clips Halts the digitizing process Tells Time Machine which tape is currently in a source This allows you to tell Time Machine that a new tape is in the deck before the tape is requested To do this click on the button Select the deck you want from the pop up menu Another pop up menu appears Select the new tape you just placed in the selected deck This picon represents the Batch List the clips listed in the To do list bin You can save the list and digitize some or all of the clips later by dragging this picon into a bin When you are ready to work in it again double click on it and it loads into the To do list To set the image for this picon select one make sure only one clip is selected clip in the To do list Then right click on this picon and choose Set Picon to selected clip from the pop up menu As you digitize the batch you see a white status bar go up and down in this picon until the digitizing is complete Saves the list of clips in the To do list so you can return to it later The default bin thes
24. import the video file Using The Time Machine s batch digitizing function is controlled through the Batch Digitize Batch Digitize window In this window you can set properties for individual clips and select clips Window to digitize in a batch Editor Manual GlobeCaster 143 To access this window click on the Batch button on the left side of the toolbar The Batch Digitize window opens Tape List GlobeCaster Batch Vigitize Batch List Message Area Figure 3 89 The Batch Digitize Window Here s how the functions in these windows work Clips Selected Total Time Selected Approx Space Required Space Available Tape List Select All Deselect All Remove Selected Active Deck Status Displays the number of clips selected in the To do list A clip is selected if the square button in the Select column is on blue and is not selected if this button is off gray Select clips by clicking on this button Or select all clips by clicking on the Select All button Or select all clips from a single tape by clicking on the name of the tape in the Tape List Displays the total length of the clips selected in the To do list Displays the approximate amount of space in bytes on your hard drive that the selected clips require Displays the amount of available space in bytes on your hard drive Lists the tapes from which the selected clips are taken To select all clips from a single tape for digitizing
25. including its type Sets how long in frames it takes for an effect to fade in Set this value by highlighting the number in the box typing in the desired number and pressing Enter on your keyboard You can also click on the number and drag your mouse up or down Sets how long in frames it takes for an effect to fade out Set this value by highlighting the number in the box typing in the desired number and pressing Enter on your keyboard You can also click on the number and drag your mouse up or down Works only with variable length effects i e wipes This allows you to change the duration in frames Reverses the direction of an effect Click on this button to turn it on Supports effects that are looping while the timeline is paused Select this button if you have an effect that you want playing while the rest of the timeline is paused Adjusts the softness of the edges of the effect Set this value by highlighting the number in the box typing in the desired number and pressing Enter on your keyboard You can also click on the number and drag your mouse up or down Try 25 for a soft edge for your wipe without losing the shape of the wipe Flips a transition vertically For example if a wipe transitions from the top clicking Flip Vertically makes it transition from the bottom Reference 120 Chapter 3 Border Brings up a pop up menu with the following options Off Solid Color Graphics and Auxiliary
26. preroll 99 Default Bins 196 Default Editing Mode Add Clip Button 90 Default Settings Color Correction 77 Default Source Duration 68 Delete Event 109 Delete Selected Event 110 Deleting clips 73 clips from batch list 150 digitized clips 140 Deselect All Batch Digitize Window 143 Designating Record Tapes 57 Digitize Button 72 Digitize To Time Machine 110 Digitized Clips changing loop count 76 compression ratio 76 Only Disk button 72 opening Batch Digitize window 72 selecting for batch digitizing 108 Use Freeze button 72 Digitizing CD Audio tracks 150 Digitizing Clips 110 automatically sending to Batch List 61 AVI and WAV files 141 batch digitize window overview 223 batch digitizing 226 changing playback speed 238 clip versus source timecode 233 compression levels 149 creating ClipMems 74 deleting 140 Digitize button 72 in Batch Digitize window 142 naming projects 149 on the timeline 140 overview 138 212 saving batch in bin 145 saving batch list 221 saving batch on timeline 145 saving clip from batch list 147 selecting clips in batch list 148 selecting components 148 sending to batch list 214 setting batch list picon 221 setting compression level 224 size of clips 149 using autobatch 218 where they are saved 139 Digitizing AVI and WAV Files 237 Dissolves creating 109 201 creating cuts with 85 making A V edit 112 making A X edit 113 replacing with
27. since that is what you see first when the clip is played in reverse The Play Speed pop up menu appears Figure 4 111 8x Rev 4x Rev 2x Rev Reverse Half Rev Quarter Rev Quarter Fwd Half Fwd Normal 2x Fwd 4x Fwd 8x Fwd Figure 4 111 The Play Speed Pop Up Menu Use this pop up to select the playback speed for the selected digitized clip The first six options from 8x Rev eight times faster than normal speed in reverse to Quarter Rev one fourth normal speed in reverse play the clip in reverse The last six options from Quarter Fwd one fourth normal speed to 8x Fwd eight times faster than normal play the clip forward Select the playback speed you want The clip automatically changes its length on the timeline to match the new playback speed Looping A Clip Editor Manual Globecaster 241 You can make a digitized clip play in a loop This is something you can t do with a linear clip Here s what you do 1 Load your digitized clip onto the timeline 2 Right click on the clip The Timeline Event pop up menu appears Figure 4 112 Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Properties Higher Priority Turn into Framestore Digitize to T achine Add to Batch Digitize Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI
28. the color of a mini color picon can be saved by dragging it into a bin Resets the mini color picons to the default colors Any custom color picons you created are lost unless you saved them by dragging their picons to a bin Allows you to pick a color from any image on the screen and match it exactly To do this click on the Pick button The video on the on screen monitor freezes so you can pick a color from the current frame Still holding down the mouse button drag the mouse over the color you want Release the mouse button The color that the mouse is over loads as the color picon and its values are displayed as the color values Editor Manual GlobeCaster 123 You can place a Chroma Key file as an event on the timeline s FX track similar to placing a dissolve wipe or other transition between two video events Instead of being a transition the Chroma Keyer will key one of the video sources over the other If you choose the Properties menu item the Effect Properties panel will be shown with a slightly different interface as shown in Figure 3 73 Effect Properties Panel as Chroma Keyer Figure 3 73 Alternate Effects Properties Panel This alternate Effects Properties panel has these different features Key Designates which track is the key source Over Designates which track is the background source Mode Displays a drop down box that allows you to select the keyer mode Reference 124 Chapter 3 Using Adv
29. tries to perform an edit The Timeline Event pop up menu appears when you right click on an area of the timeline It is context sensitive so the options you see depend on what is on the timeline and whether you right click on a clip effect or blank area of the timeline In general the features on the pop up menu allow you to delete or select events Reference 100 Chapter 3 make choices about how the timeline is displayed set properties for clips animate audio levels digitize clips or perform specialized functions Delete Event Delete Selected Events ct Track ect None wert Track wert Selection lect From Here lect From Here on This Track xpand Tree xpand All Collapse Tree Properties Higher Priority Turn into Framestore Digitize to Time Machine Add to Batch Digitize Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI Ungroup Audio amp Video Events Show filenames upon selection Flatten Event Figure 3 53 Timeline Event Pop Up Menu Editor Manual GlobeCaster 101 For clarity in this manual each menu will be shown on the timeline and then explained in the following sections Keyframe Video Event Menu Menu Track Menu Audio Event Menu Audio Level Track Menu Figure 3 54 Possible Pop Up Menus on the Timeline Keyframe Menu To access the Keyframe menu right click on a keyframe control knob Figure 3 55 Keyframe Control Knob Figure 3 55 Keyframe Control Kn
30. 07 05 2001 11 11 02 TIP You can quickly replace a fixed length effect with a dissolve To do this right click on the effect and choose Replace with Dissolve from the pop up menu Wrapping Up Figure 4 185 Adding the New Effect to the Timeline 4 Click the third clip to select it Notice that the effect has no trimming handles unlike the previous dissolve This means that this effect has a fixed duration If you try to use the transport controls you cannot adjust the effect only the in and out points of the clips You also see a message in the GlobeCaster Editors Message Field Figure 4 186 Stopped Figure 4 186 Fixed Length Effect Message If the duration of the fixed length effect does not work for the transition between your clips you have two choices e Ifyou are flexible about the duration of the transition between the clips you can change the in and out points of the clips to match the fixed length effect you selected e If you don t have a lot of flexibility on the duration you can replace the fixed length effect with one with a more suitable duration or with a variable length effect In this tutorial you learned how and when to use each of the GlobeCaster Editors five advanced editing modes Trim Clip Trim Edit Slip Source Slide and Transition Edit You also learned what the monitors show you in these modes And you practiced adjusting clips by using the transport controls by dragging cli
31. 11 31 43 Cite Ly sae Live _07 05 2001_ 11 11 02 Figure 4 175 The New Dissolve on the Timeline If you look carefully at the dissolve you see that it begins exactly where the clips begin to overlap on the timeline and ends exactly where the clips stop overlapping Tutorials 274 Chapter 4 NOTE The four 3 Click the Trans Edit button monitor mode is required to use Tran sition Edit mode and is automatically selected when you click the Trans te Edit button Baca Figure 4 176 The Trans Edit Button The GlobeCaster Editor enters Transition Edit mode Figure 4 177 Figure 4 177 Transition Edit Mode Next you will adjust the dissolve you created 4 Click the second clip to select it When editing a transition in Transition Edit mode the clip that begins at the transition must be the selected clip and the clip that ends at the transition is the preceding clip Therefore the selected clip must be at least the second one on the timeline Transport Following is an explanation of the transport controls for the preceding clip Controls Part Figure 4 178 Transition Out Frame Preceding Clip Out Frame Preceding Clip Trn Out 00 00 04 07 Out _00 00 06 05 T Duration 00 00 01 28 Figure 4 178 The Transport Controls for the Preceding Clip The first left most monitor displays the frame of the preceding clip at the beginning of the transition This is called the Transition Out Frame
32. 4 under the first far left monitor and Slip Source functions on the selected clip by using the transport controls under the second monitor Trans ition So far this tutorial has covered a wide variety of editing tools but it hasn t yet Edit Mode covered timelines that contain effects other than cuts such as dissolves wipes or warps There is an editing mode designed specifically to adjust such edits and it is called Transition Edit mode Trans Edit To experiment with Transition Edit mode you need a simple timeline l Start with a new timeline and drag three clips to alternating tracks making sure the clips overlap Figure 4 173 Live _07 05 2001_11 10 33 Live_07 05 2001 Ts 07 05 2001_ 11 11 02 ition 00 00 0 Figure 4 173 Adding Clips to the Timeline Next you will create a dissolve between the first two clips Editor Manual GlobeCaster 273 2 Right click the first clip in the overlapped area and choose Create Dissolve from the pop up menu Figure 4 174 Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track t None Track t From Here Select From Here on This Track Properties Higher Priority Create Dissolve Create Fade Turn into Framestore Digitize to Time Machine gitize Export to Show filenames upon selection Flatten Event Figure 4 174 Choosing Create Dissolve A dissolve appears on the FX track Figure 4 175 Live 07 05 2001 _11 10 33 Live 07 05 2001
33. 4 121 GlobeCaster Logo Still Figure 4 121 Picon for the GlobeCaster Logo Still 2 Drag and drop the picon onto the Video 2 track of the timeline dropping it so that it begins at 01 00 00 02 Figure 4 122 Figure 4 122 Adding the Second Clip to the Timeline 3 If necessary click the Trim Clip button again and adjust the duration of the clip until it is at least 2 seconds Now you will add a dissolve Tutorials 248 Chapter 4 4 Right click on the clip you just dragged onto the timeline and choose Create Dissolve from the pop up menu Figure 4 123 vent Delete Selected Events Snap Select All select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection ct From Here Select From Here on This Track Create Properties Dissolve Higher Priority Menu Digitize to Time Machine Option Create Dissolve Show filenames upon selection Flatten Event Figure 4 123 Creating a Dissolve from the Pop Up Menu You see a dissolve from black to the clip on the FX track of the timeline Figure 4 124 Dissolve Figure 4 124 The Dissolve Added to the Timeline Checking Before going any further check this edit The Edit Editor Manual GlobeCaster 249 1 Turn on View mode by clicking the View button Figure 4 125 View Button Figure 4 125 The View Button 2 Click the First Frame button to rewind the timeline then press the Play button Figure 4 126 Play Button First F
34. BVB Button 97 C CD Audio digitizing 150 Changing Playback Speed 238 Changing Source Duration 68 Changing the Duration of Events 14 Character Generator Button 178 Checkerboard Button 98 Chroma Values Limiting 80 Clearing Clip Settings 62 Clearing The Timeline 90 Clip 144 Clip Audio Properties Panel animating levels 165 level controls 165 Mute button 165 overview 164 pan controls 165 send left controls 165 send right controls 165 trim controls 165 Use Source buttons 164 Clip Controls 70 Batch button 72 Clip Props button 70 current clip picon 71 Digitize button 72 Extract button 71 Lift button 71 Merge button 72 Only Disk button 72 Redo button 72 Save button 71 Split button 71 Undo button 72 Use Freeze button 72 Clip Main Properties Panel Audio Edit Lock buttons 76 compression ratio 76 Editor Manual GlobeCaster r Copy to all clips from same tape button 77 Freeze button 77 Loop Count 76 overview 75 panel button 75 Play Speed 76 record buttons 76 reel name 75 Run button 76 Set as Tape Default button 77 setting strobe rate 76 Setup button 77 Strobe button 77 Use Tape Default button 77 Clip Picon Clearing Settings 62 Clip Priority 84 Clip Props Button 70 ClipMems creating 74 recording to PC hard drive 114 using to make A V edit 112 Clips adding to timeline linear 200 audio equalizer panel 165 automatically saving
35. Figure 3 94 Video Tracks on the Timeline To open the audio tracks for a video track click on the plus sign next to the name of the video track or right click in a blank spot in the timeline and choose Expand Tree or Expand All from the pop up menu You see two audio tracks for each video track Figure 3 95 ve_07 02 2001_ 14 42 Figure 3 95 Video and Audio Tracks on the Timeline In addition to the audio tracks which can be used to adjust the length of the audio clip there is a Level track for each audio track The Level track can be used to animate the volume level of the audio To open the Level track click on the plus Reference 156 Chapter 3 sign next to the name of the audio track or right click in a gray area of the timeline and choose Expand All from the pop up menu Keyframe Audio Level Tracks ve 07 02 2001 14 42 00 ve_ 07 02 2001 14 42 00 ve 07 02 2001 14 42 00 Live 07 02 2001 15 03 35 Figure 3 96 Video Audio and Audio Level Tracks on the Timeline To hide the tracks click on the minus sign next to the name of the track This hides the child tracks In other words if you click on the minus sign next to Audio 1 its child Level track is hidden If you click on the minus sign next to Video 1 its two audio tracks and two levels tracks are all hidden Right clicking in the Level track brings up the Timeline pop up menu see Timeline Event Pop Up Menu on page 99 for information on how
36. Load Files To Source 97 Loaded Files List of 47 Loading Files Options 97 Lock Trans Button 95 Logging Clips 192 accounting for user reaction time 99 automatically sending to Batch Digitize List 61 clearing clip settings 62 from a digitized clip 236 marking in and out points 67 saving automatically 63 Loop Clip button 127 263 in Trim Edit mode 130 timecode 128 130 Loop Count Changing 76 Loop Edit button 129 266 timecode 130 Loop while paused Effects Button 119 Loop Playing Timeline In A 92 Looping Clips 241 Luma Slider 79 Luma Values Limiting 80 M Main Controls eject button 53 overview 43 Recorder button 44 shuttle slider 52 Source 45 timecode window 52 Timeline button 44 transport controls 53 Main Source Selecting Recorder 44 Source 45 Timeline 44 Main Toolbar 32 Make A V Edit 112 208 Make A X Edit 113 207 Make All Timeline Picons 92 Manage Tapes Button 144 Manual Conventions 5 Mark Button 98 Mark In Mark Out Buttons 60 Marking Clips 192 Master Record Safes 52 Matte Color Panel color picon 122 Default button 122 hue saturation value sliders 122 mini color picons 122 overview 121 Pick button 122 red green blue sliders 122 Revert button 122 RGB HSV button 122 Matte Color Adjusting 108 Mattes matching colors on screen Editor Manual GlobeCaster 323 122 setting color 121 122 Max imum Safe Preroll 99 Merging Clips 72
37. Make A X Edit 113 Properties 113 Record to Hard Drive 114 Record to Harddrive 114 Redo 114 Remove All Gaps 114 Remove Gap 114 Index 328 Replace With Dissolve 114 Replace with Dissolve 114 Reset Track Height 114 Select All 114 Select From Here 114 Select From Here on This Track 114 Select None 115 Select Track 115 Show Filenames Upon Selection 115 Snap 115 Split at Pos ition Bar 115 Split at PosBar 115 Turn into Framestore 115 Undo 115 Ungroup Audio and Video Events 115 Zoom 1 2 115 Zoom All 116 Zoom at Position Bar 116 Zoom x2 116 Timeline Properties Panel Delete button 92 Name 92 overview 92 Value 92 Timeline Starts Timecode 98 timeline dropping videos onto 142 To Do List Batch Digitize 146 To Do List Adding Clips To 221 Toolbar 32 _ button 178 2 3 4 monitor buttons 90 Add Clip button 90 Animator Compositor button 178 audio controls 161 Batch button 72 Btm Bottom Bins 170 Character Generator button 178 clip controls 70 Clip Props button 70 Configure button 170 current clip picon 71 Digitize button 72 Effect Generator button 178 Extract button 71 Lift button 71 main controls 43 Merge button 72 New timeline button 90 Only Disk button 72 Options button 170 options buttons 170 Redo button 72 Ripple button 90 Save clips button 71 Scope button 170 Slide button 89 Slip Src Source button 89 Split button 71 Timeline b
38. Once you have stopped all of your decks your timeline is complete and you can save it to a bin or toggle to the GlobeCaster Editor to edit the event on the timeline Save the timeline to a bin by dragging and dropping the Timeline picon Figure 4 212 from the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel to a bin Start All Button Figure 4 212 The Timeline Picon 5 Close the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel You re now ready to move on to the next section Tutorials 292 Chapter 4 Bringing The Now that you ve finished your sync roll you can bring the timeline you created Timeline Into into the GlobeCaster Editor for further editing or for digitizing your clips if you the have a Time Machine installed After building a timeline in the GlobeCaster ee Switcher there are two ways to bring a timeline into the GlobeCaster Editor They itor are 1 Ifyou saved the timeline picon into a bin then worked on other projects and then came back to the GlobeCaster Switcher do this a Bring up the GlobeCaster Editor by clicking the Editor button Figure 4 213 or by pressing the Scroll Lock button on your keyboard Editor Button Figure 4 213 The Editor Button You see the GlobeCaster Editor program on your screen b Locate the timeline picon Figure 4 214 in the bin where you saved it Figure 4 214 The Timeline Picon c Load th
39. Pop Up Menu 1 In the timeline select the first clip you wish to digitize by clicking on it You see the event highlighted indicating that it is selected Figure 4 219 Figure 4 219 The Selected Clip 2 Digitize the selected clip by right clicking on it and choosing Digitize to Time Machine from the pop up menu Figure 4 220 Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection t From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Properties Digitize to Time Machine Menu Higher Priority Turn into Framestore Time Machine tch Digitize Option Show Audio Way Export Audio Show filenames upon selection Figure 4 220 Choosing Digitize to Time Machine from the Pop Up Menu Once you choose this option the GlobeCaster Editor cues up your decks and then begins digitizing the clip You see a white status bar moving up and down in the clip s picon indicating that the clip is being digitized 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each clip in your timeline until all of your clips have been digitized to Time Machine Digitizing Selected Clips with the Digitize Button in the Toolbar 1 In the timeline select the first clip you wish to digitize by clicking on it Tutorials 296 Chapter 4 You see the event highlighted indicating that it is selected Figure 4 221 Figure 4 221 The Selected Clip 2 Inthe Cl
40. Rename Delete Pop Up Menu Digitizing CD Audio Tracks You can use the Rename Delete pop up menu to rename or delete a clip To do this select the clip Then right click in the row of the selected clip The Rename Delete pop up menu appears escheduled Delete Figure 3 90 The Rename Delete Pop Up Menu Select the desired option from the pop up menu If you select Delete the clip is deleted from the To do list bin but not from other bins where you have saved it If you select Rename the yellow band across the row of the clip you selected turns purple and a cursor appears at the beginning of the clip name Type in a new name for the clip and press Enter You can digitize a CD audio track to the Time Machine by navigating to the CD drive on the host PC and dragging a CDA CD Audio file onto the timeline Figure 3 91 illustrates this process Track09 c Figure 3 91 Dragging a CD Audio File From the Bin When the CDA file is dropped onto the timeline the Track Name Search Panel is automaticallydisplayed allowing you to search for the correct name of the track Once you have accepted the name or have chosen your own Editor will start digitizing the file This process may take several minutes during which most of the buttons will become disabled Editor Manual GlobeCaster 151 Track Name Before an CD Audio file is digitized you have the option of searching for the Search Panel correct name of the track using th
41. Setting the Recorder s In Point When you build a timeline it s a good idea to start by setting the recorder s in point This tells the GlobeCaster Editor where you wish to begin recording on your record tape By doing this when you begin building a timeline you can use the Preview function to check sections of the timeline as you go To set the recorder s in point do the following 1 Click on the Options button on the toolbar Figure 4 31 Options Button Figure 4 31 The Options Button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 199 The Editor Options panel appears in the upper left corner of the screen Figure 4 32 Figure 4 32 The Editor Options Panel 2 You can set the in point for the record tape two ways Do one of the following a Ifyou know the timecode where you want the record tape to start type the timecode in the Timeline starts field and press Enter on your keyboard b Using the transport controls cue up your record tape to the point where you want your timeline to begin Then click on the Mark button to the right of the Timeline starts field Figure 4 33 Mark Button Figure 4 33 The Mark Button Tutorials 200 Chapter 4 NOTE This part of the tutorial requires two source decks so you can transition between clips If you have only one source deck you can substi tute framestores for clips on one of the video tracks iration 00 00 The Timeline starts field now displays th
42. Settings affecting clips can be adjusted using the Clip Controls the Clip Main Properties panel and the Color Correction panel This section explains how to access and use these functions The Clip Controls are the green buttons yellow when they are turned on on the left side of the toolbar They are used to save clips move them on the timeline digitize them and open other panels for working with clips Figure 3 33 The Clip Controls Here s what these buttons do Properties Brings up the Clip Main Properties panel where you can set basic properties of the clip such as play speed which audio and video channels are recorded and color correction See Clip Main Properties Panel on page 75 for information on how to use this panel Current Clip Picon Save Lift Extract Split Editor Manual Globecester 7 The picon of the currently selected clip When a clip is first generated the first frame of the clip is turned into a picon to represent the clip This picon can be dragged into a bin or dropped right onto the timeline By right clicking on the Current Clip Picon you can choose a new frame to represent this clip by selecting Set Picon from the pop up menu You can also rename or delete the clip from this pop up menu See the next section Current Clip Picon Pop Up Menu for information on how to do this The picon can be used for other sources as well Framestores ClipMems etc You can sele
43. Source These options allow you to apply a border to wipes If you cannot apply a border to the effect selected this button is grayed out Use this Border setting in conjunction with the Surface Wipe Softness setting If the Softness setting is left on the default setting of 1 the wipe has a hard edge with very little border and you won t be able to see the border you assign Try setting the Softness at 25 for a soft edge and a visible border Here s what the Border choices do Off gives the effect no border Solid Color adds a colored border to the effect Figure 3 71 The color can be changed by clicking on the mini color picon next to the Border button This brings up the Effect Border Color panel see the following section for information on how to use this panel Figure 3 71 A Clockwise Wipe with a White Border Graphics allows you to select the graphics from the current DSK downstream key as a border Effect Border Color And Matte Color Panels Editor Manual GlobeCaster 121 Use this button in conjunction with the Aux button at the top of the panel to create wipes with a third video source as the border for the wipe First click on this Border button and select Auxiliary Source from the pop up menu Next click on the Aux button near the top of the panel You see a pop up menu listing the video tracks of the timeline Video 1 Video 2 and Video 3 Choose the track that has the video source you want to
44. The advanced editing modes are useful when working with digitized clips as Time Machine automatically adds 1 second of trim room on each end of the clip The advanced editing modes let you see the true in and out points of the clips For all but one of the editing modes you can choose whether to view two three or four monitors The exception to this is Transition Edit mode This mode requires a four monitor display and opens four monitors automatically when you click the Trans Edit button Slip Source and Slide modes work differently in the two monitor display but if you open four monitors these two modes are the same In four monitor mode both Slip Source and Slide function as Slip Source for the clip in the middle two monitors and Slide for the clips in the end monitors Both the Slip Sre and Slide buttons on the interface light up to remind you that both modes are active This allows you access to both functions at once so you can choose to adjust the in and out points without changing the clip s duration or position on the timeline Slip Source mode or by adjusting the duration of the clip and adjusting neighboring clips to compensate Slide mode In the advanced editing modes gray tracks that simulate the sprocket holes on the edge of film appear above and below the monitors Figure 3 75 These are a visual cue to help you see which frames are on the same clip If the sprocket holes are continuous between two monitors the frames d
45. This removes the names of tapes that are not associated with clips on the current timeline Striping A Tape TIP To toggle between the Globe Caster Editor and the GlobeCaster Switcher programs press the Scroll Lock key on your keyboard TIP During editing you want to reset this switch to Regen Editor Manual GlobeCaster 189 In order to edit with GlobeCaster your record tapes must use be striped black with timecode This ensures that there is continuous timecode from start to finish When GlobeCaster edits it performs insert edits which use the existing timecode on the record tape as reference points for where to make the edits It does not record over this timecode as it edits the timecode remains intact Because of this if you are restriping a previously used tape we recommend you rewind the tape to the beginning and restripe the entire tape Avoid striping only a portion of a previously striped tape If you try to edit onto a tape that is not striped your record deck fast forwards and rewinds back and forth until you click All Stop The GlobeCaster Editor is telling the deck to go to a specific timecode and the deck is searching in vain for this timecode You can stripe a tape using the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel in the GlobeCaster Switcher To stripe a tape do the following 1 Check your deck for a switch that can be set to Preset or Regen If your deck has this switch set it to Preset
46. Timeline Picon Figure 4 118 The Timeline Picon Tutorials 246 Chapter 4 2 Right click on the picon and choose Rename from the pop up menu Figure 4 119 New Project Properties Rename Rename Set Picon Menu Option Make all picons Save Text EDL Play in Loop Figure 4 119 Choosing Rename from the Pop Up Menu A cursor appears in the name on the Timeline picon in the toolbar 3 Type in hybrid01 and press Enter on your keyboard The new timeline name appears on the Timeline picon Figure 4 110 e hybrid01 i 3 Figure 4 120 The New Name for the Timeline The file extension ptl The GlobeCaster Editor timeline is added to the file name 4 Navigate to a bin where you would like to save the timeline Use the Top Bins and Btm Bins buttons to quickly open bins if necessary 5 Drag the timeline picon to the bin and drop it The timeline is saved there As you continue to work on the project you can save future versions as hybrid02 hybrid03 etc Adding The At this point you are ready to add the next clip The example uses a digitized clip Next Clip thats an animated version of one of the stills found in the bins Feel free to use a digitized clip of your own if you have one or you can use any still If you use a digitized clip make sure it has a duration of at least 5 seconds Editor Manual GlobeCaster 247 1 Navigate to the Bins Stills Test folder and find the GCLogo tfs picon Figure
47. above for example shortcuts to the clips were saved in the bin designated in the Global Settings panel You can also drag digitized clip picons from the timeline or the To do list to any bin where you want to save a shortcut for the clips For most practical purposes the shortcut picons act just like clips This is not true however when it comes to deleting the clips You can delete shortcuts to the clips in the bins where they are located but to delete the clips themselves you must navigate to the Time Machine hard drives If you delete the clips from the Time Machine hard drives the shortcuts in the bins will not function on their own you will have to re digitize them from the source tape Don t make the mistake of thinking you have a copy of a clip saved in a bin The picon in a bin is only a shortcut as the clips are saved only on the Time Machine hard drives Tutorials 228 Chapter 4 NOTE You can save as many short cuts to Time Machine clips in bins as you want Multiple short cuts can reference the same audio and video footage on the Time Machine hard drives Each shortcut can contain different clip properties such as in and out points strobe rate etc You can access the Time Machine hard drives by parenting up through your bins This allows you to delete clips or load clips directly from the hard drive To access the Time Machine hard drives do the following 1 In one of the open bins on your screen c
48. belonging to the selected track Available if you right click on a Video or Audio track Displays child tracks of the selected track Audio 1 4 are child tracks of the Video tracks and one Level track is a child track of each Audio track Choosing this pop up menu option is the same as clicking on the sign next to the name of the parent track Available if you right click in a gray area of the timeline not on an event Sizes the timeline so that the entire timeline fits into the window Available if you right click in a gray area of the timeline not on an event Sizes the timeline so that all selected items fit into the window Flatten Event Flatten Selected Flatten Timeline Halve track height Higher Priority Hold Invert Selection Invert Track Editor Manual GlobeCaster 111 Flattens all events in the event s range into a Time Machine Clip Available if you right click on an event Performs a flatten event on each selected event Available if you right click in an open track Flattens all the events on the timeline into a Time Machine clip Available if you right click in an open track Available if you right click in an open Level track Displays the selected Level track at half its current height Available if you right click on an event If two or more clips or effects are in the same area on a timeline GlobeCaster applies a top down prioritization In other words it plays back the c
49. boxes to slip the source You can also type in the duration you want for the event in the Duration timecode box under the left monitor and click the Replace button The new version of the event of the duration you specified replaces the previous one on the timeline This method is convenient when you want to trim an event to a precise length Using both monitors In Point timecode boxes and the Replace button is similar to using the mouse to drag the left handle of the clip in the timeline Displays the in and out points of a selected item or the timecode of the in and out points on the timeline that you mark with the Mark In Mark Out buttons You can also enter the desired timecode here and press the Enter button on your keyboard to set the in and out points This button becomes active when a clip is created Clicking this places the newly created clip into the timeline at the position of the Position Bar It splits any existing clip placing the remainder of the existing clip at the end of the new clip If the Ripple button on the toolbar is turned on any existing clips beyond the spliced one are moved down the timeline see Ripple on page 90 for information on this function AutoSplice Overwrite Auto3Pnt Auto 3 Point AutoBatch Editor Manual GlobeCaster 61 Automatically places clips onto the timeline at the Position Bar as you log them You can use this when logging clips from either linear or digitiz
50. clicking on the Save List button under the Batch List picon previous figure It is saved to the bin designated for Unsaved TM in the Global Settings panel For information on the Global Settings panel see the Using Configure Panels chapter of the GlobeCaster User Guide Once your clips are added to the To do list the Batch Digitize window is a handy way to organize them and digitize groups of clips In this part of the tutorial you will use this window to rename your clips set compression levels turn off the audio on one clip and digitize all the clips from one tape in a group You will save your digitized clips in a bin First you will rename all of your clips that are from a single source tape You may find it easier to remember names that you give your clips rather than the default names the GlobeCaster Editor assigns when you create them Here s how to rename them 1 Right click in the Name column for the first clip from the tape you are using A pop up menu appears Figure 4 79 Rename Delete Figure 4 79 The Rename Delete Pop Up Menu 2 Choose Rename from the pop up menu The yellow band across the row of the clip you selected turns purple and a cursor appears at the beginning of the clip name 3 Type in a new name for the clip and press Enter The new name appears in the Name column 4 Repeat this process for all of the clips from this same tape Tutorials 224 Chapter 4 TIP The varying
51. clip and places it on the timeline Overwrite The Overwrite function splices in a newly created clip at the Position Bar but instead of moving existing clips down the timeline it overwrites what was after the Position Bar for the duration of the clip being added Tutorials 196 Chapter 4 The Overwrite button is under the output right monitor Figure 4 27 00 00 00 00 Overwrite Button Figure 4 27 The Overwrite Button AutoSave If you are saving a number of clips to the same folder using AutoSave spares you the step of manually saving your clips You tell the GlobeCaster Editor the path to the bin and then every time you define a clip mark its in point and out point it is automatically saved to the bin You can use this in conjunction with the other buttons to save clips to a bin at the same time you create a timeline Here s how to use AutoSave 1 Click on the Configure button on the right side of the toolbar Figure 4 28 Configure Button Figure 4 28 The Configure Button 2 Select Global Settings from the pop up menu NOTE Be sure to end path names in the Global Settings panel with a back slash Phrases after the last backslash are used as prefixes for file names For exam ple if the Clips path name is set to D GlobeCaster 2B bins clips with no final back slash the default bin for clips is D GlobeCaster 2B bins and clips saved here are named clips numbers are as
52. clips to the Batch Digitize bin as you log them To do this do the following 1 Place a tape in your source deck Use a different one than the one for the clips you used in the previous section Later in the tutorial you will want clips from two tapes 2 Select your source deck by right clicking on the Source Type button Figure 4 65 under the left monitor Source Deck A Source Type J 00 08 25 14 Button Duration Figure 4 65 The Source Type Button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 219 3 Under the right monitor click on the AutoBatch button Figure 4 66 to turn 6 it on Timeline 00 00 00 00 AutoBatch Button Figure 4 66 The AutoBatch Button Click inside the Clip Name field and enter a short description for the clip Digitized Clip 00 00 00 00 j 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 06 Duration 00 00 07 06 Clip Name Clip Name test Figure 4 67 The AutoBatch Button Cue your tape to your start point and click on the play button under the left monitor Figure 4 68 Play Button Digitized Clip 00 00 00 00 Mark In Butto 00 00 00 Mark 00 07 06 i Out Duration 00 07 06 Button Clip Name Figure 4 68 The Left Monitor Controls Mark a clip by clicking the Mark In and Mark Out buttons previous figure or press m for mark in and the comma key for mark out Tutorials 220 Chapter 4 Under the right monitor click on the New Clip button Figure 4 69
53. decks the GlobeCaster Editor remembers this for future editing sessions Tapes need to be named for new projects as each new tape is inserted in a deck For existing projects the list of tapes for the project is automatically loaded when you load the timeline You just need to tell each source which tape is currently in its deck When you open the GlobeCaster Editor for the first time you see the default layout with a bin in each of the upper corners two monitors in between the bins a Editor Manual GlobeCaster 183 toolbar across the middle of the screen and the timeline at the bottom Figure 4 1 GlobeCaster Editor Figure 4 1 The Default GlobeCaster Editor Layout The right monitor is the output monitor and can be set for either Timeline Recorder or Off The left monitor displays the input source you select Below each monitor is a set of controls Tutorials 184 Chapter 4 Assigning The first thing you ll do is assign your source decks Here s how Source Decks 1 Below the left monitor right click on the Source Type button the upper left button Source Deck A Source 00 08 25 14 Type Button Duration Figure 4 2 The Source Type Button Under the Left Monitor 2 Choose Source A from the pop up menu 3 In the Main Controls in the middle of the toolbar blue buttons right click on the Source button Figure 4 3 Source 00 08 25 14 Button Despooled Figure 4 3 The Source But
54. has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense FCC Notice EDITOR MANUAL INDEX 316 Index Symbols Button 178 Numerics 2 Monitors Button 90 3 Monitors Button 90 4 Monitors Button 90 A A V Edit Creating 208 A X Edit Creating 207 Al amp A2 Time Machine Recorder Panel 64 Abort Edits If Off By More Than 99 Aborting Edits Margin 99 Retries 99 Add Clip Button 90 Add Dip 106 107 Add Fade In 106 Add Fade Out 107 Add Keyframe 107 Add to Batch Digitize 108 141 Adding a Graphic Overlay 24 Adding Clips To The Timeline 200 Adding Effects And DSK s 204 Adding Effects to Timeline 21 Adjust Matte Color 108 Adjusting Black Hue 79 Black Magnitude 79 Hue 79 Luma 79 Saturation 79 Setup 79 White Hue 79 White Magnitude 79 Advanced Editing Modes See Editing Modes Aligning Events Using S
55. options at the bottom of the pop up menu Add Keyframe Add Dip Add Fade In and Add Fade Out For information on how to animate audio see Animating Audio On The Timeline on page 155 Collapse Tree Create Cross Fade Create Dissolve Cubic Delete Event Delete Key Editor Manual GlobeCaster 109 Available if you right click in a Video or Audio track Hides child tracks of the selected track Audio 1 4 are child tracks of the Video tracks and one Level track is a child track of each Audio track Choosing Collapse Tree is the same as clicking on the sign next to the name of the parent tracks You see this option when two clips overlap It creates fade ins and fade outs on both audio tracks of both clips The GlobeCaster Editor fades out the audio on the first clip on the timeline and fades in the second clip Live_07 02 2001_ 14 14 15 Live_07 02 2001_ 14 14 15 Figure 3 65 A Cross Fade Added to an Audio Level Track Available if you right click on a clip in an area where it overlaps with another clip Creates a dissolve transition where two clips overlap Makes the transition from one keyframe to the next a curved line Figure 3 66 Keyframes Set to Cubic This rounds out the transitions between keyframes by varying the rate at which the audio level changes Available if you right click on an event Removes the event that you right clicked on from the timeline Deletes the
56. or press the period key on the keyboard Timeline New Clip Button 00 00 00 00 Figure 4 69 The New Clip Button 8 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to mark two more clips 9 Click on the Batch button on the toolbar Figure 4 70 Batch Button Figure 4 70 The Batch Button The Batch Digitize window opens across the lower part of the screen Figure 4 71 GilobeCaster Batch VDigitize Figure 4 71 The Batch Digitize Window You see the clips you logged in the To do list bin Leave the Batch Digitize window open You will work in it in the next section of the tutorial Editor Manual GlobeCaster 221 When the Batch Digitize window is open you can add clips to the list to be digitized by dragging them from a bin to the To do list You can also drag clips from the To do list to a bin to save a shortcut for the clip Dragging Picons to the To do list To add clips to the Batch Digitize list do the following 1 Locate a linear clip in one of your bins Figure 4 72 Clips sou KEER rojects TEST CLIP Clip00 Ree Figure 4 72 Linear Clips in a Bin 2 Drag and drop the clip picon from the bin to the To do list The clip is listed in the To do list and can be selected for digitizing Figure 4 73 The Clip Added to the To do list At this point you have a number of clips from at least two different tapes in the To do list You will use these in the next section so this is a good time to sav
57. playback if the deck is rolling or spooling the tape so it is ready to play if the deck is stopped Jog Forward 1 Frame Moves ahead one frame at a time Play Plays normally Fast Forward Fast forwards Last Frame Moves to the last frame Stop One click stops the current source two clicks despools the tape TIP Usually the space bar acts as All Stop for all decks or processes in progress However if the Timeline is selected as your output it toggles between Play and Pause Displays the status of the selected source In the example at the beginning of this section this is Stopped Ejects the tape in the deck currently being controlled Stops all controlled equipment or processes in progress such as timeline assembly or digitizing clips Reference 54 Chapter 3 Message Area OK Preview Review Perform Lists important messages If your decks don t respond properly check here to see what the problem is and how to resolve it This is also where you see prompts to swap source tapes If the message is too long to read all of it right click on the message area and it brings up the message in a pop up box Clears messages in the Message Area Shows what an edit looks like without actually recording it The type of preview performed depends on the Preview Mode selected in the Editor Options panel see Editor Options Panel on page 93 To use this select one or more events on the timeline t
58. record deck and are crash recording as you sync roll edit The Rec Safety button offers a safety net for when you have assigned a deck as a record deck and are crash recording With Rec Safety selected when you click the Sync Roll Start All or Record buttons a menu pops up asking if you really want to crash record Rec Safety Button Figure 4 208 The Rec Safety Button The next step is to begin your sync roll editing Before you do this you may want to set up the GlobeCaster Switcher so that you can begin switching your video once you tell the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel to begin your sync roll For example you may want to load some transition effects and set your program out source before you begin your sync roll 1 Inthe VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel begin your sync roll There are two ways to do this Tutorials 290 Chapter 4 a Click the Sync Roll button Figure 4 209 to begin your sync roll Sync Roll Button Figure 4 209 The Sync Roll Button When you click this button the GlobeCaster Switcher first cues up your tapes to the in points you marked earlier and starts the record deck recording if you assigned a record deck If you have a Time Machine installed and selected the TimeMachine button Time Machine begins digitizing a clip as you switch your video b Click the Start All button Figure 4 210 Start All Button Figure 4 210 The Start All Button Clicking
59. right of the Reset button is the Color Picon You can drag and drop this picon into a bin to save color correction settings This makes it easy to apply the same settings to multiple inputs To load the saved settings into an input drag the picon onto an input module number 1 8 on one of the busses in Switcher Or you can open up the Color Correction panel for the desired input drag the picon from the bin and drop it on the Color Picon window Changes the color values of the video input If images have an unwanted color or hue adjust the Hue value to compensate for it Increases or decreases the amount of color or saturation in the picture If the colors seem too vivid lower the Saturation value If the colors are washed out increase the Saturation value Controls the contrast of the picture To make the picture look crisper increase the Luma value In the broadcast industry this is often referred to as gain Controls the brightness of the picture In the broadcast industry this is also called pedestal White Hue and White Mag Magnitude adjust the color of the whitest parts of the signal You may run across a piece of video that has whites that don t look white If you see something on a tape that should be white but has a red or green tinge the camera was not properly white balanced when the video was shot White Hue defines the color added to the white parts of the signal adjustable by using the colored slider an
60. see following section You can also drag keyframes left or right except for the beginning and ending keyframes which are fixed at the ends of the audio clip Reference 158 Chapter 3 Edit Key Panel The Edit Key panel allows you to fine tune the volume levels of the audio tracks To access it right click on a keyframe Select Edit Key from the pop up menu see the following section Audio Tracks Pop Up Menu for information on how to use this menu The Edit Key panel appears 0 0 dB Event Value cr 01 00 02 29 Time Slider Figure 3 98 The Edit Key Panel The Edit Key panel is a floating window so you can drag it where you want it on the screen Here s how to use the Edit Key panel Delete Event Deletes the selected keyframe However because each audio track must have a beginning and ending keyframe you cannot delete these keyframes Linear The default mode this makes the transition from one keyframe to the next a straight line Figure 3 99 Keyframes Set to Linear This means the audio level changes at a constant rate from one keyframe to the next Editor Manual GlobeCaster 159 Cubic Makes the transition from one keyframe to the next a curved line Figure 3 100 Keyframes Set to Cubic This rounds out the transitions between keyframes by varying the rate at which the audio level changes Hold Maintains the value of the previous keyframe until the next keyframe
61. selected keyframe Reference 110 Chapter 3 Delete Selected Events Digitize to Time Machine Double track height Edit Key Effect Properties Expand All Expand Tree Fit All Fit Selected Available if you right click on an event Removes selected events from the timeline Select multiple events by holding down the Control key and clicking on the events Available if you have Time Machine installed and you right click on an event Digitizes selected clips Digitized clips are saved onto your Time Machine hard drives Digitized clips are indicated on the timeline by a dark blue color To save a picon of the clip as a shortcut click on the clip on the timeline to select it then drag the Current Clip picon into a bin Available if you right click in an open Level track Displays the selected Level track at twice its current height This is useful for precisely editing audio level keyframe positions Opens the Edit Key panel where you can precisely adjust the level of the selected keyframe see the previous section for information on how to use this panel Available if you right clicked on a transition such as a dissolve Brings up the Effect Properties panel where you can set properties that allow you to tailor effects to your needs See Effect Properties Panel on page 118 for information on how to use this panel Available if you right click on a Video or Audio track Displays all child tracks
62. selecting from here ona track of timeline 114 selecting from here on timeline 114 selecting none on timeline 115 selecting track of timeline 115 Expand All 110 Expand Tree 110 Extract Button 71 F Fade In Effects 119 Fade Out Effects 119 Fake Dissolves 85 Fit All 110 Fit Selected 110 Fixed Duration Effects 277 Flatten Event 111 Flatten Selected 111 Flatten Timeline 111 Flattening multiple events 136 single events 135 timelines 136 Flip Effect Vertically Button 119 Follow Rec order Button 95 Frame Accuracy Margin 99 Frame Accuracy Retries 99 Framestore Creating 115 Freezing Clips 77 Frequency Audio 169 G Gain Audio 169 Getting Your Timeline To Tape 210 Global Settings 196 Gray Monitor 97 Green Slider Effect Border Color panel 122 Matte Color panel 122 H Halve Track Height 111 Help Window Opening 178 Higher Priority 84 111 Hold Keyframes 159 Hot Keys See Keyboard Commands HSV RGB Button 122 Hue Slider Color Correction panel 79 Effect Border Color Panel 122 Matte Color Panel 122 hue saturation value 122 Hybrid Timeline 243 In Bin Button 145 In Timecode 133 In Timeline Button 145 Incomplete Source 97 Input Color Correction Panel Selecting 78 Input Button Time Machine Recorder Panel 64 Insert Video Time Machine Recorder Panel 64 Interface bins bottom 36 changing the number of 36 opening new 36 resizing 36 t
63. session logging clips make sure that this Source button is on 2 Using the Tape Name button in the Main Controls select the name of the tape you are using Tape Properties New Tape DemoTape Record Reel2 Reel4 Figure 4 20 Choosing the Tape Name TIP To mark clips you can type in the timecode in the in point and out point timecode fields pre vious figure then click the Mark In and Mark Out but tons If you want the first frame of the clip to be the picon for the clip be sure to cue the deck to the first frame before clicking the Mark In button To cue the deck to the place where you want to begin logging clips you can type in the desired timecode in the current position timecode field previ ous figure then press Enter on your key board The deck cues to that frame Editor Manual GlobeCaster 193 Use the transport controls or shuttle slider under the left monitor to cue your tape up to your first in point When you find the place you want the clip to begin click the Mark In button or press m on the keyboard Current Position Timecode Field Source Deck A 00 08 37 24 j Pri In Point Mark In A i Button Timecode Field Sees Out Point Mark Out Duration E Timecode Field Button t Clip Name sample07 Figure 4 21 The Mark In and Mark Out Buttons Once you begin creating a clip by clicking the Mark In button you see a picon for the clip in the Clip pic
64. tape you are working with you are ready to digitize this batch of clips Here s how 1 Make sure the source tape is in the deck you assigned it to 2 Click the Start button Figure 4 87 Start Button Figure 4 87 The Start Button Where Are The Clips Saved Editor Manual GlobeCaster 227 Time Machine begins digitizing the clips Two status bars Clip and Total tell you the progress of digitizing the current clip and the total batch 3 When Time Machine finishes digitizing click on the In Bin button in the upper right of the Batch Digitize window In Bin Button Figure 4 88 The In Bin Button This tells Time Machine to save shortcuts to your clips into a bin You must choose either In Bin or In Timeline each time you save a batch of digitized clips In Timeline places them on a timeline in the GlobeCaster Editor If you want to save the batch to both places you can do so one at a time 4 Click on the Save Now button Figure 4 89 Save Now Button Figure 4 89 The Save Now Button Shortcuts for the digitized clips are saved to the bin set for Unsaved TM in the Global Settings panel For information on how to use this panel see the Using Configure Panels chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide Time Machine saves digitized clips to your dedicated Time Machine hard drives inside your GlobeCaster unit However shortcuts to the clips can be saved in any bin you wish When you selected In Bin
65. that is included in the loop before and after the clip If you type 00 00 01 00 for example and press Enter on your keyboard the loop begins playing 1 second before the clip and continues playing 1 second after the clip Use the buttons to the right to decrease or increase this time by 1 second Displays the duration of the clip Change the duration of the clip by typing in a timecode and pressing Enter on your keyboard Use the buttons to the right to decrease or increase the duration by 1 second Trim Edit Mode NOTE Click on the second clip of the edit to select it in order to load the monitors properly Editor Manual GlobeCaster 129 Trim Edit mode helps you adjust edits between two clips It is designed for precision editing down to individual frames The left monitor displays the last frame of the preceding clip and the right monitor displays the first frame of the selected clip You can trim time off or add to the clips There is an option Loop Edit that allows you to play the transition between the clips repeatedly in a continuous loop and an option Loop Clip that allows you to play the selected clip in a loop Figure 3 77 shows the GlobeCaster Editor in Trim Edit mode Last Frame Preceding Clip First Frame Selected Clip Out _00 00 01 19 f In _00 00 01 19 f 00 00 02 00 Duration 00 00 02 06 f Figure 3 77 Trim Edit Mode In Trim Edit mode you can also choose to display four monit
66. the Clip Controls on the main tool panel You can drag and drop the picon into any bin save it to the clips directory or click on the properties to check its properties Allows you to select which component is recorded Left Monitor Controls Editor Manual GlobeCaster e5 The left monitors display input sources whether tapes in your source decks digitized clips if Time Machine is installed framestores matte color or black The controls for the left monitor change depending on which of the six editing modes is selected This section describes the controls for Add Clip mode the default editing mode This mode functions similar to the GlobeCaster Editor 1 2 version and is used for logging clips and building timelines The advanced editing modes Trim Clip Trim Edit Slip Source Slide and Transition Edit are used for fine tuning and precision editing For information on the monitor controls in the advanced editing modes and how to use these editing modes see Using Advanced Editing Modes on page 124 Figure 3 28 shows what the left monitor controls look like in Add Clip mode with a digitized clip selected as the source Digitized Sie Current Position Source F Type In Point Button Out Point Duration Figure 3 28 The Left Monitor Controls in Add Clip Mode Here s how the left monitor control buttons work in Add Clip mode Source Type Right click on the Source Type button under one Button of the left monit
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68. the in or out point of the clip then click Replace The new version of the clip replaces the original one on the timeline This is different in the 1 2 version in which the changes to the in and out points are applied to the clip on the timeline as they are marked You can also use the Replace button in conjunction with a source s Duration timecode to trim an event on the timeline When you click on an event on the timeline the Source Type button under the active left monitor changes to match the event type Source A or B or C for a linear clip Clip for a digitized clip Frame for a framestore etc You can type in the duration you want for the event in the Duration timecode box under the left monitor and click the Replace button The new version of the event of the duration you specified replaces the previous one on the timeline This method is convenient when you want to trim an event toa precise length AutoSave Right Monitor Transport Controls Editor Manual GlobeCaster 63 Automatically saves clips in the default clips bin set under Global Settings as they are marked Mark the in point of the clip then the out point and it appears in the designated bin Then click the New Clip button before logging your next clip For information on how to use the Global Settings panel see the Using Configure Panels chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide Control the selected device The buttons in order from lef
69. the timeline Select None Select Track Show Filenames Upon Selection Snap Split at PosBar Position Bar Turn into Framestore Undo Ungroup Audio and Video Events Zoom 1 2 Editor Manual Globeceaster 115 Available if you right click on an event Deselects all events on the timeline Available if you right click on an event Selects all events on a track of the timeline Allows for easy identification of project items when needed Available if you right click anywhere on the timeline Brings up the Snap Frames pop up menu where you can turn the Snap feature on or off or choose the number of snap frames See The Snap Frames Pop Up Menu on page 117 for information on how to use this pop up menu Available if the Position Bar is over a clip you right clicked on Splits the clip at the location of the position bar This is useful when trimming clips Scrub through the clip stopping at the frame where you would like the clip to end The position bar is located at this frame Right click on the clip and choose Split at PosBar Delete the new clip created to the right of the Position Bar to get rid of the extra footage The clip you want trimmed to the exact ending frame you want remains to the left of the Position Bar TIP You can also press Control s on your keyboard to split clips and stills at the Position Bar You can use this method to split clips and stills as the timeline plays back
70. this button starts all the tapes playing and recording from wherever their current point is if you assigned a record deck If you have a Time Machine installed and selected the TimeMachine button Time Machine begins digitizing a clip as you switch your video An example of when you would use the Start All button is if you specifically need to start all your decks without cueing them up first 2 Now that you ve clicked the Sync Roll or Start All button you can begin switching your project For more information on switching video see the GlobeCaster Switcher Manual As you switch your video GlobeCaster assembles your timeline in the GlobeCaster Editor When you finish your sync roll you can go into the GlobeCaster Editor to work with this timeline TIP A Timeline picon that is saved to a bin can be loaded and played back in the GlobeCaster Switcher by double clicking it This loads the time line into the FX win dow This timeline is played by clicking the Auto button or by pushing the Space Bar on your key board This timeline can also be loaded into the GlobeCaster Editor as you would any timeline Editor Manual GlobeCaster 291 3 When you have finished switching your project click the Stop All button Figure 4 211 in the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel to stop all of your decks Clicking this button also stops the build timeline function Stop All Button Figure 4 211 The Stop All Button
71. timeline to it This feature is convenient if you are creating a lengthy project To append a timeline do the following l Load the first timeline by double clicking on its picon or dragging the picon to the timeline Click in a blank area of the bin to deselect the picon for the first timeline Click on the picon for the second timeline so that it is selected yellow Holding down the Control key on your keyboard drag the picon for the second timeline to the timeline area on the interface When the Position Bar is where you want the second timeline to begin release the mouse button Reference 38 Chapter 3 TIP Be sure to release the mouse but ton wait for the appended timeline to appear then release the Control button Watch for the appended timeline to appear before releasing the Control button Figure 3 44 Dragging the Second Timeline Picon to the Timeline The second timeline appears beginning where the Position Bar was located when you released the mouse button Figure 3 45 The Second Timeline is Appended after the Position Bar The timeline begins at the point where the Position Bar was when you released the mouse button You can place the Position Bar in the midst of the first timeline If you do this the second timeline will overwrite the remainder of the first timeline Timeline You can use the Timeline Controls to save a timeline select one of six edit modes Controls open additional monito
72. to put those functions together to accomplish basic editing tasks The following topics are covered Linear editing neinei ieee eke 182 e Non linear editing with Time Machine 00 0 0 ceeeeeeeeeeeeteeeteees 212 e Using advanced editing modes 0 0 ccecceesceeseeeceeeteeeeteseeeseesseess 256 Sync Roll Editing sirsa oc eaa aa EE e i 279 Tutorials 182 Chapter 4 Linear Editing Setting Up Decks And Tapes TIP Once you get the layout set up the way you want with the appropriate num ber of monitors and the bins you need you can save the lay out Do this by right clicking in an empty space in a bin and choosing Save Layout from the pop up menu A picon representing the layout appears in the bin This tutorial introduces you to the basics of linear editing in GlobeCaster s Editor You will learn how to set up your decks and tapes for editing log clips work with timelines and use some of the GlobeCaster Editor s special functions The following topics are covered e Setting up decks and tapes for editing e Striping a tape e Logging clips e Setting clip properties e Building a timeline e Appending a timeline e Creating A V and A X edits e Setting the record deck in point e Getting your timeline to tape Before you start editing the first time you need to set up your decks and tapes You need to assign your decks as record and source decks and name your tapes Once you have assigned your
73. to use this menu The following options allow you to adjust the height of the Level tracks so you can edit precisely Halve track height Reset track height Double track height Displays the selected audio track at half its current height Resets the selected audio track height to its original height Displays the selected audio track at twice its current height You may want to do this if you want to drag a level all the way down to Off Or you can right click on a keyframe to open the Edit Key panel and use the slider to set the level to off See the following section Edit Key Panel for more information on this Adjustments to the audio tracks are made by clicking and dragging on the audio clips or the audio keyframes or via several pop up menus The pop up menus are described in the following sections Editor Manual GlobeCaster 157 Decibel Level When you left click on a keyframe control knob Figure 3 97 on a Level track a box appears that indicates the decibel level of the audio in that track Figure 3 97 Decibel Level 0 dB represents an unchanged audio level Audio engineers may find it helpful to know that the settings in the Level track act as an attenuator and every 6 dB halves the audio level 6 dB is half the original level 12 dB is a quarter 18 dB is an eighth etc You can change the decibel level by dragging the keyframe down or by typing ina number in the Edit Key pop up box
74. when logging clips or adding clips to a timeline project The right monitor displays the timeline or record deck and the left monitor displays the selected input source Trans An editing mode used to adjust the beginning and Transition ending of transitions Adjustable transitions such Edit as wipes and dissolves automatically adjust in length to match the overlap of the two clips When the GlobeCaster Editor is in Trans Edit mode it automatically goes to a four monitor display See Transition Edit Mode on page 133 for information on this editing mode View A single monitor mode This larger monitor is useful for viewing the final output To exit this mode click on the edit mode you wish to return to Add Clip is the default Ripple When this is on the GlobeCaster Editor automatically shifts the elements of a timeline to compensate for any changes you make If you insert a clip for example clips farther down the timeline shift over to make room for the new clip Timeline Picon The Timeline Picon pop up menu allows you to manage picons for your timelines Pop Up Menu open the Timeline Properties panel see Timeline Properties Panel on page 92 or save the timeline information as a text edit decision list EDL To access it right click on the timeline picon in the Timeline Controls Timeline Picon Figure 3 47 Right Clicking on the Timeline Picon Editor Manual GlobeCaster o1 The Timeline Picon p
75. 110 Hold 111 Linear 112 Auto Assemble Button 98 Auto Beats 96 Auto3Pnt 61 195 AutoBatch 61 218 Automatically Saving Clips 63 AutoSave Button 63 196 AutoSplice Button 61 194 Aux iliary Button 119 AVI Files Digitizing 141 237 B Batch Button 72 Batch Digitize Window Active Deck Status 143 Approx Space Required 143 Batch List picon 144 Clip 144 Clips Selected 143 Comments 149 Components 148 225 Compression 149 Deselect All 143 digitizing clips 226 Editor button 146 End 148 Icon 147 In Bin button 145 In Timeline button 145 Length 148 Index 318 Manage Tapes button 144 message area 145 Name 148 opening 72 overview 142 223 Project 149 Remove Selected 143 renaming clips 223 Save Batch List button 144 Save Now button 145 saving batch list 144 saving clip from batch list 147 Select 148 Select All 143 selecting clips 148 setting compression level 224 Size Of Clips 149 Space Available 143 Start 144 Start timecode 148 State 148 Stop button 144 Tape 148 Tape List 143 225 To Do List bin 146 Total 144 Total Time Selected 143 User 149 Volume 148 Batch Digitizing 108 selecting clips for 214 sending clips to list 141 Batch List adding clips to 221 Picon 144 saving 144 221 selecting clips 214 selecting clips in 148 setting picon 221 Bins changing the number of 36 Black Hue 79 Black Mag 79 Blue Slider Effect Border Colo
76. 114 Double Click Button 97 Double Track Height 110 Dragging Clips Options 94 DSK Adding To Timeline 204 Duration Effects Button 119 Duration of Source Changing 68 E Edit Decision Lists Saving 92 Edit Key Panel Cubic button 159 decibel slider 159 Delete Event button 158 event decibel value 159 Hold button 159 Linear button 158 overview 158 time slider and timecode 160 Editing Modes Add Clip 124 overview Slide 132 270 Slip Source 131 267 Transition Edit 133 272 Trim Clip 127 261 Trim Edit 129 264 tutorial 256 using Tape Scrub 124 Editing To Audio With Auto Beats 96 Editor Interface 32 Editor Options Panel abort edits margin 99 aborted edit retries 99 Auto Beats button 96 Auto Scrub Length 96 Follow Rec order button 95 Load Timeline from PosBar 98 Load Timeline on Scrub 98 Lock Trans button 95 Mark button 98 maximum safe preroll 99 Move Roll buttons 94 overview 93 postroll 99 preview mode 97 reaction frames 99 Remove Unused Tapes button 98 Reset timeline for assembly 98 Single Double Click button 97 Slide Edit button 95 Tape Scrub button 95 Editor Manual GlobeCaster 321 timeline starts timecode 98 Trim Clip button 95 Unload TL 98 Edits aborting 99 adjusting with Trim Edit 264 looping 129 266 number of retries 99 trimming 129 EDL s Saving 92 Effect Border Color Panel color
77. 196 automatically splicing 194 batch digitizing 226 clearing settings 62 Clip Main Properties panel 75 color correction 77 Color Correction Panel 77 deleting 73 deleting digitized 140 digitized where saved 139 digitizing compression levels 149 in Batch Digitize window 142 naming projects 149 on timeline 110 140 overview 138 212 selecting components 148 size of 149 using autobatch 218 digitizing AVI and WAV files 141 extracting 71 Index 320 freezing 77 inverting selection on timeline 111 inverting selection on track 111 lifting 71 logging 192 logging from a digitized clip 236 looping 130 241 looping Trim Clip Editing Mode 127 merging 72 renaming 73 saving 71 saving from batch list 147 selecting all on timeline 114 selecting from here on a track of timeline 114 selecting from here on timeline 114 selecting none on timeline 115 selecting track of timeline 115 sending to batch digitize list 214 setting audio properties 164 setting higher priority 84 111 setting picons 73 setting properties 198 splicing 194 splitting 71 115 strobing 77 trimming 127 trimming in Trim Clip mode 261 Closing Editor 178 Collapse Tree 109 Color effect border 122 matte 108 122 Color Correction adjusting black hue 79 adjusting black magnitude 79 adjusting hue 79 adjusting luma 79 adjusting saturation 79 adjusting setup 79 adjusting white hue 79 adjustin
78. 2 2001 15 03 35 Figure 4 40 An Effects Picon on the Timeline Some effects such as the one in the previous figure are fixed length effects in which case you need to adjust the length of the transition the overlap area of the clips to fit the effect Other effects such as wipes and dissolves can vary in length and automatically load onto the timeline at the correct length to fit the transition You can also try placing a downstream key on the timeline The following DSK is in the GlobeCaster Bins F X Sampler bin It is the picon with flames along the bottom The file name is _FlamAlf tfx Figure 4 41 The Flames DSK Picon Saving Your Timeline Appending A Timeline Editor Manual GlobeCaster 205 The downstream key event appears in a separate DSK track Figure 4 42 07 02 2001 15 03 35 Figure 4 42 The Downstream Key on the Timeline You can change the length of the DSK independently of the length of the video clips At this point you may want to save the timeline you created First it is helpful to name it Here s how 1 Right click on the Timeline Picon Figure 4 43 in the Timeline Controls Timeline Pico Save Button Figure 4 43 The Timeline Picon 2 Choose Rename from the pop up menu 3 Type in the name and press Enter on your keyboard The timeline is renamed Now you are ready to save it To do so drag the Timeline Picon into a bin Or click the Save button previous figure in t
79. 37 Adding the Overlay to the Timeline The effect appears on a new track labeled DSK downstream key Next you will add one more clip and effect Tutorials 254 Chapter 4 4 Drag and drop a digitized clip or a still from the GlobeCaster Bins Stills directory onto the Video 2 track Make sure it overlaps the end of the B Roll clip for 1 second Figure 4 138 The Last Clip ve 07 02 2001 14 42 06 Figure 4 138 Adding the Last Clip 5 Navigate to the GlobeCaster Bins FX Wipes bin and find the FlashWhite Wipe Figure 4 139 Wipe Flash Blac Flash Whit Picon Figure 4 139 The Flash White Wipe Picon Editor Manual GlobeCaster 255 6 Drag the picon to the FX track and drop it at the in point of the previous track Figure 4 140 The Last Effect Figure 4 140 Adding the Last Effect Final Check This completes the timeline so you wil review it one final time Click on the First Frame button in the Main Controls to rewind the timeline then click on the Play button Figure 4 141 Play Button First Frame Button 00 00 19 28 Paused Figure 4 141 The First Frame and Play Buttons The timeline plays back except for the B roll clip which is replaced by that deck s current output You have now built a hybrid timeline and seen how to combine non linear and linear clips Aside from the physical limitations imposed by playback from a tape source the GlobeCaster Editor allow
80. 44 Mark 98 Mark In 67 Mark In Mark Out 60 Mark Out 67 master record safes 52 Merge 72 Mid Equalizer 169 Move 94 Mute 161 165 New Timeline 90 New Clip 62 OK 54 Only Disk 72 Options 170 Overwrite 61 panel Clip Main Properties Panel 75 Pause 53 Perform 54 Pick 122 Play 53 Preview 54 Preview Mode 97 Recordable 57 Recorder 44 Redo 72 Remove Unused Tapes 98 Replace 62 Reset Color Correction Panel 78 Reset timeline for assembly 98 Reverse Play 53 Reversed effects 119 Revert Color Correction panel 78 Effect Border Color Panel 122 Matte Color Panel 122 Slide editing mode 132 Slip Source editing mode 131 Transition Edit mode 133 Trim Clip Editing Mode 127 Trim Edit mode 129 Review 54 Rewind 53 RGB HSV 122 Ripple 90 Roll 94 Run 76 Save Batch List 144 Save clip 71 Save Timeline 89 Save Now Batch Digitize 145 Scope 170 Set as Tape Default 77 Setup 77 Single Click 97 Slide 89 Slide Edit 95 Slip Src Source 89 Source 45 Source Type 65 Splice 60 Split 71 Start Batch Digitize 144 Stop 53 Stop Batch Digitize 144 Strobe 77 Tape Name 47 Tape Scrub 95 Timeline 44 88 Top Bins 170 Track 52 Trans ition Edit 90 Trim Clip 89 Trim Clip Editor Options Panel 95 Trim Edit 89 Undo 72 Use Freeze 72 Use Source 163 164 Use Tape Default 77 VBV 97 Video 52 View 90 VVV 97 X 178
81. 5 Panels Clip Audio Properties 164 Clip Main Properties 70 75 Color Correction 77 Edit Key 158 Editor Options 93 Effect Border 121 Effect Properties 118 Effect Properties as Chroma Keyer 123 Equalizer EQ 165 Matte Color 121 Tape Audio Properties 161 Tape Properties 56 Time Machine Recorder Panel 64 Timeline Properties 92 Parts Of The Timeline 82 Pause points adding 107 Perform Button 54 Pick Button 122 Picons Batch List 144 color 79 color Effect Border Color panel 122 color Matte Color panel 122 current clip 71 effect 118 making all timeline 92 setting clips 73 timeline 89 timeline pop up menu 90 timeline setting 91 Play Speed Changing 76 238 Playing Timeline In A Loop 92 Pop Up Menus Animate Level 160 Audio Event Menu 103 Audio Level Track Menu 104 current clip picon 72 Keyframe Menu 101 Rename Delete 150 snap frames 117 Source button 45 Tape Name 47 timeline event 99 timeline picon 90 Track Menu 106 Video Event Menu 105 Position Bar overview 83 setting to follow recorder 95 splitting clips at 115 Postroll 99 Preroll Maximum Safe 99 Preview Button 54 Preview Mode 97 Previewing The Timeline options 97 tutorial 202 Priority Of Clips 84 111 Priority Using To Create Cuts 85 Q Q Equalizer 169 Quick Keys See Keyboard Commands R Rate Strobe 76 Reaction Frames 99 Record Button Time Machine Recorder Panel 64 Record Button
82. 51 Figure 4 151 Adding Clips to the Timeline 2 Select the second clip you added by clicking on it Tutorials 262 Chapter 4 3 Click the Trim Clip button Figure 4 152 Trim Clip Button Figure 4 152 The Trim Clip Button When you click the button the monitors switch from displaying sources to displaying the first and last frames of the clip you selected Figure 4 153 In Out Timecode First Frame Selected Clip Last Frame Selected Clip Timecode In 00 00 02 29 Out 00 00 05 25 Duration 00 00 02 26 Figure 4 153 Trim Clip Mode If you look at the transport controls you can tell quite a bit about your clip Under the left monitor is a field labeled In and under the right monitor is one labeled Out These are your in and out timecode numbers for the clip on the current timeline Also under the left monitor is a field labeled Duration This represents the amount of time the clip occupies on your timeline To trim the clip do one of the following Editor Manual GlobeCaster 263 Click the or buttons next to the Duration field to change the duration of the clip in 1 second 30 frame intervals Figure 4 154 Button Button In 00 00 02 29 Out 00 00 05 25 Duration 00 00 02 26 Figure 4 154 Changing the Duration of a Clip Click one of the Jog Trim buttons to increase or decrease the in and out points by 1 5 or 10 frames at a time Figure 4 155 Jog Trim Button
83. Correction Panel Freeze Strobe Setup Use Tape Default Set as Tape Default Copy to all clips from same tape Editor Manual GlobeCaster 77 Freezes the first frame of a clip and holds it for the duration of the clip Stutter steps the clip as if a strobe light was going off The rate can be set in the Rate window see above When a clip is selected clicking on this brings up the Color Correction panel where you can correct color problems in the clip or create special color effects Changes you make are saved for this clip when you close the panel See the following section for information on how to use this panel Resets color correction settings to the default settings Use this if you tried to adjust the color for a clip but decide the default color looked better Applies current color correction settings to all clips subsequently made from a given tape Applies current color correction settings to all clips both those already made and those made subsequently from a given tape This panel is used to correct for inconsistencies in the colors of your inputs If videotape on input 3 looks too dark this is the place to correct it Color correction settings can also be used to create all kinds of special effects such as posterization and solarization To access the Color Correction panel click on the Setup button on the Clip Main Properties panel or click on the Configure button in either the GlobeCast
84. Creates an A V roll edit a type of edit unique to GlobeCaster Instead of using a single frame to perform a transition between two clips on the same source tape the A V roll edit converts a portion of one of the clips to a ClipMem A ClipMem is a bit of digitized video recorded to the RAM on the Warp Engine In essence you are transitioning between two sources and the resulting edit is indistinguishable from a standard A B roll edit To create an A V roll edit right click on one of the clips where they overlap and select Make A V Edit from the pop up menu The clip you right click on is the one the GlobeCaster Editor makes the ClipMem of The GlobeCaster Editor creates a ClipMem for the length of the transition If the transition is longer than the maximum length for a ClipMem in your system the GlobeCaster Editor creates as many ClipMems as are needed to cover the transition The ClipMems are saved in Bins Clips The next time you click on Assemble the GlobeCaster Editor loads the ClipMem file into the Warp Engine and records the transition in one pass and the other video clip in the next pass If the edit uses multiple ClipMems the GlobeCaster Editor makes multiple passes The GlobeCaster Editor matches frames to make the finished edit look seamless you must have decks capable of match frame editing for this to work Make A X Edit Properties Editor Manual Globecester 113 Keep in mind that the Warp Engine is being us
85. Dissolve from the pop up menu This creates a dissolve between the two clips It appears as a tan bar in the FX track of the timeline Figure 4 36 Figure 4 36 Dissolve on the Timeline The dissolve is the same length as the overlapped area of the clips Like the clips its length can be adjusted by clicking and dragging on the trimming handles Tutorials 202 Chapter 4 You now have a timeline with a dissolve transition between two clips If you want to see the timeline play through do the following Previewing The Timeline NOTE You must select the events you want to preview l Make sure your source tapes are in your decks your decks are assigned and your tapes are named If you have not yet done so see the previous sections of this tutorial for instructions on how to do this In the Main Controls click on the Timeline button Figure 4 37 Timeline Button 00 00 19 28 Paused Figure 4 37 The Timeline Button in the Main Transport Control This allows you to use the Main Controls to move through the timeline This also turns on the Timeline button under the right monitor setting the right monitor to display the timeline as the output In the Main Controls click the First Frame button Figure 4 38 First Frame 00 00 19 28 Button i Paused Figure 4 38 The First Frame Button in the Main Controls This resets the timeline to play from the beginning Click on the clips and
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87. Editor Manual GlobeCaster 195 Click on the AutoSplice button under the output right monitor Figure 4 25 to turn it on 00 00 00 00 f AutoSplice Button Figure 4 25 The AutoSplice Button As you mark your clips they appear on the timeline at the location of the Position Bar Auto 3 Point The Auto 3 Point feature is designed for three point editing The Auto3Pnt button is located under the output right monitor Figure 4 26 00 00 00 00 Auto3Pnt Button Figure 4 26 The Auto3Pnt Button Three point editing means that once you define three of the four timecode points relating to the clip in and out point on the source tape and in and out point on the timeline the GlobeCaster Editor automatically places the clip on the timeline The GlobeCaster Editor always calculates the fourth point but when Auto 3 Point is on it automatically places the clip on the timeline after you mark the third point For example you can mark the in and out points of your clip and then mark the in point on the timeline where you want it to start Since the GlobeCaster Editor already knows the duration it calculates the out point on the timeline and places the clip in the correct spot Or you can mark the in and out points on the timeline where you want the clip to go and then mark the in or out point of the clip Since the GlobeCaster Editor knows the duration from the timeline timecode it calculates the other point for the
88. Editor Manual GlobeCaster 275 The second monitor displays the last frame of the preceding clip This is the Out Frame There are three ways to edit the effect with these controls e Click one of the Jog Trim buttons under the Transition Out far left monitor Figure 4 179 Transition Out Frame Preceding Clip Out Frame Preceding Clip Trn Out 00 00 04 07 Out 00 00 06 05 T Duration 90 00 02 28 I Jog Trim Buttons Figure 4 179 The Jog Trim Buttons Under the Transition Out Monitor These buttons make the effect happen earlier or later on the timeline The preceding clip s duration and out point stay fixed while the in point of the selected clip and duration of the transition change You can also set a new Transition Out frame by typing a timecode in the Trn Out Transition Out field and pressing Enter on your keyboard e Click one of the Jog Trim buttons under the Out second from left monitor Figure 4 180 Transition Out Frame Preceding Clip Out Frame Preceding Clip Trn Out 00 00 04 07 J Out 00 00 06 05 T Duration 00 00 01 28 Jog Trim Buttons Figure 4 180 The Jog Trim Buttons Under the Out Monitor These buttons increase or decrease the duration of the transition The duration and in point of the selected clip remain the same while the out point of the preceding clip and duration of the transition change You can also set a new Out frame by typing a timecode in the Trn Out Transition Out
89. Figure 3 101 Keyframes Set to Hold This means the audio level jumps from the setting of one keyframe to the setting of the next Decibel Slider Adjusts the decibel level of the selected keyframe 0 dB represents an unchanged audio level The settings in the Level track act as an attenuator and every 6dB halves the audio level 6 dB is half the original level 12 dB is a quarter 18 dB is an eighth etc TIP To turn the volume Off at the selected keyframe drag the slider all the way to the left This may be easier than dragging the keyframe to the bottom of the track on the timeline Event Value Displays the decibel level of the selected keyframe To set this level precisely click on this box and type in a number O dB represents an unchanged audio level The settings in the Level track act as an attenuator and every 6dB halves the audio level 6 dB is half the original level 12dB is a quarter 18 dB is an eighth etc Reference 160 Chapter 3 Animate Level The Animate Level pop up menu has options that let you add keyframes to the Pop Up Menu audio level tracks or automatically create dips or fade ins and outs To access this menu right click on a keyframe in the audio level tracks A pop up menu appears that is similar to the Audio Tracks pop up menu except it has options on the Time Slider and Timecode The timecode of the location of the keyframe on the timeline is displayed in the timecode box It can b
90. Loop Clip 130 Loop Clip timecode 130 Loop Edit button 129 Loop Edit timecode 130 Out In Timecode 129 overview 129 Revert button 129 tutorial 264 Trimming Clips with mouse 95 Trn Transition In Timecode 133 Trn Transition Out Timecode 133 Turn Into Framestore 115 Tutorials linear editing 182 non linear editing 212 sync roll editing 279 using advanced editing modes 256 U Undo Button 72 Unlocking Audio or Video Tracks 76 Use Freeze Button 72 Use Source Buttons 163 164 Use Tape Default Button 77 Using Advanced Editing Modes overview 124 tutorial 256 sing AutoBatch 218 sing Automated Features 194 sing Monitor and Transport Controls 43 Using Options And Applications Buttons 170 qac V Validation Bar overview 82 resetting 98 Value Slider Effect Border Color Panel 122 Matte Color Panel 122 VBV Button 97 Vector Scope Cb waveform monitor 175 Cr waveform monitor 176 overview 170 Parade mode 177 y waveform monitor 174 Vertical Scroll Bar On Timeline 84 Video Button 52 video files dropping onto the timeline 142 Video Tracks stripping 76 unlocking 76 View Button 35 90 Volume in Batch Digitize Window 148 VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Editor Manual GlobeCaster 329 Digitize Panel 279 VU Meter 161 VVV Button 97 W WAV Files Digitizing 141 237 Waveform Monitor See Vector Scope White Hue 79 White Mag 79 Wipes border 120 flipping
91. Message Area 54 Mini Color Picons 122 minimum effect length saving as 68 Mixing Audio 161 Monitor Controls 43 Monitor Slider 161 Monitors 2 3 4 Buttons 90 how many to use 257 number of 34 single monitor View mode 90 Mouse Conventions 5 Move Button 94 Moving Clips Options 94 Moving Edits Options 95 Multiple events flattening 136 Mute Button 161 165 N Naming A Timeline 91 Naming Tapes 47 56 186 New Timeline Button 90 New Clip Button 62 New Clip Time Machine Recorder Panel 64 Non Linear Editing batch digitize window overview 223 renaming clips 223 setting compression level 224 tape list 225 batch digitizing 226 changing playback speed 238 clip versus source timecode 233 digitizing AVI and WAV files 237 digitizing clips 212 dragging clips to batch list 221 logging clips from a digitized clip 236 looping clips 241 Index 324 saving batch list 221 sending clips to batch list 214 setting batch list picon 221 turning off audio 225 tutorial 212 using autobatch 218 Notes about Tapes 58 O OK Button 54 Only Disk Button 72 Options Button 170 Options Buttons Btm Bottom Bins 170 Configure 170 Options 170 overview 170 Scope 170 Top Bins 170 Out Timecode 133 Output Monitor Controls See Right Monitor Controls Overwrite Button 61 195 Overwriting Clips on the Timeline 61 P Pan Audio Controls 163 165 Panel Button 7
92. PYEVIEW Wipe Wipe Wipe Picon Figure 4 132 The Picon for the SMPTE Wipe Tutorials 252 Chapter 4 11 Drag the picon to the FX track of the timeline and drop it at the in point of the B roll you just added Figure 4 133 SMPTE Wipe Figure 4 133 Adding the SMPTE Wipe Checking Go ahead and take a look at this edit Since this edit involves a clip from a tape The Edit machine the process is a little different than with the last edit you reviewed 1 Click on the Timeline button in the Main Controls Figure 4 134 to turn it on Timeline Button 00 00 19 28 Paused Figure 4 134 The Timeline Button 2 Click on the First Frame button to rewind the timeline then click on the Play button Figure 4 135 Play Button First Frame Button Figure 4 135 The First Frame and Play Buttons The timeline plays back except for the B roll clip which is replaced by that deck s current output Adding To complete the project you will add a few more non linear events First add an Elements overlay to the B roll clip 1 Navigate to the GlobeCaster Bins CG Projects folder 2 3 Editor Manual GlobeCaster 253 Find the _PAGE0001 tfx picon Figure 4 136 Title Roll Picon Figure 4 136 The Title Roll Picon This picon represents an overlay Drag and drop the picon onto the timeline a second or two after the previous effect ends Figure 4 137 Overlay on DSK Track Figure 4 1
93. The transport controls for the selected clip Figure 4 183 are similar to those for the preceding clip Transition In Frame Selected Clip In Frame Selected Clip Trn In 00 00 04 07 00 00 06 05 Figure 4 183 The Transport Controls for the Selected Clip The third monitor from the left displays the Transition In Frame for the selected clip This is the first frame where the selected clip begins to transition in The fourth monitor on the far right displays the In Frame for the selected clip This is the frame where the transition ends and Use these controls to change the in point on the timeline for the selected clip The in point and duration of the effect change accordingly Next you will add another transition to the timeline this time between the second and third clips But you will use a different type of effect 1 From the home bin GlobeCaster Bins navigate to the Fx Sampler bin 2 Find the picon for the _050_RotateTL tfx effect Figure 4 184 The z j _050_Rotate tt rena TL Effect VA i ah XK E fil l Figure 4 184 Finding an Effect Picon 3 Drag the picon from the bin and drop it at the in point of the third clip on the timeline Remember that a yellow position indicator appears when the clip is lined up exactly Tutorials 278 Chapter 4 You now have a new transition between the second and third clips Figure 4 185 Live 07 05 2001 11 10 33 Live 07 05 2001 lt Live
94. a graphical representation of your projects which makes it easy to trim or move events such as clips and effects While editing with the GlobeCaster Editor you can scrub through your timeline and see every non linear clip dissolve wipe digital video effect graphic title and still instantly in its full resolution without rendering In order to get you up and running so you can get a feel for how the GlobeCaster Editor timeline works in this Quick Start you will use some of the framestores provided with GlobeCaster to place dissolves wipes digital video effects and an overlay on your timeline When you are ready to work with your own video sources the tutorials in this book give you step by step directions on how to assign decks and tape names log clips build a timeline and digitize clips if you have Time Machine installed This Quick Start walks you through the following Adding events oane aea In e a E Saat E ENA oTi 10 e Changing the duration of events s ssssisssesisesiseresis re riseri resene 14 SCTEALM PI CSa eena nay e Suge E a aa a e aai 16 e Creating dissolves nioena tonia a i E es 18 Adano EEC hse a aa aain 21 e Adding a graphic overlay cececceeseeseeeseeeseeeeeeeneeeeeeneenaeeeneennees 24 Using live Vid One is sioaren ai o a a a 26 Quick Start 10 Chapter 2 Adding Events The first thing you ll do is add an event to the timeline Events can be stills linear or digital clips tran
95. ach monitor and on the toolbar allow you to create and edit clips Transport controls allow you to control your RS 422a decks and to play digitized clips if you have Time Machine installed The Main Controls on the toolbar control the source that is selected there Timeline Recorder or Source If Source is chosen here and you have three or four monitors displayed the Main Controls manipulate the active source Select which one is active by clicking on the monitor panel s Source Type button The right monitor is the output monitor The controls under that monitor control either the timeline or record deck and are the same for both outputs The other monitors display input sources which you select from a pop up menu The controls under these monitors change depending on which editing mode is selected The following sections explain how to use the various monitor and transport controls The Main Controls are the blue buttons yellow when they are turned on in the center of the toolbar They control the source you select Timeline Recorder or Source Timecode Window Shuttle Slider Source Type Button 00 00 02 28 Button Source Status Message Area Figure 3 12 The Main Controls Here s how the Main Control buttons work Reference aa Chapter 3 Timeline Recorder Selects the timeline as the source controlled by these transport buttons allowing you to play through the timeline Selects program out to be playe
96. ack button it says Video 1 next to From at the top of the panel Figure 3 41 Figure 3 41 The Video Track Button A pop up menu appears Use this menu to select which track the dissolve starts from Appending A Timeline TIP To speed the time it takes to navi gate around the time line you can cut a large project into smaller sections then paste all the timelines together when you re ready to record the project 6 Editor Manual GlobeCaster 87 Choose Video 2 from the pop up menu v Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Figure 3 42 Choosing the Video 2 Track Click on the Video Track button next to To and choose Video 2 from the pop up menu The dissolve on the timeline has the numbers 2 gt 2 on it indicating the dissolve goes from the Video 2 track to the Video 2 track With the Effect Properties panel still open click on the next dissolve on the timeline to select it Set From and To to the Video 2 track Your timeline now has two overlapping clips with a series of dissolves set from the Video 2 track to the Video 2 track Figure 3 43 Figure 3 43 2 gt 2 Dissolves on the Timeline That s it you have set up the dissolves so they will act as cuts between the two clips The GlobeCaster Editor will play the clip in the Video 1 track except where the dissolves are where it will play the clip in the Video 2 track If you have a timeline loaded in the GlobeCaster Editor you can append another
97. ack your record tape you see a seamless transition between the two clips At this point you have learned how to log clips build a timeline and work with some of GlobeCaster s special effects You are ready to record your timeline to tape The next section shows you how Getting Your Once you have previewed your edits and have fine tuned your timeline you are Timeline To ready to record the entire timeline to tape Tape To record the timeline to tape do the following l Click the Assemble button in the Main Controls in the toolbar Figure 4 53 NOTE If some events have already been recorded to the master only those that have not been recorded or have been changed are recorded TIP If you want to record everything to the master including events that have already been recorded you can click the Reset timeline for assembly button in the Editor Options panel see Editor Options Panel on page 93 for information on this panel If you wish to record only some events or clips click on them to select them and then click Perform Editor Manual GlobeCaster 211 Assemble Button Figure 4 53 The Assemble Button The entire timeline is recorded to tape 2 Once you have recorded to tape you can click on the events on the timeline to select them then click the Review button to view them and confirm they are OK Review Button Figure 4 54 The Review Button The Review function sho
98. aeie chee ORE EA E A de OT enone 5 Document Overview a Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Start Reference Tutorials Appendices This manual explains how to use the GlobeCaster Editor GlobeCaster s linear and non linear if Time Machine is installed editor It details how to use buttons panels and pop up menus It also includes tutorials You will find the following sections in the manual A guided tour of the GlobeCaster Editor that helps new users get a feel for the application It shows you how to add stills and effects to a timeline and how to play them back A description of all the buttons panels and pop up menus in the GlobeCaster Editor There are also explanations about the interface such as how to customize the layout or the parts of the timeline It also explains functions you can perform with mouse or keyboard actions You will also find instructions on how to use Time Machine to digitize clips in this chapter Step by step instructions and graphics show you how to perform basic to advanced editing tasks in the GlobeCaster Editor You learn the basics of linear and non linear editing as well as how to create specific types of projects A collection of information including keyboard shortcuts and FAQ s Editor Manual GlobeCaster G Before you get too far into the manual here are some of the conventions that appear within Conventions General The following formats are used to identify special inst
99. aken from the active monitor on the interface giving you flexibility to choose the image If you do not have a ClipGrab card the frame displayed on the Program monitor when this button is clicked is the new image for the picon If an event is selected on the timeline its picon is also updated Reference 74 Chapter 3 Record to hard drive This option appears if the clip is a linear clip It creates a ClipMem a bit of digitized video recorded to the RAM on the Warp Engine card and stored on the PC hard drive This is useful if you do not have a Time Machine It allows you to store a short clip of uncompressed digitized video and then use it for rotoscoping animation transitions between clips on the same source tape etc The amount of video storage you have depends on the amount of RAM on your Warp Engine With 128 MB of RAM the maximum you can record just over 6 seconds of video The standard 16 MB of RAM records 20 frames or 2 3 of a second If the clip you want to record to the hard drive is longer than the capacity of the RAM the GlobeCaster Editor creates multiple ClipMems This option is the same as the Record to Harddrive option on the Timeline pop up menu see Timeline Event Pop Up Menu on page 99 Editor Manual GlobeCaster 75 Clip Main The Clip Main Properties panel is where you set the basic properties of a clip Properties such as play speed which audio and video channels are recorded and color
100. amestore 00 00 00 00 M f Lo Save as default value Reset to default value Save as minimum effect length Figure 3 32 The Duration Box Pop Up Menu Choose Save as default value to set the default length for framestores matte color and black Choose Reset to default value to change a duration you modified back to the default Choose Save as minimum effect length to specify the default length of a loaded effect in a timeline This only applies to variable length effects Shuttles the source to the position shown in the In Point timecode box Shuttles the source to the position shown in the Out Point timecode box Increases or decreases the length of the source by 1 second Left Monitor Transport Controls Editor Manual GlobeCaster 69 Control the selected device The buttons in order from left to right are Rewind Rewinds Reverse Play Plays in reverse Jog Back 5 Frames Moves back five frames at a time Jog Back 1 Frame Moves back one frame at a time Pause Puts deck in Pause mode pausing playback if the deck is rolling or spooling the tape so it is ready to play if the deck is stopped Jog Forward 1 Frame Moves ahead one frame at a time Jog Forward 5 Frames Moves ahead five frames at a time Play Plays normally Fast Forward Fast forwards Stop One click stops the current source two clicks despools the tape Reference 70 Chapter 3 Working With Clips Clip Controls
101. anced Editing Modes The GlobeCaster Editor has five advanced editing modes that help you fine tune your edits quickly and precisely These editing modes are Trim Clip Trim Edit Slip Source Slide and Transition Edit In these editing modes the frames displayed in the monitors and the controls under the monitors are tailored for specific tasks This section explains the purpose of each mode and the functions of its buttons To activate one of the advanced editing modes click on its button in the Timeline Controls on the toolbar Figure 3 74 Figure 3 74 The Timeline Controls Or use the keyboard shortcuts 1 Trim Clip 2 Trim Edit 3 Slip Source 4 Slide 5 Trans Edit 6 Add Clip 7 View Shift 2 Two monitor mode Shift 3 Three monitor mode Shift 4 Four monitor mode The default editing mode is Add Clip This is the general purpose editing mode for logging clips and building a timeline In this mode the left monitors display sources and the right monitor displays the output the timeline or record deck To return to this mode click on the Add Clip button in the Timeline Controls on the toolbar The advanced editing modes can be used for linear or non linear editing When working with linear clips turn on Tape Scrub in the Editor Options panel if you want the monitors to update as you adjust the clips see Editor Options Panel on page 93 for information on how to do this Editor Manual GlobeCaster 125
102. and ending points of transitions Adjustable transitions such as wipes and dissolves automatically adjust in length to match the overlap of the two clips When the GlobeCaster Editor is in Transition Edit mode it automatically goes toa four monitor display If you do not see frames from your clips displayed in all four monitors click in the timeline on the second clip of the transition to load them into the monitors In Transition Edit mode the Lock Trans button in the Editor Options panel is on by default This locks the in and out points of a transition to the in and out points of a clip when you drag the trimming handles of the clip So if you make the overlap area of the clips shorter the transition is also shorter To turn this option off open the Editor Options panel by clicking on the Options button on the right side of the toolbar See Editor Options Panel on page 93 for more information about this panel Figure 3 80 shows the monitors and transport controls in Transition Edit mode 00 00 00 00 Figure 3 80 Transition Edit Mode Following is an explanation of the controls in Transition Edit mode Trn Transition Displays the timecode for the first frame of the Out transition on the first clip Out Displays the timecode for the last frame of the first clip Trn Transition Displays the timecode for the first frame of the In second clip In Displays the timecode for the last frame of the transition on t
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104. as Select All or Select From Here from the pop up menu Once you have selected the events right click on one of them and choose Add to Batch Digitize from the pop up menu When you re ready to batch digitize the events click on the Batch button in the Clip Controls to open the Batch Digitize window For information on how to use the Batch Digitize window see Digitizing With Time Machine on page 138 Available when you right click on matte color clip on the timeline Choosing this option opens the Matte Color panel where you can change the color of the clip For information on how to use this panel see Effect Border Color And Matte Color Panels on page 121 Available if you right click on a gray area of a Level track between the start and end of an audio clip or if you right click on the audio clip on the Audio track Turns animation on so you can adjust the volume level of the audio tracks creating fade ins fade outs peaks and dips You see the Animate Level option when you right click in a gray area of an Audio Level track between the in and out points for the audio You can also turn on Animate Level by clicking on the Animate button in the Clip Audio Properties panel See Clip Audio Properties on page 164 for information on how to do this Once you have selected Animate Level you can adjust the volume levels on the timeline Right click on a gray area of the timeline again Now you see the following
105. at the head and tail of the clip Digitized clips are saved on the Time Machine hard drives You can also create shortcut picons for Time Machine clips and save them in any bin by dragging the clip picon into the bin You can digitize AVI and WAV files by dragging them onto the timeline or by adding them to the Batch Digitize list This section tells you how to digitize clips on the timeline Editor Manual GlobeCaster 213 1 Place five linear clips on the timeline sample14 Figure 4 55 Five Linear Clips on the Timeline 2 Make sure that the original tape is in the source deck it was assigned to 3 Click on the first linear clip on the timeline to select it The clip is highlighted in yellow Figure 4 56 samplel 1 Figure 4 56 The Clip Highlighted in Yellow 4 Do one of the following a Click on the Digitize button on the toolbar Figure 4 57 Digitize Button Figure 4 57 Digitize Button b Right click on the clip and select Digitize to Time Machine from the pop up menu Tutorials 214 Chapter 4 Selecting Clips For Batch Digitizing You see a horizontal status bar go up and down in the clip picon telling you that Time Machine is digitizing the clip You know Time Machine is finished digitizing when the status bar stops your deck stops playback and your clip turns dark blue on the timeline Digitized clips are designated by dark blue Next you will select more than one clip on the time
106. ave already recorded some events on the timeline but you want them to be re recorded the next time you assemble the timeline you can click on Reset timeline for assembly in the Editor Options panel In this panel you can also choose between two modes for assembling timelines Sequential or Checkerboard see Editor Options Panel on page 93 for information on how to use this panel Reference 56 Chapter 3 Tape Properties In the Tape Properties panel you can name tapes record data about them or Panel access the Tape Audio Properties panel To access the Tape Properties panel click on the Tape Name button in the Main Controls Figure 3 23 Tape Name 00 00 00 00 Button a nee Stopped Figure 3 23 Clicking on the Tape Name Button Select Tape Properties from the pop up menu The Tape Properties panel appears Figure 3 24 The Tape Properties Panel Here s how to use the panel Tape Name Type in the name of the tape and press Enter in your keyboard It appears on the Tape Name button and on the Tape Properties pop up menu After you change a tape s name the GlobeCaster Editor searches the current project and changes all clips logged from that tape so that your clips remained linked to the correct tape Recordable Audio Properties Editor Manual Globecaster 57 Designates a tape as a record tape This light must be on in order to record to a tape However if you use the default Record1 na
107. begin and end later on the source tape As you drag the roll cursor you see the In Point and Out Point timecode under the left monitor change The clip does not move on the timeline Edits Lock Trans ition Trim Clip Slide Edit Follow Rec Recorder Tape Scrub Editor Manual GlobeCaster es Click on either Lock Trans Trim Clip or Slide Edit to determine how clips behave when you move the edit points between two clips Lock Trans locks the in or out points of a transition with the in or out points of the clips when you drag the clips on the timeline So if you make the overlap area of the clips shorter the transition is also shorter This contrasts to Slide Edit option in which the length of the transition remains the same although its starting or ending point is changed The Lock Trans button is automatically turned on in Transition Edit mode See Transition Edit Mode on page 133 for information about this editing mode Trim Clip is the default setting When in Trim Clip mode clips are trimmed when you move the edit point This can also be done using the transport controls when in Trim Clip editing mode See Trim Clip Mode on page 127 for information on this editing mode When in Slide Edit mode and you move the edit point between two clips length is added to or subtracted from the clips to keep the transition the same length This mode moves neighboring effects at the same time to keep the effe
108. better image quality Where Are The Clips Saved NOTE If you delete the clips from the Time Machine hard drives the shortcuts in the bins will be useless unless you re digitize them Don t make the mistake of thinking you have a copy of a clip saved in a bin The picon in a bin is only a shortcut as the clips are saved only on the Time Machine hard drives NOTE You can save as many short cuts to Time Machine clips in bins as you want Multiple short cuts can reference the same audio and video footage on the Time Machine hard drives Each shortcut can contain different clip properties such as in and out points strobe rate etc Editor Manual GlobeCaster 139 Time Machine saves digitized clips to your dedicated Time Machine hard drives inside your GlobeCaster unit You can also create shortcut picons for Time Machine clips and save them in any bin by dragging the clip picon into the bin For most practical purposes the shortcut picons act just like clips This is not true however when it comes to deleting the clips You can delete shortcuts to the clips in the bins where they are located but to delete the clips themselves you must navigate to the Time Machine hard drives You can access the Time Machine hard drives by parenting up through your bins This allows you to delete clips or load clips directly from the hard drive To access the Time Machine hard drives do the following 1 In one of the ope
109. bin into the Batch Digitize window To do list Sending your clips to the Batch Digitize window does not save them To save them you must open the Batch Digitize window and either digitize the clips or save the To do list before exiting the GlobeCaster Editor You can send clips from as many tapes as you want to the Batch Digitize window Once you open that window you can select all the clips from each tape by clicking on the tape name in the Tape List Or you can digitize the whole batch and Time Machine prompts you to change tapes as needed Selecting Clips to Batch Digitize from the Timeline To queue clips for batch digitizing from the timeline select the clips you want to digitize Do this by holding down the Control key on your keyboard and clicking on the clips you want or by right clicking on a clip and choosing one of the select options such as Select All or Select From Here from the pop up menu Then right click on one of the selected clips and choose Add to Batch Digitize from the pop up menu Using AutoBatch To automatically send clips to the Batch Digitize bin as you log them click on the AutoBatch button under the right monitor Log your clips by marking the in and out points and clicking the New Clip button under the right monitor between each clip Dragging Picons to the To do list When the Batch Digitize window is open open it by clicking on the Batch button on the left side of the toolbar you can add clips t
110. clip from each source tape in one pass by skipping down the timeline and performing edits out of sequence This saves time and tape swapping because each tape source needs to be inserted only once GlobeCaster even checks whether needed source tapes are already in the decks at the beginning of the Auto Assemble and lays down the clips from those tapes first Allows you to match the timeline start time to a specified timecode start time on your master tape When you click the Mark button the GlobeCaster Editor reads the current time on the selected record deck and starts the timeline at that point Or you can type in the timecode of the starting point you desire and press Enter on your keyboard Resets the Validation Bar at the top of the timeline so that all the elements of the timeline are recorded to the master tape then next time you click Assemble The Validation Bar is a line across the top of the timeline that indicates which sections have been laid down to the master Green sections have been recorded red have not If you don t click this button only new elements are added to the master when you click Assemble This option is handy if for some reason you want to re record a clip that has already been laid down to the master Removes the name of tapes not required for the current timeline from the Tape Name button pop up menu for information on using this button see Tape Name on page 47 Loads the timeline when the
111. compression levels are provided so you can make choices about image quality versus file size When you begin a project you can digitize your clips at a high com pression level Then once you finish the project and have selected the clips you will actually use you can re digitize them at a lower compression level before record ing them to your mas ter tape Next you will set the compression level for three clips from a single tape Here s how 1 Click on the triangular button in the Compression column for one of your renamed clips Figure 4 80 Compression Button Figure 4 80 The Compression Button A pop up menu listing the compression levels appears Figure 4 81 v Default Optimized 5 1 sim A UCLA TELIS 6 Lower Quality Figure 4 81 The Compression Pop Up Menu Time Machine compression levels range from Default to 6 Default gives the highest image quality Moving from Default toward 6 gives you progressively more compression and thus less quality The GlobeCaster Time Machine uses wavelet compression to digitize video Wavelet compression offers better video quality for less hard drive space than the standard M JPEG compression which most other non linear editing systems use Another advantage of wavelet compression is that you won t see as many digital artifacts such as the pixel blocks that may show up on M JPEG compressed video Wavelet compression even at high compression ratios retains t
112. croll bar appears to the right of the window if needed Figure 3 25 The Name and Value Fields and Display Window Deletes the selected attribute The selected attribute has a check mark next to it in the display window above the Name box Right Monitor Controls Editor Manual GlobeCaster 59 Generally the right monitor displays your output The transport controls under the right monitor allow you to control the source you select there Recorder or Timeline You can also set it to Off In the advanced editing modes the right monitor displays frames from your clips to assist in specific editing tasks In this case the controls also change according to the function of the editing mode see Using Advanced Editing Modes on page 124 for information on the monitor controls in these modes Figure 3 26 shows the right monitor controls in the default editing mode Add Clip Timeline Current 00 00 00 00 j Position lt i 11 1p Sp In Point Out Point Figure 3 26 The Right Monitor Transport Controls Here s how these buttons work Timeline Recorder TM Recorder Off Timecode Window Selects which output is displayed by the monitor and controlled by its buttons The right monitor displays the timeline or the record deck Right click on the button to select Timeline Recorder TM Recorder or Off from the pop up menu The Off option is provided in case you do not want to watch the tapes shuttling while
113. ct a source and then use the picon to drag and drop a copy of the source onto the timeline in a different location or copy over an existing source Furthermore you can select an effect and its picon will be shown You can drag and drop a copy of the effect onto the timeline in a different location or copy over an existing effect Additionally you can drag and drop the effect picon into a bin and save the current properties as a lfx linear effect file Note that this does not create a copy of the effect file only a reference to the effect and the properties associated with it are saved Saves the current clip in the GlobeCaster Bins Clips directory or whatever directory you set in the Global Settings panel For information on how to use the Global Settings panel see the Using Configure Panels chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide Removes the selected clip from the timeline leaving a space Removes the selected clip and closes the gap in the timeline where the clip was Splits the selected clip or still at the Position Bar Same as Split at PosBar on the timeline pop up menu or Control s on the keyboard TIP You can use Control s to split clips and stills as the timeline plays back Reference 72 Chapter 3 Merge Digitize Undo Redo Only Disk Use Freeze Batch If two clips are from the same source tape and have contiguous timecode as the halves of a split clip would this merges the cli
114. cts lined up with the clip The Slide Edit function performs the same function as the Trim Edit editing mode see Trim Edit Mode on page 129 for information on this editing mode but by dragging the mouse instead of using the interface transport controls When this button is on and the recorder deck is played the Position Bar on the timeline follows the timecode on the recorder deck Turns on the ability to scrub through linear tape sources in the timeline Tape Scrub mode gives linear editing in the GlobeCaster Editor the feel of a non linear system It does however put a little more wear on the tapes so we left it as an option With this option on scrub through your tapes either by moving the Position Bar or by using the Main Controls Reference 96 Chapter 3 Auto Beats Auto Scrub Length Auto Beats is an easy way to match edits to beats on a music track Play the record deck and click on Mark In each time you want to create a new clip The GlobeCaster Editor inserts alternating black and white placeholders into the timeline You can use the shuttle control or Play Speed in the Clip Main Properties panel to play the tape slowly to capture the beat points precisely on the timeline After marking the beats rewind the tape and play it back while the GlobeCaster Editor cuts between black and white on the beats This makes it easy to see whether you ve missed any beats When the timing is perfect drop your source c
115. d White Mag determines how much color is added To remove a color from the white parts of the image set White Hue to the opposite color and adjust White Mag to the appropriate level to cancel out the offending color If the black areas of the video have an unwanted tint the Black Hue and Black Mag Magnitude settings can correct this They operate the same way as White Hue and White Mag Black Hue defines the color added to the black parts of the image adjustable by using the colored slider Black Mag sets the level of the color added If the black areas of the video have a green tinge try adding a little red Sometimes adjusting these values can result in a color signal that is too hot or too low for the average transmitter to transmit or the average television to display properly When this happens we refer to the video signal as being illegal To Reference go Chapter 3 prevent this from happening the bottom of the panel contains three buttons that limit the video signal Each one when turned on acts as a video police officer and makes sure values are within CCIR 601 specifications Limit High Luma Limit Low Luma Limit Chroma Limits the upper end of the luma value to prevent the whites from being illegal values Limits the lower end of the luma value to prevent the blacks from being illegal values Limits the color signals keeping them within legal values Editor Manual GlobeCaster Working Wit
116. d on the external monitor and on the on screen monitor Fades out audio from other sources that may be playing at the same time If you are doing non linear editing you have Time Machine installed you can scrub through everything on the timeline If you are doing linear editing these buttons allow you to see transitions and stills The clips themselves however do not play in order to save wear and tear on your VTRs However if you would like to scrub through your clips you can do so by turning on Tape Scrub in the Editor Options panel see Tape Scrub on page 95 for information on how to do this Selects a record deck as the source controlled by these transport buttons Selects the video from the record deck s input module to be played as program out on the external monitor and the on screen monitor Plays audio from the record deck If you have more than one record deck right click on the Recorder button to select the record deck you want to activate from the pop up menu If you do not see the deck you want listed check its configuration in the Serial Devices panel Since it is a record deck make sure you have assigned it an output slot For more information on the Serial Devices panel see the Using Configure Panels chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide Source Editor Manual GlobeCaster 45 Sets the active input source as the source controlled by these Main Controls Selects that source as program ou
117. d select Properties for this edit deck Add this edit delay adjustment to the number in the Edit Delay box and enter the result there If the Edit End Delay was the same as the Edit Delay before you changed it put the same result into Edit End Delay that you put into Edit Delay Remember to go into Properties for the source decks and turn off the Disable Bumps button which you turned on at the beginning of this solution It should improve the accuracy of the edits with most tape decks Ifthe record tape correctly shows the source material starting at the record in frame and ending on but not including the out frame then do this Editor Manual GlobeCaster an Look at the recorded timecode overlay at the in point on the record deck and subtract that timecode from the actual source in point for the clip Multiply this number by 2 to get fields and enter it in the Play Delay number box in the Properties window for the source deck that the clip came from Get Serial Device Properties from Configure Serial Devices panel You may have to do this fix for each playback deck At this point you should be able to run an edit and have it be frame accurate at least some of the time If you go into Properties for the source decks and turn off the Disable Bumps button it should improve the accuracy of the edits with most tape decks Troubleshooting Guide 312 Appendix Il Editor Manual GlobeCaster r FCC Notice This equipment
118. de later which ones to digitize and use in your timeline NOTE Sending your clips to the Batch Digitize win dow does not save them To save them you must open the Batch Digitize win dow and either digi tize the clips or save the To do list before exiting the GlobeCaster Editor Editor Manual GlobeCaster 215 There are three ways you can add clips to the Batch Digitize bin You can select them from the timeline you can use AutoBatch to automatically send them to the Batch Digitize bin as you log them or you can drag picons from a bin into the Batch Digitize window To do list You will try each one of these Selecting Clips to Batch Digitize from the Timeline Selecting clips for batch digitizing from the timeline is similar to digitizing from the timeline except you choose a different pop up menu option To do this do the following 1 Place five linear clips on the timeline sample 2 3 sample14 sample15 Figure 4 59 Five Linear Clips on the Timeline 2 Make sure that the original tape is in the source deck it was assigned to 3 Select the last three clips on the timeline To do this do one of the following a Hold down the Control key on your keyboard and click on the clips Tutorials 216 Chapter 4 b Right click on the third clip and choose Select From Here from the pop up menu Figure 4 60 Select From Here Menu Option Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select A
119. deo rather than stills go on to the next section Quick Start 26 Chapter 2 Live Input Events So far you have been using stills rather than tape or live sources You can replace these still images with live video inputs quite easily If your GlobeCaster has video sources connected to inputs do the following Locate the following picons in the GlobeCaster Bins Clips Live bin For l definitions of the input picons See Live Input Picons on page 27 Mute t1 2 3 4 Oav PGM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PRV Figure 2 37 Input Picons 2 Drag and drop the picons for the inputs you have video sources connected to onto the stills on your timeline alternating between them For example if you have sources connected to inputs 1 and 2 your timeline looks like this Figure 2 38 Live Events on the Timeline Editor Manual GlobeCaster 27 3 Click the Timeline button on the toolbar Figure 2 39 Timeline Button 00 00 00 01 Stopped Figure 2 39 The Timeline Button 4 Click the First Frame button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 40 00 00 00 01 Stopped First Frame Button Figure 2 40 The First Frame Button 5 Click the Play button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 41 00 00 00 01 Stopped Play Button Figure 2 41 The Play Button You see the transitions between the live video in the right output monitor In this Quick Start you have learned t
120. e 2 Locate the following picon in the GlobeCaster Bins Fx Sampler bin Figure 2 32 Overlay Effect Picon 3 Drag the picon into the timeline and drop it anywhere A new track labeled DSK downstream key appears on the timeline and the picon is located on this track Figure 2 33 Graphic Overlay on Timeline You can move this event around and increase or decrease its duration as you wish An overlay element appears on the video at the point in the timeline where its left Editor Manual Globecaster 25 edge appears and goes away when the right edge is reached The video is not otherwise affected This means that the graphic overlay can appear on top of one or more video events 4 Click the Timeline button on the toolbar Figure 2 34 Timeline Button 00 00 00 01 Stopped Figure 2 34 The Timeline Button 5 Click the First Frame button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 35 00 00 00 01 Stopped First Frame Button Figure 2 35 The First Frame Button 6 Click the Play button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 36 00 00 00 01 Stopped Play Button Figure 2 36 The Play Button In the right output monitor you see the GlobeCaster Editor play through the timeline with the overlay appearing over the events where you placed it At this point you ve gotten a feel for working in the GlobeCaster Editor timeline If you d like to try working with live vi
121. e Trim Send Left Send Right EQ Mute Pan Level These buttons Al A2 A3 and A4 select which source channel is used They can be mixed to record channels Turn off all these buttons if you want to use video only from a tape With these buttons off all clips are added to the timeline without audio tracks A master gain control for the input It is used to calibrate the input using reference tone levels Controls the level of the left channel Used in conjunction with external audio processing systems Controls the level of the right channel Used in conjunction with external audio processing systems Opens the Equalizer panel see Equalizer Panel on page 165 for information on how to use this panel for the channel No function for this panel Controls the left right output of the audio track Controls the actual level of the audio Reference 164 Chapter 3 Clip Audio Properties Animate No function for this panel The Clip Audio Properties panel allows you to adjust your audio sources for individual clips To set audio properties for all clips from a tape use the Tape Audio Properties Panel see Tape Audio Properties Panel on page 161 for information on how to use this panel To access it click on the Clip Props button in the Clip Controls on the left end of the toolbar Or right click either in a Level track or on an audio clip in an Audio track and choose Properties from the pop
122. e If you do this you see the Slip Source mode button on the toolbar also turn on This indicates that the selected clip shown in the middle monitors is in Slip Source mode and the neighboring clips shown in the monitors on the ends are in Slide mode This is the same when you open four monitors in Slip Source mode When four monitors are open in Slide mode the Roll and Slide Edit buttons in the Editor Options panel are on by default These options allow you to perform the same options with the mouse as with the transport controls Roll causes the mouse to behave like Slip Source when you click on a clip and Slide Edit causes the mouse to behave like Trim Edit mode when you click on the trimming handle of a clip To turn these options off open the Editor Options panel by clicking on the Options button on the right side of the toolbar See Editor Options Panel on page 93 for more information about this panel Following is an explanation of the controls in Slide edit mode Out In Displays the timecode of the last and first frames of Timecode the clips To set a specific timecode as the last or first frame of one of the clips type in the timecode and press Enter on your keyboard Revert Undoes changes and reverts to the properties set for the clip in the last saved version of the timeline Editor Manual GlobeCaster 133 Transition Edit Transition Edit mode Trans Edit on the button face is used to adjust the Mode beginning
123. e adjusted with the slider or by typing a number into the box and pressing Enter on your keyboard You cannot however move the beginning and ending keyframes with this as they must match the length of the audio clip bottom of the list for adjusting the audio levels Figure 3 102 The Animate Level pop up menu works the same as the Audio Tracks pop up menu Keyframe Menu on page 101 You can also right click on an audio event or an audio level track to access a slightly different Animate Level pop up menu Linear Cubic Hold Delete Key Edit Key Properties Add Keyframe Add Dip Add Fade In Add Fade Out Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI Ungroup Audio amp Video Events Figure 3 102 The Animate Level Pop Up Menu Mixing Audio Audio Controls Tape Audio Properties Panel Editor Manual GlobeCaster 161 In addition to adjusting the level of audio tracks on the timeline with GlobeCaster s optional audio system you can mix your audio sources The GlobeCaster Editors audio controls are designed for post production work while the GlobeCaster Switcher s Audio Mixer is designed for live audio mixing Some audio controls in the GlobeCaster Editor appear on the toolbar Other adjustments can be made in the Tape Audio Properties panel the Clip Audio Properties panel and the Equalizer panel for each channel The Audio Monitor Controls on the toolbar are to the right of the Editing Cont
124. e likely that you ll want to open them in the bin timeline area across the bottom of the screen Figure 3 10 shows the GlobeCaster Editor interface with two windows of the same timeline open d S a GLOBECASTER GlobeCaster Editor Bea Figure 3 10 The GlobeCaster Editor Interface with Two Views of the Timeline Once you have the interface set up the way you want you can save the layout as you can in all GlobeCaster applications To do this right click in the gray area at the bottom of a bin and select Save Layout from the pop up menu A picon representing the layout appears in the bin Figure 3 11 Saving the layout also Reference a2 Chapter 3 saves any bin sorting and picon display options you have selected For information on how to set bin properties see the GlobeCaster User Guide Saved Manmade Layout iT Picon Figure 3 11 Picon for a Saved Layout As in all GlobeCaster applications you can set up any number of layouts one for each project if you want The GlobeCaster Editor opens with the last layout you saved If you want a different layout double click on the picon for that layout Now that you know how to set up the interface to suit your needs the following sections will explain the functions of the buttons on the interface as well as associated panels and pop up menus Editor Manual GlobeCaster 43 Using Monitor And Transport Controls Main Controls Control buttons under e
125. e of effects use the A X roll edit described above Figure 4 50 Two Clips with Dissolve If you wish to use a wipe instead of a simple dissolve drag a wipe picon over the dissolve on the timeline If you try to Preview the timeline at this point you get an error message telling you it is not possible to mix two clips from the same tape To make this possible you will create the A V edit Right click on the clip you want to transition to the clip you right click on is the one the GlobeCaster Editor makes a ClipMem of and choose Make A V Edit from the pop up menu Your deck scrubs through the clips so GlobeCaster can digitize the require data Tutorials 210 Chapter 4 You see the overlapping section of one clip is separate from the rest of the clip and is blue Figure 4 51 This indicates it has been stored as a digitized clip in system memory ClipMem Figure 4 51 The A V Edit on the Timeline If the dissolve is longer than the maximum length for a ClipMem this depends on the amount of RAM on your Warp Engine the GlobeCaster Editor creates as many ClipMems as needed to cover the transition The ClipMems are saved in Bins Clips ClipMem Click Assemble in the Main Controls Figure 4 52 Preview Button Figure 4 52 The Assemble Button The GlobeCaster Editor loads the ClipMem file s into the Warp Engine and records the transition in one pass and the other video clip in the next pass When you play b
126. e a new picon to represent the clip or open the Clip Main Menu Properties panel Editor Manual GlobeCaster 73 To access the panel right click on the Current Clip picon in the Clip Controls Properties Rename Delete Set Picon Record to PC Harddrive Figure 3 34 The Current Clip Picon Pop Up Menu The pop up menu has the following options Properties Rename Delete Set Picon Brings up the Clip Main Properties panel where you can set basic properties of the clip such as play speed which audio and video channels are recorded and color correction See the following section for information on how to use this panel Allows you to assign a new name to the selected clip Once you select this option from the pop up menu a cursor appears at the end of the name of the clip on the Current Clip picon You can add to the existing name or you can use the backspace delete key to delete the existing name and type in a new one Up to two lines of a clip name are displayed at a time As with any file you can also rename clips by right clicking on the picon in the bin and selecting Rename from the pop up menu but be careful not to delete the file name extension NOTE File names starting with an underscore _ are hidden names and are not displayed on the picon in the bin Deletes the selected clip Creates a new picon to represent the clip If your GlobeCaster has a ClipGrab card the new picon is t
127. e at the location of the Posi tion Bar 2 Double click the Matte Black picon to add it to the timeline Figure 4 115 Figure 4 115 Matte Black Added to the Timeline You only need this clip to last for 1 second If you see a different duration for the clip on your timeline you ll need to trim the clip with the GlobeCaster Editor s Trim Clip editing feature Here s how 1 If the Matte Black clip is not selected click on it to select it 2 Click the Trim Clip button Figure 4 116 on the GlobeCaster Editor toolbar Trim Clip Button Figure 4 116 The Trim Clip Button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 245 The Trim Clip monitors and controls appear Figure 4 117 Last Frame Selected Clip Out 00 00 01 00 Duration 00 Duration Field Figure 4 117 The Trim Clip Monitors and Controls 3 Adjust the duration of the clip to 1 second by typing 00 00 01 00 into the Duration field under the left monitor or clicking on the or buttons next to the Duration field 4 Click the Add Clip button to return to the default editing mode Saving The This is a good time to save the timeline Saving your work frequently is a good Timeline habit to develop If a project doesn t seem to be heading in the right direction you can simply go back to an earlier version and start from there Before you save the timeline rename it l Find the Timeline picon in the blue Timeline Controls on the toolbar Figure 4 118
128. e current timecode on your record tape When you Assemble the timeline it begins recording at this point on the record tape Adding Clips to the Timeline Now that you set the recorder s in point you are ready to place events on the timeline Here s how to add clips to a timeline 1 Drag and drop a clip from one of your bins onto the timeline The clip appears on the timeline as a colored bar with the clip s picon in the middle of it Trimming ee Clipoo Handle Figure 4 34 The First Clip on the Timeline The colored bar represents the length of the clip You can change the duration of the clip and also its in and out points on the source tape by dragging left or right on the trimming handles on the end of the clip You can move the clip by clicking on it anywhere except the trimming handles and dragging 2 Double click on a clip picon from a different tape in your bins If you have only one source deck use a framestore instead of a clip The clip automatically appears at the end of the timeline 3 Click and drag the first clip all the way to the left end of the timeline Editor Manual GlobeCaster 201 4 Click and drag the second clip and place it on the second Video 2 track of the timeline so that the two clips overlap slightly Figure 4 35 Clipoo Live_07 02 2001_ 15 03 35 Figure 4 35 Overlapping Clips on the Timeline 5 Right click on either clip in the overlapped area and choose Create
129. e in the GlobeCaster Editor as the name that appears on the spine of the tape To name a source tape do the following Set the Source Type button under the left monitor Figure 3 17 to one of your source decks Source A Source B or Source C Make sure the Source button see the previous definition for an explanation of this button is on 00 00 00 00 Stopped Figure 3 17 The Source Button in the Main Controls Click on the Tape Name button Figure 3 18 Editor Manual Globecaster a9 00 00 00 00 Stopped Figure 3 18 Clicking on the Tape Name Button The Tape Properties pop up menu appears Figure 3 19 00 00 00 00 Tape Properties z Stopped New Tape Record Reel v Reeol2 Figure 3 19 The Tape Properties Pop Up Menu Choose New Tape from the pop up menu The GlobeCaster Editor assigns a default name to the tape Reel which appears on the Tape Name button To change the default name click on the Tape Name button again and choose Tape Properties from the pop up menu The Tape Properties panel appears Figure 3 20 See Tape Properties Panel on page 56 for information on how to use this panel Reference 50 Chapter 3 Figure 3 20 The Tape Properties Panel Type in the name of the tape the example uses DemoTape in the box above Tape Name The name of the tape appears on the Tape Name button The tape name is also now listed on the pop up menu Fi
130. e lists are saved in is GlobeCaster Bins Clips The picon has a GlobalStreams logo unless you set a picon and the default name is Batch followed by a four digit number The file extension is pbl The GlobeCaster Editor batch list To open a list saved in a bin open the Batch Digitize window and double click on the picon The list is loaded as the current To do list A visual status bar that indicates how far the digitizing of a clip has proceeded The bar turns green from the left A visual status bar that indicates how far the entire digitizing process of all selected clips has proceeded The bar turns green from the left In Bin In Timeline Save Now Message area OK Editor Manual GlobeCaster 145 Use these buttons in conjunction with the Save Now button to designate where picons of digitized clips are saved All digitized clips are actually saved on the Time Machine hard drives but picons representing shortcuts to these clips can be saved in any bin So what you are actually designating with these buttons is where the shortcuts are saved In practice these picons behave as if they were the actual clips except that if you want to delete the clip and not just the shortcut you must navigate to the Time Machine hard drives to do so For information on how to do this see Where Are The Clips Saved on page 139 In Bin stores picons of the clips in the bin designated for Unsaved TM in the Global Sett
131. e pop up menu When you want to return to the bin you started from click the Home button To digitize a clip on the timeline left click on the clip to select it Then right click on the clip and choose Digitize to Time Machine from the pop up menu or click on the Digitize button on the toolbar You see a horizontal bar go up and down in the picon for the clip telling you that Time Machine is digitizing the clip The bar containing the clip picon on the timeline turns dark blue indicating it is digitized You can select multiple clips to digitize on the timeline There are two ways to do this One is to hold down the Control key on your keyboard and click on the clips to select them The other is to right click on a clip and choose one of the select options such as Select All Select Track Select From Here etc from the pop up menu see Timeline Event Pop Up Menu on page 99 for information on all the selection options Once you select the clips digitize them the same way as single clips by choosing Digitize to Time Machine from the pop up menu or by clicking on the Digitize button on the toolbar Selecting Clips For Batch Digitizing Digitizing AVI And WAV Files Editor Manual GlobeCaster 141 There are three ways you can add clips to the Batch Digitize bin You can select them from the timeline you can use AutoBatch to automatically send them to the Batch Digitize bin as you log them or you can drag picons from a
132. e set up the Source 1 deck as a play deck Choosing Record from the pop up menu makes the deck a record deck which records your edits to tape as you sync roll edit Since in this tutorial you will build a timeline and bring it into the GlobeCaster Editor you do not need to set a record deck Choosing Off from the pop up menu turns off record and play functions for the deck 6 Since you want all of your source decks to be play decks for this tutorial repeat step 5 for each source deck Record Menu Option Figure 4 193 Choosing Record from the Pop Up Menu Editor Manual GlobeCaster 283 7 Inthe VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel select audio tracks in the mixer for your Source 1 deck by clicking the Mixer button Figure 4 194 next to the source Mixer Button Figure 4 194 The Mixer Button for Source 1 A pop up menu appears 8 Choose a mixer channel from the pop up menu Figure 4 195 This tutorial illustrates 3 4 being selected but you could choose any pair of mixer channels Figure 4 195 Choosing a Mixer Channel from the Pop Up Menu By setting the mixer channels to 3 4 for your first source deck you can control the audio coming from the source deck with the level sliders labeled 3 and 4 in the Audio Mixer panel Figure 4 196 Choosing 5 6 from the pop up menu sets the audio to correspond to the level sliders labeled 5 and 6 in the Audio Tutorials 284 Chapter 4 Mixer panel For more
133. e the batch list To do this do the following 1 Locate the Batch List picon in the Batch Digitize window Figure 4 74 Batch List Picon Figure 4 74 The Batch List Picon You will use this picon to save the list But first you will set this picon to display an image you can recognize 2 Choose the clip that you want to represent this Batch List Tutorials 222 Chapter 4 3 Click on the button in the Select column Figure 4 75 to select the clip Make sure only one clip is selected Select Button Figure 4 75 The Select Button The row for that clip is highlighted in yellow 4 Right click on the Batch List picon A pop up menu appears Figure 4 76 Set Picon to selected clip Figure 4 76 Batch List Picon Pop Up Menu 5 Select Set Picon to selected clip The picon for the clip you selected is now used as the picon for the Batch List Figure 4 77 New Batch List Picon Figure 4 77 The New Batch List Picon Now you are ready to save the Batch List 6 Drag the Batch List picon to the bin where you want to save the list Using The Batch Digitize Window Editor Manual GlobeCaster 223 The list is saved in the bin Parent fa x Clips source Gpi Live Projects Batch Clip Picon Batch pb Figure 4 78 The Batch List in the Bin Now you can reload the list into the To do list at any time by double clicking on its picon in the bin You can also save the Batch List by
134. eady used click on this Tape Name button and choose the item from the pop up menu You can click on this button to see a pop up menu listing the sources of the active type selected with the Source Type button see previous definition loaded into each monitor Load files into a monitor by clicking on them or dragging them from a bin into a monitor Whether you single click or double click to load files into monitors depends on the setting you select for Load files to source in the Editor Options panel For information on this function see Editor Options Panel on page 93 For framestores matte colors and digitized clips each monitor has a separate list of files loaded into it For deck sources however all tapes assigned for a project are listed so you can swap tapes around in your decks as you wish Reference as Chapter 3 TIP You can quickly switch between loaded files by selecting them from this pop up menu Then you can adjust their length by using the Duration timecode box and click Splice to place them on the timeline You can replace the default names of tapes and clips It is particularly important to name source tapes so the GlobeCaster Editor and you can keep track of them If several of your source tapes are named Reel 2 for example the GlobeCaster Editor assumes they are the same tape and cannot distinguish between them when assembling a timeline To avoid this it is best to give the tape the same nam
135. ears from the Batch List picon digitizing is completed Editor Manual GlobeCaster 233 7 When Time Machine finishes digitizing your clips click the GlobeCaster Editor button on the right side of the screen to return to the main the GlobeCaster Editor interface sample11 2 sample13 sample14 sample15 Clip Versus Source Timecode Figure 4 101 Digitized Clips on the Timeline Your clips on the timeline are now digitized You can tell this because they are now dark blue You can now edit the timeline like any other non linear timeline 8 Save the timeline Neither the timeline or batch list has been saved yet Under the left source monitors you see a set of timecode numbers for the active source There is an important difference between the timecode of a digitized clip when you select Clip as the source and the timecode you see when you select your source deck as the active source This section explains that difference Right clicking on the Source Type button Figure 4 102 under the left monitor s brings up the Source Type pop up menu Source Deck A 00 08 25 14 Source A oan aos Button Duration Figure 4 102 Source Type Pop Up Menu From here you select which source type you want to edit in the source monitor To understand the difference between Clip and Source timecode do the following 1 Drag and drop a digitized clip onto the timeline 2 Be sure the digitized clip s source tape is in the deck
136. eating A V And A X Edits on page 206 for more detailed instructions on creating an A X edit Available when you right click in a gray area of an Audio Level track between the in and out points for the audio when you right click on the audio clip on the Audio track or when you right click on the clip in the Video track Brings up the Clip Main Properties panel where you can set the basic properties of a clip such as play speed which audio and video channels are recorded and color correction You can also access the Clip Audio Properties panel where you can set the audio levels for a clip See Clip Main Properties Panel on page 75 and Clip Audio Properties on page 164 for information on how to use these panels 114 Chapter 3 Record to Harddrive Redo Remove Gap Remove All Gaps Replace with Dissolve Reset track height Select All Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Available if you right click on a linear clip It creates a ClipMem a bit of digitized video recorded to the RAM on the Warp Engine card and stored on the PC hard drive This is useful if you do not have a Time Machine It allows you to store a short clip of uncompressed digitized video and then use it for rotoscoping animation transitions between clips on the same source tape etc The amount of video storage you have depends on the amount of RAM on your Warp Engine With 128 MB of RAM the maximum you can reco
137. ects 277 validation bar 82 vertical scroll bar 84 zooming 115 116 Timeline Button 44 88 Timeline Controls 2 3 4 monitor buttons 90 Add Clip button 90 New button 90 overview 88 Ripple button 90 Save button 89 Slide button 89 Slip Src Source button 89 Timeline button 88 timeline picon 89 Trans ition Edit button 90 Trim Clip button 89 Trim Edit button 89 View button 90 Timeline Event Pop Up Menu overview 99 Timeline Menu Items 106 Timeline Picon 89 Timeline Picon Pop Up Menu Editor Manual GlobeCaster 327 make all picons 92 overview 90 play in loop 92 Properties 91 Rename 91 save text edl edit decision list 92 setting the picon 91 Timeline Pop Up Menu Add Dip 106 Add Fade In 106 Add Fade Out 107 Add Keyframe 107 Add to Batch Digitize 108 Adjust Color 108 Adjust color 108 Animate Level 108 Collapse Tree 109 Create Cross Fade 109 Create Dissolve 109 Cubic 109 Delete Event 109 Delete Key 109 Delete Selected Event 110 Delete Selected Events 110 Digitize to Time Machine 110 Double Track Height 110 Double Track Heights 110 Edit Key 110 Effect Properties 110 Expand All 110 Expand Tree 110 Fit All 110 Fit Selected 110 Flatten Event 111 Flatten Selected 111 Flatten Timeline 111 Halve Track Height 111 Higher Priority 111 Hold 111 Invert Selection 111 Invert Track 111 Linear 112 Make A V Edit 112
138. ed as a video recording and playback device so you cannot use warp effects at the same time Wipe and dissolve effects with or without graphics work great with a ClipMem but not warping digital video effects For these type of effects use the A X roll edit described below See Creating A V And A X Edits on page 206 for more detailed instructions on creating an A V edit Available if you create a dissolve between two linear clips then right click on one of the clips in the area where they overlap Creates an A X roll edit which is a transition between two clips on the same tape GlobeCaster does this by using a single frame for one of the clips during the transition To create an A X roll edit right click on the clip you want to freeze during the effect and select Make A X Edit from the pop up menu The GlobeCaster Editor automatically selects the correct frame of the transitional effect and splits the clip into a video clip leading up to the transition and a framestore lasting the precise length of the transition When you next click Assemble the GlobeCaster Editor lays the first clip onto the master and then cues up the framestore and the second clip for the second pass Match framing is done automatically so the edit looks seamless you must have decks capable of match frame editing for this to work The framestores are saved in GlobeCaster Bins stills A X_stills if you ever want to use them again See Cr
139. ed sources Click the Mark In and Mark Out buttons to log the clips Your clips appear on the timeline as you mark them Splices in a newly created clip at the Position Bar but instead of moving existing clips down the timeline it overwrites what was after the Position Bar for the duration of the clip being added Used for three point editing This means that once you define three of the four timecode points relating to the clip in and out point on the source tape and in and out point on the timeline the GlobeCaster Editor automatically places the clip on the timeline The GlobeCaster Editor always calculates the fourth point but when Auto 3 Point is on it automatically places the clip on the timeline after you mark the third point For example you can mark the in and out points of your clip and then mark the in point on the timeline where you want it to start Since the GlobeCaster Editor already knows the duration it can calculate the out point on the timeline and place the clip in the correct spot Or you can mark the in and out points on the timeline where you want the clip to go and then mark the in or out point of the clip Since the GlobeCaster Editor knows the duration from the timeline timecode it can calculate the other point for the clip and place it on the timeline Automatically adds clips to the Batch List in the Batch Digitize window for later digitizing as you mark them When using AutoBatch you must click
140. er Reference 78 Chapter 3 Switcher or the GlobeCaster Editor programs and select Color Correction from the pop up menu Color Picon 0 0 100 01 100 01 0 0 ji 0 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 0 0 j Figure 3 36 Color Correction Panel To save the values you set as the default settings close the panel The settings are automatically saved To save the values as a separate file to be used on a special case basis drag the color picon to a bin and save it The values can then be called up by dragging the picon onto an input module number 1 8 on one of the busses in the Switcher Or you can open the Color Correction panel select the input module number you want and then drag the picon from the bin back onto the color picon on the panel To get rid of the changes you made click on the Reset button The values return to the original defaults Or click on the Revert button The values revert to the last settings you saved Here s how to use the settings Input Indicates the number of the input source being adjusted Each input can be adjusted independently To select another input to adjust click on the box with the number and select the input number you want Reset Resets values to the original defaults Revert Resets values to the last settings you saved Color Picon Hue Sat Saturation Luma Setup White Hue White Mag Black Hue Black Mag Editor Manual Globecester 79 The square to the
141. erties If neither of these things is causing the problem try the following e In Edit Options turn OFF Abort Inaccurate Edits e For all playback decks involved in the edit go to Deck Properties Panel and turn ON Disable Bumps Also set Play Delay to zero 0 e Use the superimpose video out of all playback decks so you can see a timecode window on the screen for each deck you look at e Run simple cuts only edits from each playback deck e Cue to the in point of the edit on the record deck after it s been performed and look at the timecode in the superimpose text Compare this time to the actual IN point for the source deck There can be multiple problems observed and they should be fixed in this order e Ifin the previous step you didn t see anything from the source clip you marked then it may mean that the edit deck didn t start recording at the right time Although this wouldn t cause an edit to abort it will make it more difficult to diagnose and fix that problem Solution Count out how many frames pass on the record deck before you see a frame from the source clip including the one at the record in point Multiply this number by 2 to get fields and call that the edit delay adjustment Note if the edit actually started recording BEFORE the in point this would be a negative number the number of frames of source that were recorded before the in point multiplied by 2 Go to Configure Serial Devices panel an
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144. ese panels apply only to clips you have selected Select a clip by clicking on it in the timeline In the Clip Main Properties panel you can choose which audio or video channels are recorded set audio tracks so they can be trimmed independently of their video tracks or access the Color Correction panel To access the Clip Main Properties panel click on the Clip Props button in the Clip Controls on the toolbar or right click on a clip on the timeline or the current clip picon and choose Properties from the pop up menu For a complete explanation of this panel see Clip Main Properties Panel on page 75 In the Clip Audio Properties panel you can change the audio levels or open the Equalizer Panel To access it click on the Clip Props button in the Clip Controls on the left end of the toolbar Or right click either in a Level track or on an audio clip in an Audio track and choose Properties from the pop up menu All three of these actions bring up the Clip Main Properties panel On this panel click on the panel button in the upper left corner that says Clip Main Properties and choose Clip Audio Properties from the pop up menu For a complete explanation of this panel see Equalizer Panel on page 165 Once you ve logged your clips you re ready to put them together along with any graphics or effects you ve created in GlobeCaster s other applications The GlobeCaster Editor timeline is where you put all the pieces together
145. events you want to preview to select them hold down the Control key and click on events to select multiple ones or right click on an event on the timeline and choose Select All from the pop up menu Still in the Main Controls click the Preview button Preview Button Figure 4 39 The Preview Button in the Main Controls NOTE In order to use the Preview func tion you must have a striped tape in your record deck and must have set the in point for the record tape If you have not done this yet see Setting the Recorder s In Point on page 198 Editor Manual GlobeCaster 203 On the right on screen monitor you see the GlobeCaster Editor play the clips and dissolve between them Tutorials 204 Chapter 4 Adding Effects And DSK s NOTE If your GlobeCaster is equipped with an additional DSK card you will see an addi tional track on the timeline labeled DSK2 Two addi tional DSK cards will allow you to have two additional tracks on the timeline labeled DSK2 and DSK3 These tracks function and behave just like the other tracks You ve just learned the basics of linear editing on the GlobeCaster Editor timeline If you d like to experiment try replacing the dissolve with some of the effects provided with GlobeCaster To do this drag and drop a picon from the GlobeCaster Bins FX Sampler bin onto the dissolve event The effect picon appears on the transition event H Clipoo Live 07 0
146. f the track Click on this button to cancel the search process Click on this button to canel importing and digitizing the track file Editor Manual GlobeCaster 153 Exporting Time Machine Clips with Audio Compression On the timeline of a digitized clip right click to display the context menu From this menu select Export to AVI The Audio Video Export Configuration panel will display File Name File Format Video Codec Configure Width Height Audio Video Export Configuration File Name C Dropbox Export001 avi File Format Video Codec Video Frame Rate Audio Format Codec Audio Format Attribute Ok Figure 3 93 Audio Video Export Configuration Panel Enter the name of the file you wish to export You may click on the Browse button to popup the standard Windows browser window Drop down menu that contains the various file formats in which to which you may export Drop down menu that contains compression schemes associated with your compute Each computer will vary in the contents of this menu Certain codecs are configurable and have a configuration window associated with them This button will popup the Configuration window if the currently selected codec is configurable Adjusts the width Either click in the value box or drag the slider to increase decrease to change the value Adjusts the height Either click in the value box or drag the slider to increase decrease to change t
147. ffect Border Color and Matte Color panels Revert Color Picon RGB HSV Red Green Blue Hue Saturation Value Sliders and Windows Mini Color Picons Default Pick Resets settings to the original color Displays the current color As you edit the color the picon changes to show the new color Drag this picon into a bin to save the current color Sets the color format Clicking this button brings up a pop up menu with the options RGB red green blue or HSV hue saturation value Choose RGB to adjust the colors of the picon and HSV to adjust the hue saturation and value Then use the sliders and value windows on the top right of the panel to adjust the properties you chose Clicking and dragging these three sliders changes the color values If you selected RGB the sliders adjust red green and blue values If you selected HSV the sliders adjust hue saturation and value You can also adjust these values by typing a number into the value windows to the right of the sliders and pressing Enter on your keyboard These small color picons in the lower right corner of the panel serve as a palette of pre mixed colors They can be selected by dragging and dropping them into the color picon on the panel or by double clicking on them The color of a mini color picon can also be changed by dragging and dropping the color picon onto it allowing you to customize the colors in the mini picon palette Like the color picon
148. field and pressing Enter on your keyboard Tutorials 276 Chapter 4 NOTE This works only for transitions that do not have fixed lengths If the transi tion on the timeline does not have trim ming handles it can not be resized e Type a new number into the T Duration Transition Duration field Figure 4 181 Transition Out Frame Preceding Clip Out Frame Preceding Clip Trn Out 00 00 04 07 Out _00 00 06 05 T Duration 00 00 01 28 T Duration Field Figure 4 181 The T Duration Field The duration of the transition is shown in the T Duration Field To change the duration type the timecode into the field or use the or buttons next to it The in point of the transition and selected clip are not affected but the duration of the preceding clip and the transition change Lock Trans Button When you enter Transition Edit mode the Lock Trans button on the Editor Options panel is turned on by default Figure 4 182 Lock Trans Button Figure 4 182 The Lock Trans Button As long as this option is selected you can use the mouse to change the in and out points of a transition between two clips and the clips automatically follow the changes In other words the effect always covers exactly the overlapped area of the clips Transport Controls Part Il Fixed Duration Effects TIP When you move your mouse over a picon its name appears in a pop up box Editor Manual GlobeCaster 277
149. first and last frame of a clip you have selected on the timeline while the two monitors on the left show you the first and last frame of the preceding clip Furthermore the monitors that are both ends of a clip are joined by a continuous line of sprocket holes Figure 4 148 First Frame Preceding Clip Ya Last Frame Preceding Clip First Frame Selected Chip Last Frame Selected Clip 00 00 02 00 Figure 4 148 Sprocket Holes Displaying the Beginning and End of a Clip Viewing Bins Seeing all four monitors at once is usually more convenient but sometimes you may need quick access to the bins that the two extra monitors replace You can quickly open these bins by clicking the Top Bins button Figure 4 149 Tutorials 260 Chapter 4 NOTE If your mon itor and video card support it you might consider using a larger screen size 1600x1200 or larger for your GlobeCaster Editor display This allows you to use the three or four moni tor view modes all the time while still leav ing space for open bins and even a larger timeline Transport Controls Top Bins Button Figure 4 149 The Top Bins Button When you click the Top Bins button the GlobeCaster Editor returns to two monitor view mode and the top left and right bins reappear When you finish with the bins you can click the Top Bins button again to return the GlobeCaster Editor to the three or four monitor view mode Regardless of how many monitor
150. follow these steps l NOTE If you have 3 a timeline loaded into the GlobeCaster Edi tor and you do not start a new timeline the timeline you cre ate as you sync roll is automatically added to the end of the loaded timeline In the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel turn on the automatic timeline building function by selecting the Build Timeline button Figure 4 205 Build Timeline Button Figure 4 205 The Build Timeline Button By doing this you are telling GlobeCaster to automatically build a timeline as you are switching your video sources This is necessary if you wish to fine tune the projects or digitize the individual clips in the GlobeCaster Editor In the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel start a new timeline by clicking the New TL button Figure 4 206 New TL Button Figure 4 206 The New TL Button If there is an unsaved timeline loaded into the GlobeCaster Editor you see a window that says Current GlobeCaster Editor project is not saved Save Editor Manual GlobeCaster 2389 changes now Figure 4 207 If you want to save the project click Yes If you do not want to save the project click No Current Editor project is not saved Save changes now Preview Figure 4 207 The Save Project Window 4 Inthe VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel take note of the Rec Safety button Figure 4 208 Select this button if you have assigned a deck as a
151. for your deck to appear on the pop up menu it must be configured as a record deck in the Serial Devices panel For information on how to do this see the Using Configure Panel chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide That s it Your record deck is set Next you ll tell the GlobeCaster Editor which tapes you are using It is important to label each of your source and record tapes with a name and to tell the GlobeCaster Editor these names That way it can keep track of which tape each clip comes from If you come back to a project later for example and want to use material from a timeline you have already made the GlobeCaster Editor tells you which tapes to insert to re create the timeline Here s how to name your tapes in the GlobeCaster Editor 1 Place the tape in the appropriate source or record deck 2 Click on the Tape Name button below the Source button Figure 4 7 The text on this button changes depending on the selected source In this case for an unnamed tape it should say Reel Tape n Name 00 08 25 14 Button PEE Despooled Figure 4 7 The Tape Name Button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 187 A pop up menu appears Tape Properties New Tape Record Reeli Reel2 Figure 4 8 Tape Name Pop Up Menu Select New Tape from the pop up menu This assigns a default name to the tape The default name for source tapes is Reel and the default name for record tapes is Record This name now ap
152. fore the point where you want the clip to begin Leaving a little bit of lead in time on your clip is optional It can make for easier editing later If you know the timecode where you want the clip to begin you can also mark the in point by typing the timecode into the In Point timecode field and then clicking the Mark In button The GlobeCaster Editor instantly cues the clip to that frame Click the Mark Out button a little bit after the point where you want the clip to end If you know the timecode where you want the clip to end you can also mark the out point by typing the timecode into the Out Point timecode field and NOTE You do not create new clip files when you log sub clips from a digitized source clip You are only creating short cuts that point back to the digitized clip Because of this do not delete the digi tized source clip If you do the sub clips you created revert to linear clips You then must re digitize these clips from the linear source Digitizing AVI And WAV Files NOTE If you are digitizing a WAV file no event is visible Click the button to the left of the Video 1 track name Audio tracks appear below the Video 1 track These are your digi tized audio tracks Editor Manual GlobeCaster 237 then clicking the Mark Out button The GlobeCaster Editor instantly cues the clip to that frame A picon of the clip appears as the Clip picon in the toolbar Figure 4 106 The picon
153. g Dissolves Next you ll create a dissolve between the two events One of the great things about the GlobeCaster Editor is that it makes it easy to create this common transition To create a dissolve do the following 1 Click on the second event drag it to the track below and drop it Drag the second clip to the left so that the two clips overlap Figure 2 17 Figure 2 17 Second Event In Place In the overlapped area right click on either event and choose Create Dissolve from the pop up menu Figure 2 18 Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Track Fr ect From Here on This Track Create Dissolve Show filenames upon selection Flatten Event Figure 2 18 Choosing Create Dissolve A new track called FX effects appears directly below the two video tracks Figure 2 19 The tan bar that appears in this track represents the transition between the two events Editor Manual Globecaster 19 NOTE A simple dissolve appears in the FX track as a tan colored bar If you drag one of Globe Caster s effects into the FX track which we will do shortly the effect s picon is displayed The num bers on the bar such as1 gt 2 indicate the transition will switch from the image source on the Video 1 top track to the image on the Video 2 second Figure 2 19 The FX Track with a Dissolve track 3 Click the Timeline button on the toolbar Figure 2 20 Timeline Bu
154. g white magnitude 79 default settings 77 limiting chroma values 80 limiting luma values 80 saving settings 79 setting for all clips from a tape 77 setting tape defaults 77 Color Correction Panel Black Hue 79 Black Mag 79 color picon 79 Hue slider 79 Limit Chroma button 80 Limit High Luma button 80 Limit Low Luma button 80 Luma slider 79 overview 77 Reset button 78 Revert button 78 saturation slider 79 saving settings 79 selecting input 78 Setup slider 79 White Hue 79 White Mag 79 Color Picon Color Correction panel 79 Effect Border Color Panel 122 Matte Color Panel 122 Colors Picking 122 Components Batch Digitize 148 Compression level setting 224 overview 149 ratio 76 Configure Button 170 Controls audio 161 clip 70 left source monitor main 43 right output Monitor 59 timeline 88 Copy To All Clips From Same Tape Button 77 Correcting Color 77 Create Cross Fade 109 Creating Cuts 16 Creating Cuts With Dissolves 85 Creating Dissolves 18 109 201 Cubic Keyframes 159 Cue In Button 62 Cue Out Button 62 Cueing Decks 62 Cueing Source Decks 68 Current Clip Picon 71 Current Clip Picon Pop Up Menu deleting clips 73 overview 72 properties 73 recording to hard drive 74 renaming clips 73 setting picons 73 Customizing the Interface 34 D d 111 Decibel Level Of Keyframe 157 Decks assigning record 186 assigning source 184 cueing 62 postroll 99
155. gitize panel See the GlobeCaster Switcher Manual for information on how to do this You can digitize WAV and AVI files by dragging them onto the timeline or by adding them to the Batch Digitize list Each digitized clip has a default of 1 second of trim room at the head and tail of the clip This is so you can make minor adjustments in the in and out points without having to re digitize the clip from the source tape When you are working with non linear clips the GlobeCaster Editor automatically accounts for changes you make to the playback speed and loop count For example say you set the playback speed for a clip to play in reverse When you scrub through that clip on the timeline you see the end of the clip first Then it plays back to the beginning of the clip as you scrub through the clip on the timeline And if you open an advanced editing mode such as Trim Clip what you see in the monitor labeled First Frame Selected Clip is actually the last frame of the clip since that is what you see first when the clip is played in reverse You can re digitize a clip if you want to change its properties such as the compression level used You can for example initially digitize all your clips for a project at a high compression level giving you smaller file sizes Then when you have built your timeline and know which clips you actually want to use you can delete the extras and re digitize the ones you want at a lower compression level for
156. gure 3 21 Tape Properties New Tape Record Reeli v Reel2 Figure 3 21 The Tape Name on the Pop Up Menu Editor Manual GlobeCaster 51 To delete the name of a tape from the Tape Properties pop up menu click on the Options button on the right side of the GlobeCaster Editor toolbar This opens the Editor Options panel Figure 3 22 Remove Unused Tapes Button Figure 3 22 The Editor Options Panel Click on the Remove Unused Tapes button For information on how to rename a clip see Current Clip Picon Pop Up Menu on page 72 Reference 52 Chapter 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Video A1 A2 A3 A4 Timecode Window Shuttle Slider Lock Button Determines which track of the timeline clips are placed on when you use the Splice AutoSplice or Overwrite buttons For an explanation of these buttons see Right Monitor Controls on page 59 Click on the Track button and select the track you want from the pop up menu You only see the pop up menu if you are using more than one video track on the timeline You can also use this feature if you want to split a clip on the timeline where there are clips in more than one track Click on this button to select the track of the clip you want to split from a pop up menu Then place the Position Bar where you want to split the clip and click the Split button or press Control s on the keyboard Or you can right click on the clip you want
157. h Timelines The GlobeCaster Editor timeline is where you put together all the pieces of your project When building timelines you choose settings that affect how clips on the timeline behave by using the Timeline Controls buttons the Timeline Properties panel the Editor Options panel and pop up menus that appear when you right click on various parts of the timeline You can use the GlobeCaster Editor s clip priority rules to quickly perform some types of edits You can also append a timeline to one that is already loaded This section of the chapter covers the following topics Parts of the timeline Selecting clips on the timeline Using clip priority Appending a timeline Functions of buttons panels and pop up menus Reference 82 Chapter 3 Parts Of The Figure 3 37 shows the parts of the timeline Timeline Position Validation Ending Bar Bar Timecode ree Duration Track Scroom Bar Vertical Timecode Events Scroll Bar Figure 3 37 The GlobeCaster Editor Timeline Following is an explanation of how the parts of the timeline work Timecode When you start a new timeline you see two timecode numbers at the top of the timeline one at each end These represent the points on the master tape where the GlobeCaster Editor will lay down the timeline To set the timecode for the beginning of the timeline click on the Options button on the right side of the screen to open the Editor Options panel Next to Timeline Starts At t
158. han one clip at a point in the timeline the clip in the highest track is played Here are the specific priority rules e If there is no clip the GlobeCaster Editor plays black e If there is one clip the GlobeCaster Editor plays that clip e If there are two or more clips that overlap plays the one on the highest track As the timeline plays through if the clip on top runs out the GlobeCaster Editor drops down to the clip on the next highest track This is in effect a cut edit If a clip begins again on a higher track GlobeCaster jumps up to that clip also creating a cut If the clip on the higher track is shorter than the clip on the lower track overlapped on both sides then the GlobeCaster Editor begins with the lower clip and the higher shorter clip is seen as an insert or cut away This is a quick way to perform an L cut also called a split audio edit where the audio for the bottom clip continues as the video cuts to the upper clip and then back Occasionally it s inconvenient to move a clip from track to track just to change its priority so the GlobeCaster Editor provides a handy way to break the priority rule To do this right click on a clip and choose Higher Priority from the pop up menu This tells the GlobeCaster Editor to play the entire clip from start to finish even if there are clips on the higher priority tracks If two clips overlap and both have Higher Priority turned on then the old rule applie
159. he value Reference 154 Chapter 3 Video Frame Rate Maintain Aspect Ratio Use Square Pixels Crop to DVD Size Reverse Fields Audio Format Codec Audio Format Attribute Ok Cancel Drop down menu that allows you to select the frame rate of the video exported to the AVI file When selected locks the width and height adjustments together to maintain an even aspect of width and height When selected changes the pixels from rectangle to square This is typically used when exporting AVIs to the Web When selected removes the first two lines and the last four lines of the video frames creating a 720x480 resolution for NTSC When selected reverses the field order of every frame Drop down menu that allows you to select the audio format Each computer will vary in the contents of this menu Drop down menu that is dependent upon the audio format that you choose Accepts the changes you ve made and exports the file Cancels the exportation process Editor Manual GlobeCaster 155 Animating Audio On The Timeline Plus Signs Audio Tracks The timeline audio tracks and pop up menus give you the ability to adjust audio levels while working in the timeline This is an easy way to sync the audio levels with the clips on your timeline When you first place clips on the timeline only video tracks are visible Figure 3 94 Fs Live 07 02 2001 14 42 00 Live 07 02 2001 15 03 35
160. he Timeline Controls The timeline is saved in the path designated in the Global Settings panel For information on how to access the panel see page 196 If you have a timeline loaded in the GlobeCaster Editor you can append another timeline to it This feature is convenient if you are creating a lengthy project To speed the time it takes to navigate around the timeline you can cut the project into smaller sections then paste all the timelines together when you re ready to record the project To append a timeline do the following 1 Load the first timeline by double clicking on its picon or dragging the picon to the timeline Tutorials 206 Chapter 4 TIP Be sure to release the mouse but ton wait for the 3 appended timeline to appear then release the Control key Click on the picon for the second timeline so that it is selected yellow Holding down the Control key on your keyboard drag the picon for the second timeline to the timeline area on the interface When the Position Bar is where you want the second timeline to begin release the mouse button Watch for the appended timeline to appear before releasing the Control key Live 07 02 2001 15 03 35 Figure 4 44 Dragging the Second Timeline Picon to the Timeline The second timeline appears beginning where the Position Bar was located when you released the mouse button Figure 4 45 The Second Timeline is Appended after the Position Bar The ti
161. he Video 1 track Figure 4 169 Figure 4 169 Adding Clips to the Timeline 1 Select the middle clip by clicking on it 2 Click the Slide button Figure 4 170 Slide Button Figure 4 170 The Slide Button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 271 This puts the GlobeCaster Editor into Slide mode Figure 4 171 Last Frame Preceding Clip First Frame Following Clip Out 00 00 05 23 ji In 00 00 08 24 Figure 4 171 Slide Mode You see transport controls a Revert button a field displaying the out point of the preceding clip under the left monitor and another field with the in point of the following clip under the right monitor Also notice that the clip you selected does not appear at all 3 Click the Jog Trim 10 Frames Forward button The selected clip moves 10 frames forward on the timeline This makes the preceding clip 10 frames longer and the following clip 10 frames shorter The duration of the selected clip is not changed The rest of the timeline is also unchanged Using Four If you use the four monitor view in Slide mode the GlobeCaster Editor actually Monitors In provides a combination of Slide and Slip Source functions shown in the Slide Mode Figure 4 172 Figure 4 172 Using Four Monitors in Slide Mode The middle two monitors are in Slip Source mode and the outer two monitors are in Slide mode So you can perform Slide functions by using the transport controls Tutorials 272 Chapter
162. he basics of working on the GlobeCaster Editor timeline When you re ready to work with your own clips try the tutorials in this book They teach you to assign your decks log clips build more complicated timelines and batch digitize your clips if you have Time Machine installed Live Input Here are descriptions of the input icons Picons Live Audio 1 4 Records the audio from the source s connected to the audio inputs Picon one 1 represents the first stereo pair of audio inputs two 2 the second etc Quick Start 28 Chapter 2 Live Video 1 8 Records the video from the source s connected to the video inputs Mute Used to erase audio on the record deck To use this icon drag the icon on onto the timeline Figure 2 42 Then perform the clip to mute the record tape There must be overlapping audio from other sources to achieve silence Figure 2 42 Muted Clip Out Used for recursive effects Drag this picon onto the timeline for a reverb type sound For best results leave the sound between four and six decibels Out video recursion produces repeated video Figure 2 43 E mate C 2 4 Out Pgm T v ee GlobeCaster Editor K Figure 2 43 Using the Out Button for a Recursive Effect EDITOR MANUAL REFERENCE CHAPTER 3 20 Editor Manual GlobeCaster e Chapter 3 Reference This section of the manual documents how each button panel and pop up menu of the GlobeCaster Editor s
163. he look of analog tape 2 Choose 2 from the pop up menu Time Machine will use a compression level of 2 when it digitizes this clip Click on the compression button for the next renamed clip in the To do list Choose 4 for the compression level Click on the compression button for the next renamed clip in the To do list OY sy Re N Choose 6 for the compression level NOTE The com pression ratio can also be changed in the Digitize Settings panel Access this panel by clicking on the Configure but ton on the Globe Caster Editor toolbar and selecting Digi tize Settings from the pop up menu For information on this panel see the Using Configure Panels chapter in the Globe Caster User Guide Editor Manual GlobeCaster 225 You have set compression levels of 2 4 and 6 for three clips After you digitize them you can compare the quality from the different levels of compression Don t forget to look at one digitized with the Default setting too Before you digitize these clips you will learn how to choose not to record the audio for a clip Here s how l Find the Components column of the Batch Digitize window Figure 4 82 Figure 4 82 The Components Column 2 Click on the button labeled Audio 1 amp 2 Figure 4 83 Audio 1 amp 2 Button Figure 4 83 The Audio 1 amp 2 Buttons The button turns gray indicating it is turned off By default the Audio 3 amp 4 button is turned off When you d
164. he pop up menu You now have two clips from the same tape and a dissolve between them on the timeline Figure 4 47 Figure 4 47 Two Clips with Dissolve If you wish to use a wipe instead of a simple dissolve drag a wipe picon on top of the dissolve on the timeline You do not need to create a dissolve first to place an effect as a transition You can drag and drop a wipe or any effect on the overlapped area of the two clips and it appears in the FX track Tutorials 208 Chapter 4 If you try to Preview this timeline at this point you get an error message telling you it is not possible to mix two clips from the same tape To make that possible you will create the A X edit 4 Right click on the clip you want to freeze during the transition and choose Make A X Edit from the pop up menu Your deck scrubs through the clip to obtain the correct frame for the freeze While it is doing this you see a loading bar going up and down in the Timeline Picon indicating that the GlobeCaster Editor is busy The GlobeCaster Editor selects the correct frame of the transition and splits the clip into a video clip leading up to the transition and a framestore lasting the length of the transition Figure 4 48 Framestore sample09 sample10 Figure 4 48 The A X Edit on the Timeline The framestore is saved in GlobeCaster Bins Stills A X_stills in case you wish to use it again Click Assemble in the Timeline Controls
165. he same when you open four monitors in Slide mode In Slip Source mode the Roll and Slide Edit buttons in the Editor Options panel are on by default These options allow you to perform the same options with the mouse as with the transport controls Roll causes the mouse to behave like Slip Source when you click on a clip and Slide Edit causes the mouse to behave like Trim Edit mode when you click on the trimming handle of a clip To change these options open the Editor Options panel by clicking on the Options button on the right side of the toolbar See Editor Options Panel on page 93 for more information about this panel Following is an explanation of the controls in Slip Source mode Src In Src Out These boxes display the timecode on the source Timecode tape This is different than timecode displays in the other editing modes which display either the timecode of the timeline or the output tape Revert Undoes changes and reverts to the properties set for the clip in the last saved version of the timeline Reference 132 Chapter 3 Slide Mode Slide editing mode is designed to adjust cut edits In Slide mode you can extend the length of a clip and the neighboring clip is automatically trimmed to compensate Figure 3 79 shows the monitors and controls in Slide mode Last Frame Preceding Clip First Frame Following Clip Out _00 00 01 19 J Figure 3 79 Slide Mode You can also open four monitors in Slide mod
166. he second clip Revert Undoes changes and reverts to the properties set for the clip in the last saved version of the timeline Reference 134 Chapter 3 T Transition Duration Displays the length of the transition Decreases increases the length of the transition by 1 second Editor Manual GlobeCaster 135 Timeline flattening allows the user to compress the events on a timeline into one TM Clip event You can select the whole timeline or only certain events to be flattened Timeline Flattening Flattening a Single Event To flatten a single event simply right click on an event in the timeline and select Flatten Event from the menu For instance right clicking on a dissolve event displays the popup menu shown in Figure 3 81 Delete Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Effect Properties Replace with Dissolve Show filenames upon selection Flatten Event Figure 3 81 Flatten Event Selecting Flatten Event will compress everything found in the range of the dissolve event Figure 3 82 and place the resulting flattened clip on the first track Selected Range Figure 3 82 Selected Range Reference 136 Chapter 3 Flattening Multiple Events Flattening multiple events is similar to flattening a single event First select the events to be compressed by holding the Ctr
167. hen click Preview You must have a striped tape in the record deck and set the in point for the record deck in order to use this function See Striping A Tape on page 189 and Setting the Recorder s In Point on page 198 for instructions on how to do these Plays back and reviews the edit that was just laid down onto the master tape Or reviews the spot on the record tape that is about to be recorded over To check what is on your record tape before laying down a clip in that spot click on a clip on the timeline to select it then click the Review button On the output right monitor you see what is on the record tape at the timecode where the new clip would be recorded Records individual edits to the master tape When you select clips or effects and click Perform the GlobeCaster Editor records just those events from the timeline To select multiple clips or events hold down the Control key and click on the items As edits are performed the Validation Bar at the top of the Timeline changes color to reflect the sections that have already been laid down to the master Green sections have been recorded red sections have not Assemble Editor Manual Globecaster 55 Assembles records the entire timeline or whichever events haven t already been recorded You can tell which events have been recorded by looking at the Validation Bar above the timeline Green sections have been recorded red have not If you h
168. how to work with both on the same timeline a hybrid timeline However there are of course advantages to working with non linear clips The greatest of these is increased speed The GlobeCaster Editor with Time Machine can instantly cue your clips to the timecode or Position Bar location you specify When you use the advanced editing modes the on screen monitors update instantly as you edit With non linear clips you can also change the playback speed and direction In general digitizing your video and audio information gives you greater speed flexibility and versatility when working in your timeline This tutorial shows you how to take advantage of some of these benefits If you need information on assigning your decks naming tapes and logging clips see the previous tutorial on linear editing This tutorial assumes you have already learned these skills and that you have linear clips to work with If you have Time Machine installed there are several ways to digitize clips You can digitize clips on the timeline or send clips to a queue to be digitized in a batch The Batch Digitize window allows you to adjust settings such as compression level for individual or groups of clips You can also digitize your program out in the GlobeCaster Switcher by using the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel See the the GlobeCaster Switcher Manual for information on how to do this Each digitized clip has a default of 1 second of trim room
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171. ies Panel 4 Click on the EQ button for the desired channel The Equalizer panel appears You can also access the Equalizer panel to adjust settings for a single clip from the Clip Audio Properties panel To do this click on the Clip Props button in the Clip Controls on the left end of the toolbar Or right click either in a Level track or on an audio clip in an Audio track and choose Properties from the pop up menu All three of these actions bring up the Clip Main Properties panel see Clip Main Properties Panel on page 75 for details on this panel On this panel click on the panel button in the upper left corner that says Clip Main Properties and choose Clip Audio Properties from the pop up menu The Clip Audio Properties panel Reference 168 Chapter 3 appears Click on the EQ button for the desired channel to open the Equalizer panel It appears in the upper right corner of the screen Figure 3 112 The Equalizer Panel Changes you make are applied to the selected channel when you close this panel Here s how to use the panel High Mid Low Gain Freq Frequency Editor Manual GlobeCaster 169 Determines the settings for each range of the equalizer Clicking on the button under these words brings up a pop up menu with the options Flat Notch Peak High Shelf for the High range and Low Shelf for the Low range Flat doesn t make any modification to the sound This is the default setting No
172. igitize this clip the audio tracks will not be included You could also digitize only the audio and not the video for a clip by clicking on the Video button to turn it off and leaving the audio buttons on Next you will select all of the clips from the source tape you are working with for digitizing Here s how l Find the Tape List at the top of the Batch Digitize window Figure 4 84 Figure 4 84 The Tape List Tutorials 226 Chapter 4 2 Click on the name of the tape you have been working from Figure 4 85 In this tutorial the example tape is Tutorial Figure 4 85 Choosing the Tape Name All the clips from that tape are selected in the To do list Figure 4 86 GlobeCaster Batch Digitize Toi a wee Select Button Figure 4 86 Clips from Tutorial Tape Selected You can tell which clips are selected for digitizing by looking at the square buttons in the Select column If the button is blue the clip is selected if it is gray the clip is not selected Also the State of the selected clips is Waiting The State of the non selected clips is Ignored Another way to select clips is to click the Select All button to select all clips in the To do list You can also hold down the Control key on your keyboard and click on the Select button for the clips you want to select Now that you have renamed your clips set the compression levels turned off the audio for one clip and selected all the clips from the
173. igure 4 104 Timecode With Source Selected Notice that the Source Timecode is the timecode from the linear source and not the absolute timecode displayed when Clip is selected for Source Type This feature exists so that you can automatically cue a source tape up to the original in point from which the digitized clip was taken This way you can re digitize the clip if you need to or adjust the in and out points to digitize a portion of source tape you may have missed the first time Tutorials 236 Chapter 4 Logging Sub clips From A Digitized Clip Once you have a digitized clip you can log sub clips from it as though it were a linear source Here s how l 2 Navigate to the bin containing your digitized clip Drag and drop the clip s picon into the source monitor one of the left monitors The clip loads The first frame of the clip appears in the source monitor The Source Type button changes to read Clip Figure 4 105 Source Monitor wn he i Source Timecode zed Cl Soiree Type l Digitized Clip Button p 00 00 00 00 i In Point iT Timecode 00 00 00 00 j 00 00 07 24 j ako J Out Point Duration 00 00 07 24 Timecode Clip Name test02 Figure 4 105 The Loaded Digitized Clip This makes the digitized clip a source You can now log clips from it as though you were logging clips from a linear source 3 Click the Play button The clip plays Click the Mark In button a little bit be
174. imeline that is included in the loop before and after the clip If you type 00 00 01 00 for example and press Enter on your keyboard the loop begins playing 1 second before the clip and continues playing 1 second after the clip Use the buttons to the right to decrease or increase this time by 1 second Displays the duration of the clip Change the duration of the clip by typing in a timecode and pressing Enter on your keyboard Use the buttons to the right to decrease or increase the duration by 1 second Slip Source Mode Editor Manual GlobeCaster 131 Slip Source edit mode is used to adjust the in and out points of a clip without changing its duration or position on the timeline It slips the video forward or backward in effect trimming one end and extending the other simultaneously This is useful for example if you finish building a timeline but decide you wish a clip started a few frames earlier In Slip Source mode the monitors and controls look like Figure 3 78 First Frame Selected Clip Last Frame Selected Clip SrcIn 00 00 01 13 ji Src Out _00 00 03 19 Figure 3 78 Slip Source Mode You can also open four monitors in Slip Source mode If you do this you see the Slide mode button on the toolbar also turn on This indicates that the selected clip shown in the middle monitors is in Slip Source mode and the neighboring clips shown in the monitors on the ends are in Slide mode This is t
175. in the panel are for wipes or downstream effects Values and buttons are grayed out when they don t apply to the selected effect Here s how to use the Effect Properties panel Effect Picon Displays the picon of the selected effect From To Designates which track a transition starts from and moves to Clicking on these buttons brings up a pop up menu with the options Video 1 Video 2 and Video 3 if you have all three video tracks open on your timeline This is a handy way to change the effect without having to move clips on the timeline Aux Auxiliary Effect Info Fade In Fade Out Duration Reversed Loop While Paused Surface Wipe Softness Flip Vertically Editor Manual Globecaster 119 Use this button in conjunction with the Border button at the bottom of the panel to create wipes with a third video source as the border for the wipe First click on the Border button and select Auxiliary Source from the pop up menu Next click on this Aux button near the top of the panel You see a pop up menu listing the video tracks of the timeline Video 1 Video 2 and Video 3 Choose the track that has the video source you want to use as the border for the wipe For example if you have a wipe that transitions from the Video 1 track to the Video 2 track place the source you want to use as the border on the Video 3 track underneath the wipe and set this button to Video 3 Displays information about the effect
176. information on using this panel see the GlobeCaster Switcher Manual GlobeCaster Enhanced Audio Mixer Trim Send L Send R Figure 4 196 The Audio Mixer Panel 9 Select a mixer channel for each source deck by repeating steps 7 and 8 for each deck Leave the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel open for now you will use it again later in this tutorial NOTE If Time Machine is installed in your GlobeCaster you can digitize the program out as you switch your video Do this by clicking on the TimeMachine button Figure 4 197 then clicking the Source Type but ton and choosing Program Out from the pop up menu next figure Because in this tutorial you will digitize the clips after you bring your timeline into the GlobeCaster Editor you do not need to digitize the program out video Time Machine Button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 285 Figure 4 197 The Time Machine Button Program Out Menu Option Figure 4 198 Choosing Program Out from the Pop Up Menu Now that you ve set up the decks for your project it s time to mark in points for your sources Tutorials 286 Chapter 4 Marking Starting Points For Video Sources NOTE When per forming a sync roll you want the in points on the video tapes marked at a reference point that denotes an instant in time For example many wed ding videographers use multiple cameras to record the wedding from various angles To sy
177. ings panel The default is GlobeCaster Bins Clips For more information on how to set paths in the Global Settings panel see the Using Configure Panels chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide In Timeline places picons of the digitized clips directly in the timeline you are building If you already have a timeline loaded you are prompted to save After choosing In Bin or In Timeline click the Save Now button You can save clip picons to both the timeline and the bin by choosing first one and clicking Save Now and then choosing the other and clicking Save Now Used in conjunction with the In Bin or In Timeline buttons see explanation above Displays messages regarding the status of the digitizing process If there are errors a message is displayed here If the message is too long to see all of it right click on it and it is displayed in a pop up window Click OK to clear the message area As in other Windows applications _ minimizes the application opens a help window and X closes the application Reference 146 Chapter 3 To Do List Editor Closes the Batch Digitize window and returns you to the GlobeCaster Editor interface If you want to save your To do list click Save List before clicking on this button to exit the Batch Digitize window Otherwise when you restart or reset GlobeCaster the To do list will be lost Across the bottom portion of the Batch Digitize window is the To do list This not
178. ip Controls click the Digitize button Figure 4 222 to digitize the selected clip Digitize Button Figure 4 222 The Digitize Button Once you choose this option the GlobeCaster Editor cues up your decks and then begins digitizing the clip You see a white status bar moving up and down in the clip s picon indicating that the clip is being digitized 3 Repeat step 2 for each clip in your timeline until all of your clips have been digitized to Time Machine Editor Manual GlobeCaster 297 Digitizing Clips Using the Batch Digitize Window 1 Select all of the clips in your timeline by right clicking on an event in the timeline and choosing Select All from the pop up menu Figure 4 223 Select All Menu Option Delete Delete Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Properties Higher Priority Turn into Framestore Digitize to Time Machine Add to Batch Digitize Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Show filenames upon selection Figure 4 223 Choosing Select All from the Pop Up Menu In the timeline you see that all of the events are selected Tutorials 298 Chapter 4 2 Add all of the events to the Batch Digitize list by right clicking on an event in the timeline and choosing Add to Batch Digitize from the pop up menu Figure 4 224 Add to Batch Digitize Me
179. is panel Track Name Search Track Searct vV freedb freedb org www google com Aut Track Matche Enjoy The Silence Y Enjoy the Silence Figure 3 92 Track Name Search Panel Track Search Lists all of the URLs you can search Click on the Sites site s you wish to use URL Type in the name of the URL you wish to search Add Search Click on this button to add the URL to the Track Site Search Site list Don t Search Clicking this box will skip this panel the next time you import a CDA file Keep in mind that selecting this item will prevent this panel from displaying again Holding down the SHIFT button while dropping the file onto the timeline will display this panel again Automate Clicking this box will automatically search the site Search that you have selected from previous searches the next time you import a CDA track If the search returns conflicting track names it will allow you to select from the choices displayed in the Track Matches section otherwise the panel isn t displayed Holding down the SHIFT button while dropping the file onto the timeline will display this panel again Reference 152 Chapter 3 Name Status Box Accept Name Cancel Search Cancel Import Displays the name that will be used for this track You may edit this name or select it from the Track Matches section Box that displays the current status of the search process Click on this button to accept the name o
180. is the first frame of the clip Clip Picon Figure 4 106 The Clip in the Toolbar 6 Drag and drop the Clip picon onto the timeline The clip appears in the timeline Figure 4 107 01 00 00 00 Figure 4 107 The Clip in the Timeline You can edit the clip just like any other clip The GlobeCaster Editor can digitize AVI and WAV files and use them just like any other clip in the timeline Here s what you do 1 Navigate to the bin containing your AVI or WAV file 2 Drag and drop the file s picon into the timeline The file begins to digitize As it digitizes a status bar goes up and down in the Timeline picon Figure 4 108 Status Bar Figure 4 108 The Timeline Picon Once the file finishes it appears in the timeline The clip appears in the Video 1 track in the timeline You can edit digitized AVI and WAV clips the same way you edit any other digitized clips Tutorials 238 Chapter 4 Changing The You can change the playback speed of a digitized clip This is something you can t Playback Speed do with linear clips Here s what you do 1 Load your digitized clip into the timeline 2 Right click on the clip The Timeline Event pop up menu appears Figure 4 109 Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Properties
181. is timeline into the GlobeCaster Editor by double clicking it Editor Manual GlobeCaster 293 You see the timeline opened up in the GlobeCaster Editor Figure 4 215 Your timeline will look different than the following figure since you switched your own video Figure 4 215 The Timeline in the GlobeCaster Editor 2 If you ve just finished your sync roll and want to go directly to the GlobeCaster Editor to edit the timeline press the Scroll Lock button on your keyboard This is the hot key to toggle from the GlobeCaster Switcher to the GlobeCaster Editor programs You see the timeline open in the GlobeCaster Editor Figure 4 216 Your timeline will look different than Figure 4 216 since you switched your own video Figure 4 216 The Timeline in the GlobeCaster Editor You are now ready to move on to the next step Tutorials 294 Chapter 4 Setting Picons For Timeline Clips Digitizing The Timeline Clips Before you begin editing or digitizing anything on your timeline it is a good idea to first set picons for all of your timeline clips When a timeline that was built in the GlobeCaster Switcher is brought into the GlobeCaster Editor all of the clips have a generic GlobalStreams picon on them Setting picons for the clips puts a still from the clip on the clip s picon This makes it easier to determine what is on each clip To set picons for your timeline clips follow these steps 1 In the toolbar righ
182. isplayed by the monitors are on the same clip If there is a break between the sprocket holes the frames are from different clips Sprocket Holes From Different Clips Sprocket Holes From Same Clip Sprocket Holes From Same Clip Xn 00 00 00 00 Figure 3 75 Film Sprocket Holes in Transition Edit Mode In each editing mode transport controls appear under appropriate monitors These controls are similar to the controls on a VIR Reference 126 Chapter 3 Following is a description of the transport controls Transport Controls Control the selected device The buttons in order from left to right are Jog Back 10 Frames Moves back or trims 10 frames at a time Jog Back 5 Frames Moves back or trims five frames at a time Jog Back 1 Frame Moves back or trims one frame at a time Pause Puts deck in Pause mode pausing playback if the deck is rolling or spooling the tape so it is ready to play if the deck is stopped Jog Forward 1 Frame Moves ahead or trims one frame at a time Jog Forward 5 Frames Moves ahead or trims five frames at a time Jog Forward 10 Frames Moves ahead or trims 10 frames at a time The following sections explain the functions of the other monitor controls in the advanced editing modes as well as the purpose of each mode Editor Manual GlobeCaster 127 Trim Clip Mode Trim Clip mode is designed for trimming single clips It displays the first frame of the selected clip in
183. ject you plan to record to the tape 7 When your tape is striped click the stop button Figure 4 17 00 40 17 02 E ae 00 00 00 00 Figure 4 17 The Stop Button Now that your tape is striped you are ready to record to it If your record deck has a Preset Regen switch change it back to Regen At this point your decks and tapes are squared away and you re ready to start logging clips in the GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 192 Chapter 4 Logging Clips Now that your decks are assigned you re ready to log clips In order for the GlobeCaster Editor to know which portions of your tapes you want to use you must designate the in points and out points of the clips To log clips in the GlobeCaster Editor do the following 1 Under the left monitor right click on the Source Type button to select your source deck Source A B or C Source Deck A Source Type Button 00 08 25 14 Duration Figure 4 18 The Source Type Button Under the Left Monitor Clicking on the Source Type button under the left monitor also turns on the Source button in the Main Controls on the toolbar Figure 4 19 00 08 25 14 Source Button Despooled Figure 4 19 The Source Button in the Main Controls Once this button is on you can use the transport controls under the left monitor to control the selected source deck If you find that the transport controls under the left monitor are not functioning at some point during your
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185. l key and left clicking on each event Flatten them by right clicking on the timeline to display the following drop down menu Figure 3 83 and then select Flatten Selected Figure 3 83 Choosing Flatten Selected Not only will the selected events be flattened but everything in the range of those events will also be flattened as shown as Figure 1 5 Each selected event will be replaced by its resulting flattened clip Selected Range Figure 3 84 Selected Ranges Flattening the Timeline To flatten the entire timeline simply right click on the timeline as above and select Flatten Timeline This will flatten the entire timeline into one TM Clip This is especially useful if you want to export the entire timeline as an AVI clip Editor Manual GlobeCaster 137 Flattening Notes and Tips Here is some information that will help you with your timeline flattening Digitize any linear clips before flattening There are only two video channels on the Time Machine one of which is used to record the resulting clip Thus if there is a transition between two clips one of the clips is recorded to a warp engine as if it were a ClipMem The longer the transition the more memory is required on a ClipMem If there is not enough memory on a warp engine then the transition will be split into multi ple segments resulting in more than one flattened clip During the flattening process you may see one of the Time Machine clips being p
186. layed this is just the Time Machine clip being recorded to a warp engine There are eight channels of audio treated as four stereo pairs on a Time Machine One stereo pair is used to record so only three stereo pairs can be played during a flatten An error message will be shown if more than three pairs is attempted Flattening clips will result in generation loss If digitized quality is an issue only flatten those events that require flattening rather than the entire time line This technique can be applied to those with limited memory resources as well When flattening an effect may get split If it was a variable size effect it can no longer be resized nor should it be moved in order for it to look continuous after part of it has been flattened All flattened clips are stored in the Time Machine and have the file structure Flat timelinename startpoint duration Reference 138 Chapter 3 Digitizing With Time Machine This section of the chapter explains how the GlobeCaster Editor s digitizing functions work If you have Time Machine installed there are several ways to digitize clips You can digitize clips on the timeline or send clips to a queue to be digitized in a batch The Batch Digitize window allows you to adjust settings such as compression level and color correction for individual or groups of clips You can also digitize your program out in the GlobeCaster Switcher by using the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Di
187. layout you saw when you opened the GlobeCaster Editor with two monitors and bins at the top click on the blue Add Clip button on the toolbar Reference 36 Chapter 3 Bins You can also change the layout of the interface by changing the number of bins open One way to do this is to toggle on or off the bins at the top and bottom of the screen Another way to do this is to resize bins and open new bin windows Toggling Top and Bottom Bins On and Off To toggle on and off the bins at the top and bottom of the screen click on the gray Top Bins or Btm Bins buttons on the right side of the toolbar The Figure 3 5 shows the GlobeCaster Editor with top bins off and bottoms bins on Top Bins GlobeCaster Editor Button 6 ks Btm Bottom Bin Button Figure 3 5 The GlobeCaster Editor Interface with Bottom Bins Open and Top Bins Closed To return to the default layout click on the Btm Bins button to toggle the bottom bins off and the Top Bins button to toggle the tops bins on Resizing Bins and Opening New Bins You can also resize bins and open new ones To do this do the following Editor Manual GlobeCaster 37 1 Click on a corner of the bin so that the border turns white Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Clicking on the Corner of a Bin 2 Drag your mouse upward to move the bottom edge of the bin up You see dark stripes in the blank area below the bin Figure 3 7 Reference 38 Chapter 3 3 4 Right click in
188. ld currently selected To switch to the other field click on the button It toggles to the other field For more information on video fields see Field in the glossary of the GlobeCaster User Guide Allows PAL users to adjust 100 color values to 75 color values Vector Scope Editor Manual GlobeCaster 173 Click this button to choose from the following types of scopes Vector Scope Y Waveform Cb Waveform Cr Waveform or Parade The default is Vector Scope Vector Scope Analyzes color information Vector Scope Waveform Monitor e Program Vector Scope Run Start Line 0 Field 1 ofLines 243 E gt r 4 75 Gain All Lines Brightness Graticule Figure 3 115 The Vector Scope Analyzing Color Bars With the color bars loaded the dots line up into boxes The dots are sharp points indicating the source is a sharp signal For the color bars hazy scattered dots indicate the signal has a lot of noise For other images which don t have only pure colors as the color bars do a pattern of scattered dots is normal Reference 174 Chapter 3 Y Waveform Analyzes levels of brightness Vector Scope Waveform Monitor 255 235 White 16 Black Super Black r r 0 Program Y Waveform Start Line 0 d Field 1 ofLines 243 r r 75 Gain All Lines Brightness Graticule Figure 3 116 The Y Waveform Monitor Analyzing Color Bars The horizontal axis of the display represent
189. lick the A button in the upper right corner of the bin Figure 4 90 Parent Button A Button Time Machine Drives Icon ogical dri Time Mact Figure 4 90 The System Bin This opens additional options for bin navigation 2 Click on the Parent button until you get to the System bin You see four options in the system bin Desktop Logical drives Time Machine and GlobeCaster previous figure 3 Double click on the Time Machine icon You see an icon of a book Figure 4 91 This represents the volume of Time Machine you are using Currently there is only one volume Figure 4 91 Volume Icon in Time Machine Bin 4 Double click on the volume icon You see a bin containing picons of your digitized clips Figure 4 92 NOTE These clips are the actual audio and video data only The Time Machine hard drives do not contain clip proper ties such as in and out points strobe rate etc These clip prop erties are saved in the shortcuts for the clips in the bins on your PC Editor Manual GlobeCaster 229 Figure 4 92 Digitized Clips on Time Machine Hard Drives To load your digitized clips into a monitor or onto the timeline drag the picon from this bin to where you want to load it This is where you delete your clips from the Time Machine drives To do this right click on a clip picon and choose Delete from the pop up menu When you want to return to the bin you started from click the Home but
190. line to digitize To do so do the following 1 Select the other four clips on the timeline To do this do one of the following a Hold down the Control key on your keyboard and click on each clip b Right click on the second clip and choose Select From Here from the pop up menu Figure 4 58 Select From Here Menu Option Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Figure 4 58 Choosing Select From Here The second clip and those after it are selected 2 Repeat step 4 from above either clicking on the Digitize button or right clicking on one of the clips and choosing Digitize to Time Machine from the pop up menu Time Machine digitizes each clip The Batch Digitize window provides a convenient way to digitize groups of clips in a batch You can see the clips in the Batch List displayed in a bin window There you can adjust settings for the clips and select which ones to include in the batch There are several reasons why you may want to use the Batch Digitize window instead of digitizing clips on the timeline You may want to view information about the clips or adjust settings such as compression level You may want to use AutoBatch to select the clips for digitizing as you log them Or you may want to log a large number of clips then deci
191. lip on the highest track in the timeline Occasionally however it s inconvenient to move a clip from track to track just to change its priority so the GlobeCaster Editor provides a handy way to break the priority rule Right click on a clip and choose Higher Priority This tells the GlobeCaster Editor to play the entire clip even if there are overlapping clips on the higher priority tracks If two overlapping clips both have Higher Priority turned on then the old rule applies the clip on the higher track plays Maintains the value of the previous keyframe until the next keyframe Figure 3 67 Keyframes Set to Hold This means the audio level jumps from the setting of one keyframe to the setting of the next Available if you right click on an event Selects the items on the entire timeline that previously were not selected and deselects those that were Available if you right click on an event Selects the items on a single track that previously were not selected and deselects those that were Reference 112 Chapter 3 Linear Make A V Edit The default mode this makes the transition from one keyframe to the next a straight line Figure 3 68 Keyframes Set to Linear This means the audio level changes at a constant rate from one keyframe to the next Available if you create a dissolve between two linear clips from the same source tape then right click on one of the clips in the area where they overlap
192. lips turn on Tape Scrub in the Editor Options panel if you want the monitors to update as you adjust the clips see Editor Options Panel on page 93 for information on how to do this When you digitize clips with Time Machine 1 second is added to each end of the clip to give you trimming room In the advanced editing modes the monitors display the true in and out frames of the clip as marked not the frames from the extra trimming room In this tutorial you will work with each advanced editing mode The tutorial also explains when to use each mode and how to use some of the other tools you will encounter when using the editing modes Editor Manual GlobeCaster 257 How Many When you open the GlobeCaster Editor you see two monitors at the top of the Monitors screen Figure 4 143 Should I Use Source Deck A Timeline 00 02 52 02 l Loc Timeline C o Duration Clip Name Figure 4 143 The GlobeCaster Editor with Two Monitor View Selected By default the GlobeCaster Editor starts up in Add Clip mode The two monitors are set to display Source Deck A and the Timeline along with transport controls appropriate for the display The GlobeCaster Editor allows you to see three or four monitors which you may want to do if you have multiple source VIRs You can switch these monitors on and off with the Monitor View Buttons Figure 4 144 Monitor View Buttons Figure 4 144 The Monitor View Buttons Tutorials
193. lips or stills from the bin onto each black or white clip The GlobeCaster Editor automatically trims the source clip out points Allows you to control how audio scrubbing responds You can set the length of audio frames to play for each position bar movement and select how you wish to play the audio You can choose either Play up to pos bar Play centered around pos bar or Play from pos bar Figure 3 52 Play up to pos bar v Play centered around pos bar Play from pos bar Figure 3 52 The Audio Scrub Playback Pop Up Menu Load Files To Source Preview Mode Editor Manual GlobeCaster 7 Sets whether Single Click or Double Click loads framestores matte color or digitized clips into a monitor Click on this button and choose Single Click or Double Click from the pop up menu In the default mode Single Click clicking once on a file s picon in a bin loads that picon into a monitor Double click on the picon to load the file onto the timeline Sometimes you may not want files to load into the monitor when you single click on them In this case select Double Click and the file won t load unless it is double clicked Drag the picon to load it onto the timeline You can also drag picons to load them into the monitor When you load a file the Source button changes to the appropriate source type Clip Frame Matte or Black See Source Type Button on page 65 for information on this button TIP If
194. ll ect Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Figure 4 60 Choosing Select From Here Editor Manual GlobeCaster 217 4 Right click on one of the selected clips and choose Add to Batch Digitize from the pop up menu Figure 4 61 Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Properties Higher Priority Make A X Edit Make AI V Edit Record to PC Harddrive Digitize to Time Machine Add to Batch Digitize Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Show filenames upon selection Flatten Event Figure 4 61 Choosing Add to Batch Digitize 5 Click on the Batch button on the toolbar Figure 4 62 Batch Button Figure 4 62 The Batch Button Tutorials 218 Chapter 4 The Batch Digitize window opens across the lower part of the screen Figure 4 63 GlobeCaster Batch Vigitize Figure 4 63 The Batch Digitize Window You see the clips you selected in the To do list bin 6 Click the Editor button Figure 4 64 to close the Batch Digitize window and return to the main the GlobeCaster Editor interface for the next phase of this tutorial Editor Button Figure 4 64 The GlobeCaster Editor Button Using AutoBatch Turning on the AutoBatch button automatically sends
195. ls trim or add time to the beginning or end of the clip See Trim Clip Mode on page 127 for information on this editing mode An editing mode for adjusting edits between two clips This is useful for precision editing down to individual frames You can trim time off or add to the clips See Trim Edit Mode on page 129 for information on this editing mode An editing mode used to adjust the in and out points of a clip without changing its duration or position on the timeline It slips the video forward or backward in effect trimming one end and extending the other simultaneously This is useful for example if you finish building a timeline but decide you wish one clip started a few frames earlier See Slip Source Mode on page 131 for information on this editing mode An editing mode that locks the selected clips into a single series You can then adjust the in and out points of the entire series This mode is similar to Slip Source except the overall length of the series changes as you adjust the in and out points of the series See Slide Mode on page 132 for information on this editing mode Reference 90 Chapter 3 New Clears the timeline and starts a new one If you have unsaved changes in the currently loaded timeline the GlobeCaster Editor asks whether you want to save them before opening a new one 2 3 4 Selects two three or four monitor display Add Clip The default editing mode Used
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197. me for the tape in your record deck this button is automatically turned on Turning on this button also adds the name of the record tape from the current timeline to the tape list when you create a new timeline Opens the Tape Audio Properties panel where you can set the audio levels the tape see Tape Audio Properties Panel on page 161 The levels you set here apply to all clips made from the tape unless you set different levels for individual clips in the Clip Audio Properties panel see Clip Audio Properties on page 164 Be sure to set the audio properties before you log clips Changing the properties does not affect clips that have already been logged Reference 58 Chapter 3 Name Value Delete These fields give you a place to record notes about your tapes You can create any category you want in the Name field and enter your notes in the Value field To use this feature in the Name field type in the name of attributes regarding the tape such as Date Created By Project Name Storage Location etc Then type in the information for the attribute in the Value box For example if you typed in Date in the Name field enter the date such as 2 29 00 in the Value field The attribute from the Name field appears in the display window above these two fields Click on an attribute to select it The selected attribute has a check mark next to it and you see the information entered in the Value box A s
198. mecode of the position bar s location is displayed above it You can quickly place this bar anywhere on the timeline by clicking in the spot where you would like it to appear While scrubbing through a clip you can stop the playback and freeze the position of the Position Bar by pressing the space bar on your keyboard When Timeline is the active source the space bar toggles between Play and Stop You can fine tune the location of the Position Bar by using the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard This is handy for marking the spot where you want to trim or split a clip start or end a transition start or end an audio track etc A track on the timeline represents a chronological sequence of events Multiple tracks make it possible to switch between images and effects A timeline can have up to 13 tracks e Three video tracks Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 e Transition warp effect track FX Upto four downstream key tracks DSK DSK2 DSK3 DSK4 Each video track also has child Audio tracks which in turn have child Levels tracks Split audio edits can be performed in the Audio tracks and audio levels are controlled in the Levels tracks You must first animate audio levels before changing them in the Levels tracks For information on how to do this see Animating Audio On The Timeline on page 155 e Up to four GPI tracks GPI 1 GPI 2 GPI 3 GPI 4 for activating GPI triggers e Pause track for pausing the timeline
199. meline begins at the point where the Position Bar was when you released the mouse button You can place the Position Bar in the midst of the first timeline If you do this the second timeline overwrites the remainder of the first timeline Creating A V There may be times when you want to transition between two clips from the same And A X Edits source tape This is especially true if you are working with only one play deck GlobeCaster has two functions that allow you to do this with linear clips One the A X edit uses a single frame for one of the clips during the transition The other Editor Manual GlobeCaster 207 the A V edit is unique to GlobeCaster It uses a ClipMem a short bit of digitized video during the transition You do not need to have a Time Machine in order to use the A X or A V edit If you do have a Time Machine you do not need to use A V or A X edits you can digitize one or both clips instead See Make A X Edit on page 113 and Make A V Edit on page 112 for more information on these types of edits A X Edit To create an A X edit do the following 1 Click on the New button in the Timeline Controls Figure 4 46 New Button Figure 4 46 The New Button This clears the timeline so you can build a new one 2 Place two clips from the same source tape on the timeline so that they overlap 3 Right click in the overlap area of the clip you want to transition to and choose Create Dissolve from t
200. mes In this clip now read 00 00 07 02 case however because you are You have moved the edit 8 frames earlier working with matte clips you do not see a Looping Edits change i If you look at the transport controls Figure 4 163 you see that they are different than in Trim Clip mode Out _00 00 05 23 in _00 00 05 23 00 00 02 00 Duration 00 00 08 07 Loop Edit Button Loop Edit Timecode Figure 4 163 Trim Edit Mode Transport Controls NOTE The Loop Edit function does not work for linear clips Slip Src Source Mode Editor Manual GlobeCaster 267 Under the left monitor there is a button called Loop Edit previous figure When working with non linear clips this feature allows you to view the edit repeatedly as you adjust it To use the Loop Edit button do the following l 2 Click on the second clip of the edit you want to loop In the Loop Edit timecode field type in the length of time that you want to include in the loop before and after the edit itself Or use the and buttons to decrease or increase the length by 1 second intervals For example we typed in 00 00 07 00 for our Loop Edit timecode This means the loop plays 7 seconds before and 7 seconds after the edit Out _00 00 05 23 In _00 00 05 23 l 00 00 02 00 Duration _ 00 00 08 07 i Figure 4 164 Setting the Loop Edit Time Click the Loop Edit button The button lights up and the selected por
201. mode actually sign Four monitor mode actually sign Toggle Ripple mode Keyboard Commands 304 Appendix I Main Controls Accelerators Monitor Controls Accelerators o 4 g vn p Space Bar M comma J K L period G H Numpad Numpad N Insert Home End Select timeline record deck Select source A Select source B must be in 3 or 4 panel mode Select source C must be in 4 panel mode Opens Source Pop up Menu for currently active source All stop Preview Review Perform Mark in Mark out Splice Overwrite Replace New clip Cue in Cue out Increase duration on active source Decrease duration on active source Go to current timecode on current deck Enter duration timecode on active source Enter in point timecode on active source Enter out point timecode on active source Edit Guide Accelerators VTR Accelerators Ctrl M Alt M Shift Alt M Ctrl Alt M Shift Ctrl Alt M Shift Ctrl M C Shift C or Alt C Vv Shift V or Alt V Z Alt Z x Alt Q Shift Alt Q or Shift Z Alt W B Alt E Alt R Shift Alt R or Shift X Alt A Alt S Alt D Alt F Editor Manual GlobeCaster 305 Toggle edit guide Go to next edit guide Go to previous edit guide Go to next created edit guide Go to previous created edit guide Select edit guide Play current deck Play 2x Pause stop current deck Stop Rewind current deck
202. n bins on your screen click the A button in the upper right corner of the bin Figure 3 85 Parent Button A Button Time Machine Drives Icon Figure 3 85 The System Bin This opens additional options for bin navigation 2 Click on the Parent button until you get to the System bin You see four options in the system bin Desktop Logical drives Time Machine and GlobeCaster previous figure 3 Double click on the Time Machine picon You see an icon of a book Figure 3 86 This represents the volume of Time Machine you are using Currently there is only one volume Time Machines f Parent f Hom Home Button ws Figure 3 86 Volume Icon in Time Machine Bin 4 Double click on the volume icon Reference 140 Chapter 3 NOTE These clips are the actual audio and video data only The Time Machine hard drives do not contain clip proper ties such as in and out points strobe rate etc These clip prop erties are saved in the shortcuts for the clips in the bins on your PC Digitizing A Clip On The Timeline You see a bin containing picons of your digitized clips Figure 3 87 Figure 3 87 Digitized Clips on Time Machine Hard Drives To load your digitized clips into a monitor or onto the timeline drag the picon from this bin to where you want to load it This is where you delete your clips from the Time Machine drives To do this right click on a clip picon and choose Delete from th
203. nap 115 All Stop Button 53 Animate Audio Button 165 Animate Level 108 Animate Level Pop Up Menu Add Dip 106 107 Add Fade In 106 Add Fade Out 107 Add Keyframe 107 Create Cross Fade 109 overview 160 Animating Audio Levels 108 155 Animator Compositor Button 178 Appending A Timeline 87 205 Assemble Button 55 Assembling A Timeline Options 98 Assigning Record Decks 186 Assigning Source Decks 45 Assigning Sources 65 Audio adding cross fade 109 adding dips 106 107 adding fade ins 106 adding fade outs 107 adding keyframes 107 animating levels 165 animating on timeline 155 controls 161 cubic keyframes 159 editing keyframes 158 equalizer panel 165 hold keyframes 159 keyframe decibel level 157 level controls 163 165 linear keyframes 158 mixing 161 muting 165 muting monitor 161 pan controls 163 165 send left controls 163 165 send right controls 163 165 setting frequency 169 setting gain 169 setting q 169 setting tape properties 161 stripping 163 164 stripping from digitized clips 225 trim controls 163 165 Editor Manual GlobeCaster 20 VU meter 161 Audio Controls monitor slider 161 Mute button 161 VU meter 161 Audio Edit Lock Buttons 76 Audio Levels Tracks doubling height 110 halving height 111 resetting height 114 stripping 76 unlocking 76 Audio Levels Animating 108 Audio Properties Button 57 Audio Tracks Pop Up Menu Cubic 109 Edit Key
204. nap function aids in lining up clips precisely on the timeline When Snap is turned on the alignment bar turns yellow when it is within the set number of frames You can then release the event and it jumps into place The Snap Frames pop up menu is where you can set the margin within which clips snap into place and where you can turn this function on or off The Snap function works for audio events if the Levels tracks are open If the Levels tracks are not open Snap functions for the Video tracks only Access the Snap Frames pop up menu by right clicking in a gray area of the timeline to bring up the Timeline pop up menu see previous section and selecting Snap The Snap Frames pop up menu appears v Snap Off 1 Frame 2 Frames 3 Frames 4 Frames 5 Frames 7 Frames 10 Frames 15 Frames 20 Frames Figure 3 69 The Snap Frames Pop Up Menu To turn the snap function on or off choose Snap Off Or select the number of frames you want as the snap margin Reference 118 Chapter 3 Effect With the Effects Properties panel you can tailor effects to your needs by adjusting Properties attributes such as softness duration direction etc To access the panel right click Panel on an effect in the timeline bringing up the Timeline pop up menu Choose Effect Properties The Effect Properties panel appears in the upper left corner of the screen Effect Picon Figure 3 70 The Effect Properties Panel Some of the values
205. nchronize the tapes from these cam eras a white flash is often used at the beginning Once the in points for all of the tapes is set to the flash they are syn chronized in time In this section of the tutorial you will mark the starting point for each video source The starting point will be where you want the tape to start playing when you click the Sync Roll button in the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel Clicking this button cues up all decks and starts them playing so you want to make sure to set in points for each tape Follow these steps to mark the starting points for your video sources 1 Select a source deck by clicking on the Source button for the desired deck Figure 4 199 Selected Source Button Figure 4 199 The Selected Source Button 2 With the transport controls in the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel Figure 4 200 shuttle to where you want the tape to begin when you start sync roll editing This is where you mark the start point 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Figure 4 200 The Transport Controls 3 When you get to where you want your tape to start click the Mark button Figure 4 201 Mark Button 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Figure 4 201 The Mark Button By doing this you have marked an in point on your tape TIP Individual tapes can be cued by select ing the Source but ton for the desired deck then clicking the Cue button Figure 4 204 Edi
206. ne and choose Fit All from the pop up menu Figure 2 24 Four Events with Dissolves 3 Right click on an event in each overlap area and select Create Dissolve from the pop up menu You should have three dissolves on your timeline previous figure 4 Locate the following picons in the GlobeCaster Bins Fx Sampler bin Figure 2 25 Effect Picons 5 Drag and drop each picon onto a dissolve event on the FX track Figure 2 26 Quick Start 22 Chapter 2 NOTE The Globe Caster Editor scales the duration of any effect you drop on an existing transition event if it can Some effects are a fixed length In this case the length of the effect may not match the length of the overlap between the events and you need to scale the lengths of the clips or move them on the timeline to fit the effect For informa You see the effects picons replace the tan colored bars tion on how to trim or A move clips see 6 Click the Timeline button on the toolbar Figure 2 27 Building A Time line on page 198 Figure 2 26 Three Effects in Timeline Timeline Button 00 00 00 01 Stopped Figure 2 27 The Timeline Button 7 Click the First Frame button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 28 00 00 00 01 Stopped First Frame Button Figure 2 28 The First Frame Button 8 Click the Play button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 29 00 00 00 01 Stop
207. ng batch list 221 saving batch on timeline 145 saving clip from batch list 147 selecting clips in batch list 148 selecting components for digitizing 148 sending clips to batch list 108 141 214 setting batch list picon 221 size of clips 149 space available on hard drives 143 turning off audio 225 Use Freeze button 72 user name 149 using autobatch 218 where clips are saved 139 Time Machine clips exporting 153 Time Machine Recorder Panel 64 Timecode clip versus source 233 main source 52 source versus timeline 250 timeline 82 timeline starts 98 Timecode Window Time Machine Recorder Panel 64 Timeline adding a graphic overlay 24 adding audio cross fade 109 adding audio dips 106 107 adding audio fade ins 106 adding audio fade outs 107 adding audio keyframes 107 adding clips 200 adding effects 21 adding effects and DSK s 204 animating audio levels 108 155 165 appending 87 205 assembling options 98 automatically splicing clips 61 changing the duration of events 14 clearing 90 clip priority 84 collapsing tree 109 creating cuts 16 creating dissolves 18 109 creating framestores 115 deleting events 109 deleting selected events 110 designating tracks for effects 118 digitizing clips 110 212 doubling Levels track height 110 duration timecode 84 Editor Options panel 93 events 83 expanding all tracks 110 expanding tree 110 extracting clips 71 fit all
208. ng happens That is because increasing this clip s duration would cause its out point to be after the second clip s in point Since Trim Clip mode is for trimming one clip at a time it does not allow you to affect the duration of clips other than the selected clip Next you will look at what happens when the clips are on different tracks First you need to add a third clip to the timeline 3 Drag another clip and drop it onto the Video 2 track so that its in point is the same as the previous clip s out point Figure 4 157 Figure 4 157 Adding the Third Clip to the Video 2 Track 4 Click the third clip to select it 5 Click the Jog Trim 10 Frames Back button Figure 4 158 Jog Trim 10 Frames Back In 00 00 02 29 Out 00 00 05 25 Duration 00 00 02 26 Figure 4 158 Moving the Clip In Point You should have no trouble moving the third clip s in point to before the second clip s out point since they occupy different tracks Trim Edit Mode When you need to change the edits between two clips you may want to use Trim Edit mode NOTE Switching to three monitor view adds the first frame of the previous clip Four monitor view adds both the previ ous clip s first frame and the selected clip s last frame l we oN Editor Manual GlobeCaster 265 Start with a new timeline and drag two clips back to back onto the Video 1 track Figure 4 159 ee s Farms Live_07 05 2001 11 11 02
209. nter the faster the tape travels Tapes can be shuttled backward or forward If the Lock button is on the slider snaps back to center and pauses the tape when you stop dragging it You can also use the slider in the Main Controls to shuttle the active source Mark In Mark Out In Point Out Point Timecode Editor Manual GlobeCaster 67 Used for logging clips As a source tape or digitized file is played clicking Mark In logs the in point and clicking Mark Out logs the out point When using a tape as the source the tape must be named before these buttons function see Tape Name on page 47 for instructions on how to name tapes When you click Mark In a picon of the first frame appears in the Current Clip picon in the toolbar Figure 3 31 sample01 Figure 3 31 The Current Clip Picon Displays the in and out points of a selected item Mark the in and out points of a clip by cueing to the desired point and clicking the Mark In Mark Out buttons Or you can enter the desired timecode here and press the Enter button on your keyboard to set the in and out points Reference 6s Chapter 3 Duration Cue In Cue Out Displays the length of the selected source in timecode Type in a timecode and press Enter on your keyboard to change the duration For framestores matte color and black you can set a default length To do this right click on the Duration timecode box A pop up menu appears Fr
210. nterface access the vector scope waveform monitor access settings panels and close the GlobeCaster Editor and open other GlobeCaster applications The following sections explain the functions of these buttons The Options buttons are the gray buttons on the right side of the toolbar Figure 3 113 The Options Buttons Here s what the Options buttons do Top Bins Btm Bottom Bins Scope Options Configure Toggles on and off the display of bins you have open at the top of the screen When you open extra monitors they replace the display of these bins To see the bins again click on Top Bins Toggles on and off the display of bins you have open at the bottom of the screen When you click on this button the timeline shrinks and a bin appears on each side of it Click this button again to close the bins and expand the timeline Opens the vector scope waveform monitor if you have the ClipGrab card See the following section for information on how to operate it Opens the Editor Options panel where you can set properties for working with timelines See Editor Options Panel on page 93 for information on how to use this panel Brings up a pop up list of the configure panels Digitize Settings if Time Machine is installed Installed Cards Keyer Settings Color Correction ProColor Correction GPI Settings Serial Devices Input Sources Input Settings Output Settings and Global Settings VIRs are configu
211. nu Option Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Properties Higher Priority Turn into Framestore Digitiz Add t Show Audio Waveforn Export Audio Show filenames upon selection Figure 4 224 Choosing Add to Batch Digitize from the Pop Up Menu 3 On the toolbar bring up the Batch Digitize window by clicking the Batch button Figure 4 225 on the toolbar Batch Button Figure 4 225 The Batch Button You see the Batch Digitize window Figure 4 226 in the bottom half of your screen From this window you can set the properties for each clip and digitize selected clips in a batch For more information on using the Batch Digitize Editor Manual GlobeCaster 299 window see Using The Batch Digitize Window on page 142 and the tutorial on non linear editing in this chapter GlobeCaster Batch Digitize NOTE If you are logging clips there is a fourth way to digi tize them You can turn on the Auto Batch button under the right monitor and the clips are automati cally sent to the Batch Digitize list as you mark them When using the Auto Batch button be sure to click on the New Clip button under the right moni tor to clear the Clip picon between each clip In this tutorial you have already marked your clips using the VTR
212. o Events Figure 3 58 The Audio Level Track Pop Up Menu Editor Manual GlobeCaster 105 Video Event The Video Event menu Figure 3 59 is displayed when right click on an event in Menu the Video track Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Tre Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Properties Higher Priority Turn into Framestore Digitize to Time Machine Add to Batch Digitize Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Show filenames upon selection Figure 3 59 The Video Event Pop Up Menu Reference 106 Chapter 3 Track Menu The Track Menu Figure 3 60 is displayed when you right click on a track a track that has children The items Expand Tree Expand All and Collapse Tree will only be available on tracks that have children Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Snap Zoom x2 Zoom 1 2 Fit Selected Fit All Zoom At Position Bar Minimize Track Heights Restore Default Track Heights Undo File Drop Redo File Drop Export Timeline to AVI Flatten Selected Flatten Timeline Add Pause Point Figure 3 60 The Track Pop Up Menu Timeline Menu Following is an explanation of the options that may appear on the Timeline pop Items up menus listed in alphabetical order Add Dip Adds several keyframes to make the audio drop out momentarily The dip can be modified by moving the keyframes
213. o color no red Dots above the line represent reds in the picture Dots below the line represent cyans Applications Buttons Start Line of Lines All Lines Brightness Graticule Editor Manual GlobeCaster 177 Parade Displays the Y Waveform Cb Waveform and Cr Waveform monitors in the same panel from left to right Vector Scope Waveform Monitor p Program Parade Run Start Line 0 Field 1 oflines 243 j r T 75 Gain All Lines Brightness Graticule Figure 3 119 The Vector Scope Waveform Monitor Sets the horizontal line of the picture at which the scope begins analyzing color information The top of the screen is line 0 and the bottom is line 243 for NTSC 288 for PAL Sets the size of the vertical band that the scope analyzes The entire screen is 243 lines for NTSC 288 for PAL Resets Start Line to 0 and of Lines to 243 for NTSC 288 for PAL so that all lines of the picture are analyzed Adjusts the brightness of the picture information the scope displays Adjusts the brightness of the scope overlay The Applications buttons are the tan buttons on the right end of the toolbar Reference 178 Chapter 3 TIP Clicking on the Shift button and one of the Applica tions buttons opens the application with out closing the Globe Caster Editor Figure 3 120 The Applications Buttons Here s what the Applications buttons do X Switcher Animator Comp
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215. o the queue by dragging them from a bin to the To do list You can also drag clips from the To do list to a bin to save a shortcut for that clip in the bin There are two ways you can digitize AVI and WAV files You can drag an AVI or WAV file from the bin onto the timeline in the GlobeCaster Editor and if you have Time Machine installed it is instantly digitized Or you can add it to the To do list in the Batch Digitize window Do this by clicking on the Batch button on the left side of the toolbar to open the Batch Digitize window then either dragging the AVI or WAV file picon from a bin into the To do list or double clicking on the picon Reference 142 Chapter 3 Dropping Video When you drop video file i e AVI MOV MP3 onto the timeline to digitize it a Files Into The new dialog box will be displayed allowing you to choose the quality settings Timeline Cancel Figure 3 88 Importing AVI Compression Settings Use Default Click this box to use the default compression Compression settings When this option is checked the dialog box Settings is greyed out Revert to Click this option to revert back to the original Digitized settings for compression Settings Compression Use this slider to alter the compression level for the video file The higher the number the less the quality will be Ok Click Ok to save your settings and continue importing the video file Cancel Cancels any settings you ve made and does not
216. ob Reference 102 Chapter 3 The Keyframe pop up menu appears It has settings that allow you to manipulate the volume of your audio tracks Linear Cubic Hold Delete Key Edit Key Properties Add Keyframe Add Dip Add Fade In Add Fade Out Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI Ungroup Audio amp Video Events Figure 3 56 The Keyframe Pop Up Menu Editor Manual GlobeCaster 103 Audio Event To access the Audio Event menu right click on an audio event in an Audio track Menu the following menu is displayed Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection ect From Here rom Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Properties Digitize to Time Machine Add to Batch Digitize Add Fade In Add Fade Out Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI Ungroup Audio amp Video Events Halve track height Reset track height Double track height Figure 3 57 Audio Event Menu Reference 104 Chapter 3 Audio Level The Audio Level Track menu Figure 3 58 is displayed when you right click on Track Menu the Audio Level Track Halve track height Reset track height Double track height pm x2 oom 1 2 Fit Selected Fit All PA S ELO E Properties Add Keyframe Add Dip Add Fade In Add Fade Out Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI Ungroup Audio amp Vide
217. objects and drop them in the time line You can also drop multiple files onto the timeline To do so click on and hold the multiple files drag the files to the timeline and release the mouse but ton D Figure 2 4 Picon on the Timeline Click on the Timeline button on the toolbar Figure 2 5 Timeline Button 00 00 00 01 Stopped Figure 2 5 The Timeline Button Click the First Frame button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 6 00 00 00 01 Stopped First Frame Button Figure 2 6 The First Frame Button TIP The following functions help you move around on the timeline Editor Manual GlobeCaster 13 Click the Play button in the transport controls on the toolbar 00 00 00 01 Stopped Play Button Figure 2 7 The Play Button You see the image on the right output monitor You also see the Position Bar a thin black vertical line move across the timeline while the timecode above the Position Bar changes reflecting its current position You can also scrub through the timeline by clicking and dragging the Position Bar through the timeline The GlobeCaster Editor instantly shows you the video at whatever position you move to Scroom scroll and zoom bar Located at the bottom of the timeline the scroom bar moves the timeline horizontally when you drag it to the left or the right and zooms in and out when you drag it up or down Sizing the timeline Yo
218. of the screen Figure 3 2 GlobeCaster Editor Clip Controls Timeline Audio Main Controls Options Monitor Controls Applications Buttons Figure 3 2 The GlobeCaster Editor Toolbar Buttons on the toolbar are grouped according to function as shown in the previous figure Options that are not currently available are grayed out This includes buttons for non linear editing if Time Machine is not installed In addition to the toolbar buttons there is a set of transport controls under each monitor These controls change for some editing modes Editor Manual GlobeCaster 33 As well as the toolbar and transport control buttons there are a number of panels and pop up menus that are accessed by right clicking The following sections begin with an explanation of how to customize the GlobeCaster Editor interface and then describe the functions of each group of buttons on the interface as well as associated panels and pop up menus For information on how to use the bins and general information on navigating in GlobeCaster see The GlobeCaster Interface and Basic Functions chapters in the GlobeCaster User Guide Reference 34 Chapter 3 Customizing The Interface Monitors NOTE Your PC monitor must be set to 1280 by 1024 resolu tion to see all four monitors This is the minimum resolution required for Globe Caster software The GlobeCaster Editor interface layout is flexible and the default layout tha
219. oftware operates The explanations of these functions are grouped according to the following topics e Introduction to the interface cece eeeeeeseeeeeeeeeesetteneeeees 32 Customizing the imerlace ccnn tiiin n 34 e Using monitor and transport controls sseeseeeeeeee ereere ereere 43 e Working with clips cc eecececeeseceneeeseeeeeceeeecneeeseeeeeeeesneesneeeaeees 70 e Working with timelines 2 0 0 cee eeceeeceeeeceneeeeceeneeeeeeeneeenseseneentees 81 Timeline Pop Up Menu oo cece eecsesseceeseeeesessesnesnsesseesesneeatens 99 e Using advanced editing modes 0 ccecceesceeseeeceeeceeeseeeeeeeseteseens 124 e Timeline Flattening c 5 54 aieia aan a iia A 135 e Digitizing with Time Machine eee ce eee ei a a 138 e Animating audio on the timeline eee eee eeeeeeeteees 155 Mixing audion sues c actinic onintisin tenis E S nai 161 e Using options and application buttons eceeceeseeeeeeneeeteeees 170 Reference 32 Chapter 3 Introduction To The Interface When you first open the GlobeCaster Editor you see two monitors in the middle of the top of the screen with bins next to them on the sides of the screen Figure 3 1 For information on changing the interface see Customizing The Interface on page 34 Bin Monitor Controls GlobeCaster Editor Timeline Figure 3 1 The GlobeCaster Editor Interface The main toolbar for the GlobeCaster Editor is across the middle part
220. on 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 06 i Mark Out Duration 00 00 07 06 Button Clip Name Figure 4 95 The Left Monitor Controls 3 Log a clip by clicking the Mark In and Mark Out buttons previous figure or by pressing m and the comma on your keyboard As you log each clip it appears on the timeline and is sent to the To do list in the Batch Digitize window 4 Repeat step 4 to log four more clips You see five clips on the timeline Figure 4 96 sample13 samplel4 Figure 4 96 Five Clips on the Timeline 5 Click the Batch button on the toolbar Figure 4 97 Batch Button Figure 4 97 The Batch Button Tutorials 232 Chapter 4 The Batch Digitize window opens across the bottom of the screen Figure 4 98 GlobeCaster Batch Digitize Figure 4 98 The Batch Digitize Window You see the clips you logged in the To do list 6 Click the Start button Figure 4 99 Batch List Picon Figure 4 99 The Start Button Time Machine digitizes your clips As it digitizes you see a loading bar going up and down in the Batch List picon and in the picon for each clip as it is digitized You also see the green status bar for Clip and Total Figure 4 100 telling you how far digitizing has progressed for the current clip and the batch as a whole Clip Status Bar Total Status Bar Figure 4 100 The Clip and Total Status Bars Solid Green When these bars are solid green and the loading bar disapp
221. on window on the left side of the toolbar Clip Picon Figure 4 22 The Clip Picon Continue playing the tape or shuttle it to the place where you want the clip to end and click the Mark Out button or press the comma on the keyboard Drag and drop the Clip picon into an appropriate bin to save the clip or drag the Clip picon onto the timeline for immediate use Repeat the steps above clicking on the Mark In and Mark Out buttons and saving your clips Tutorials 194 Chapter 4 Using The GlobeCaster Editor also has functions that make logging clips easier Splice Automated Auto Splice Auto 3 Point Overwrite and Auto Save help you place your logged Features clips where you want them The buttons for these functions are under the output right monitor Auto Batch is for non linear editing See Using AutoBatch on page 218 for a tutorial on this function Splice To place a logged clip on the timeline click the Splice button under the output right monitor Figure 4 23 or press j on your keyboard 00 00 00 00 Splice Button Figure 4 23 The Splice Button The clip appears in the timeline with the Position Bar at the last frame ready to splice the next clip Clipoo Figure 4 24 The Spliced Clip on the Timeline AutoSplice If you are logging a series of clips that you want on a timeline turning the Auto Splice function on automatically places clips on the timeline as you mark them
222. only acts as a bin but also allows you to set certain features for individual clips Here s how to use it As in other bins in GlobeCaster right clicking in a blank area of the To do list in the Batch Digitize window brings up a pop up menu The items on this menu allow you to manage the items in your bins For information on how to use bin functions see the The GlobeCaster Interface chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide Toggles the navigation buttons Back Forward Home and Close and long path name on and off Note that the Parent button which takes you up one level in the directory is always available whether A is toggled on or off Right clicking the A button brings up a pop up menu with options that change how picons are displayed in the bin These options are Large Small List Detail and Clip Large Displays the picons at a larger size Small Displays picons at a smaller size List Displays the picons and their names Detail Displays the picons and the following information Name Size Type Modified and Attrib attributes Clip Displays the picons and the following information Name Length Source In in point Source Out out point and Comments NOTE If some of the fields of information in the bin do not appear in the display as you change the type of view you can recover those fields by clicking the Parent button to go up one level in the directory and then reopening the To do list folder
223. op 36 customizing 34 introduction to 32 saving layout 41 182 timeline parts of 82 resizing 41 toolbar 32 Introduction to Manual 4 Invert Selection 111 Invert Track 111 K Keyboard Commands 303 Keyframes adding 107 adding cross fade 109 adding dips 106 107 adding fade ins 106 adding fade outs 107 cubic 159 decibel level 157 editing 158 hold 159 linear 158 L Layout Saving 182 Left Monitor Controls buttons 68 Cue In Cue Out buttons 68 duration timecode 68 in point out point timecode 67 Mark In Mark Out buttons 67 overview 65 shuttle slider 66 source type button 65 timecode 66 transport controls 69 Level Audio Controls 163 165 Levels Tracks doubling height 110 halving height 111 resetting height 114 Levels Animating Audio 108 Lift Button 71 Limit Chroma Button 80 Limit High Luma Button 80 Limit Low Luma Button 80 Linear Editing adding clips to timeline 200 assigning record decks 186 assigning source decks 184 logging clips 192 making A V edit 112 208 making A X edit 113 207 naming tapes 186 previewing timeline 202 recording timeline 210 setting recorder in point 198 setting up decks and tapes 182 striping tapes 189 three point editing 195 tutorial 182 using autosave 196 using AutoSplice 194 using overwrite 195 using the Splice button 194 Linear Keyframes 158 Linear Non Linear Timeline 243 Live Input Events on Timeline 26
224. op up menu appears Figure 3 48 New Project Properties Rename Set Picon Make all picons Save Text EDI Play in Loop Figure 3 48 The Timeline Picon Pop Up Menu The pop up menu has the following options Properties Rename Set Picon Reset Timeline Picon New Project Brings up the Timeline Properties panel where you can record information about your timelines see following section Allows you to assign a new name for the timeline To do so select Rename from the pop up menu Then type in the name for the timeline It is displayed on the timeline picon on the toolbar Figure 3 49 Changing the name on the timeline picon does not change the name of the timeline already saved in the bin but if you drag the timeline picon from the toolbar to the bin a new copy appears in the bin with the new name Timeline Picon a GrobeCas Figure 3 49 Naming a Timeline As with any file you can also rename timelines by right clicking on the picon in the bin and selecting Rename from the pop up menu but be careful not to delete the file name extension ptl Creates a new picon for the timeline using whatever image is on your Program monitor screen Resets the timeline picon back to the default for timelines that have had a picon set on them Clears the current timeline and allows you to start a new project Reference 92 Chapter 3 Make all picons Save Text EDL Edit Decision Lis
225. ors Source A Source B Source C Clip Frame Matte Black Source Deck A 00 00 07 04 Duration Clip Name Figure 3 29 Clicking on the Source Type Button Under the Left Monitor A pop up menu appears Figure 3 30 Reference 66 Chapter 3 Source A Clip Frame Matte Black Live Details Always show Original Source In amp Out Timecode Shuttle Slider Lock Button Source A DVIO3 in slot 3 Reel1 Clip Frame Matte Black Live v Details v Always show Original Source In amp Out Figure 3 30 The Monitor Source Type Pop Up Menu Select this item for a deck source Select this item for a Time Machine clip Select this item for a Framestore Select this item for a Matte Select this item for Matte Black Select this item for a live source Toggles the detailed deck information off or on Used with a Time Machine clip Although a Time Machine clip has an in point of 0 and an end point that corresponds to the duration of the clip the footage it represents may start in the middle of the source tape At certain points it may be more convenient to use the Time Machine Clip s in and out points while at other times it may be more helpful to use the original source s in and out points Selecting this menu item toggles between the two options Displays current timecode of the selected source Used just like a shuttle control on a deck The further the slider is pulled from the ce
226. ors if you want to see the first frame of the first clip and the last frame of the selected clip Following is an explanation of the buttons in Trim Edit mode Out In Displays the timecode of the last and first frames of the Timecode edit To set a specific timecode as the last or first frame of one of the clips type in the timecode and press Enter on your keyboard Revert Undoes changes and reverts to the properties set for the clip in the last saved version of the timeline Loop Edit Plays the selected portion of the timeline in a loop This allows you to watch the edit repeatedly and see the new in and out points as you change them To stop the loop click this button again or click the stop or pause buttons in the transport controls Reference 130 Chapter 3 Loop Edit Timecode Loop Clip Loop Clip Timecode Duration Sets the amount of the timeline that is included in the loop before and after the edit If you type 00 00 01 00 for example and press Enter on your keyboard the loop begins playing 1 second before the edit and continues playing 1 second after the edit Use the buttons to the right to decrease or increase this time by 1 second Plays the selected clip in a continuous loop You can use this feature to repeatedly play a clip as you fine tune its in and out points To stop the loop click this button again or click the stop or pause buttons in the transport controls Sets the amount of the t
227. ositor Character Generator Effects Generator These work as they do in other Windows applications _ minimizes the GlobeCaster Editor opens a help window and X closes the GlobeCaster Editor Changes to the GlobeCaster Switcher control panel The GlobeCaster Switcher and the GlobeCaster Editor programs are really two heads of the same application so you can switch freely between them without losing information on the timeline The Scroll Lock button is a keyboard shortcut to do this Exits GlobeCaster Editor you are prompted to save any work on the timeline Opens the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor interface Exits GlobeCaster Editor you are prompted to save any work on the timeline Opens the GlobeCaster Character Generator interface Exits GlobeCaster Editor you are prompted to save any work on the timeline Opens the GlobeCaster Effects Generator interface GLOBECASTER EDITOR MANUAL TUTORIALS CHAPTER 4 180 Chapter 4 Tutorials Editor Manual GlobeCaster 181 This chapter introduces you to the basics of working in GlobeCaster s Editor doing both linear and non linear editing if Time Machine is installed Keep in mind that the buttons panel settings and pop up menu options are explained in the previous chapter If you need further explanation of one of these please refer to Chapter 3 Rather than explaining system functions this chapter focuses on giving you step by step instructions on how
228. ove the audio independently of the video in order to do split audio edits To see the audio tracks click on the next to the name of the video track to the left of the timeline When the Audio Edit Lock buttons are off you see grab bars on the ends of the audio clips on the timeline You can unlock either the beginning In or end Out of an audio track or both Turning these buttons off also turns the channel buttons off on the Clip Audio Properties panel see Clip Audio Properties on page 164 for information on how to use this panel Adjusts the playback speed and direction for non linear clips Clicking on the button brings up a pop up menu with the following options 8x Rev Reverse 4x Rev 2x Rev Reverse Half Rev Quarter Rev Quarter Fwd Forward Half Fwd Normal 2x Fwd 4x Fwd 8x Fwd An easy way to repeat a non linear clip over and over Enter the number of loops you want and the clip automatically loops that many times The new duration is automatically reflected in the length of the clip on the timeline Sets the strobe rate for a clip either linear or non linear see Strobe below Displays the compression level used for Time Machine clips This is the relative compression setting Default 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 selected when the clip was digitized For more information on compression levels see Digitizing With Time Machine on page 138 Default setting which plays the clip normally Color
229. pears on the Tape Name button To assign a specific name to the tape click on the Tape Name button again Select Tape Properties from the pop up menu This opens the Tape Properties panel in the upper left corner of the screen Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 The Tape Properties Panel Tutorials 188 Chapter 4 6 In the first field above Tape Name type in the name of the tape Figure 4 10 and press Enter on your keyboard Figure 4 10 Typing in a New Tape Name 7 Close the panel by clicking on the X in the upper right corner The name of the tape now appears on the Tape Name pop up menu Figure 4 11 and on the face of the Tape Name button Tape Properties New Tape DemoTape on the DemoTape Pop Up pco Menu scenic Reel2 Reel4 Figure 4 11 The New Name on the Tape Name Pop Up Menu 8 Repeat this process until you have named all your tapes for the project in the GlobeCaster Editor or whenever you add another tape in the midst of a project Now all your tapes appear on the Tape Name pop up menu Each time you swap tapes unless prompted to do so by the GlobeCaster Editor let the GlobeCaster Editor know which tape you have inserted by clicking on the Tape Name button and selecting the tape from the pop up menu To remove tape names from the pop up menu you can click on the Remove Unused Tapes button in the Editor Options panel see Editor Options Panel on page 93 for information on this panel
230. ped Play Button Figure 2 29 The Play Button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 23 In the right output monitor you see the GlobeCaster Editor play through the timeline performing the effects between each event If you want to save your timeline at this point do the following 1 Click on the Timeline Picon in the toolbar Figure 2 30 Figure 2 30 The Timeline Picon 2 Drag the picon into the bin where you want to save it Your timeline is saved To clear the timeline click the New button to the right of the Timeline Picon To reload your saved timeline double click on its picon in the bin or drag it onto the timeline area Now that you ve learned how to include effects in your projects feel free to experiment with the other effects included with GlobeCaster to see what they do When you re ready the next section shows you how to add a graphic overlay to this timeline Quick Start 24 Chapter 2 Adding A Graphic Overlay An overlay event combines with video events rather than replacing them In this section you will add a spinning globe lower third overlay to your timeline First you will change the effects you added in the last section to dissolves some of them use the downstream key that the overlay will need Here s how 1 Right click on the effects and choose Replace with Dissolve from the pop up menu The effects are replaced with dissolves Figure 2 31 Figure 2 31 Dissolves on Timelin
231. picon 122 Default button 122 hue saturation value sliders 122 mini color picons 122 overview 121 Pick button 122 red green blue sliders 122 Revert button 122 RGB HSV button 122 Effect Generator Button 178 Effect Picon 118 Effect Properties Panel as Chroma Keyer 123 Aux iliary button 119 Border 120 Duration button 119 Effect Info 119 effect picon 118 Flip Vertically 119 From To buttons 118 Loop while paused button 119 overview 118 Reversed button 119 setting fade in 119 setting fade out 119 Surface Wipe Softness 119 Effects A V edit 112 A X edit 113 border for wipes 120 borders matching colors on screen 122 creating dissolves 109 201 designating tracks for 118 duration 119 fixed duration 277 flipping vertically 119 loop while paused 119 notes about 119 Index 322 replacing with dissolve 114 reversing 119 setting border color 121 122 setting fade in 119 setting fade out 119 setting properties 118 setting softness for wipe 119 using video as a border for wipes 119 Eject Button 53 Equalizer EQ Panel Frequency 169 Gain 169 High Mid Low buttons 169 overview 165 O 169 Event flattening 111 Events 83 aligning with snap function 115 changing duration 14 deleting 109 deleting selected 110 inverting selection on timeline 111 inverting selection on track 111 recording 54 selecting all on timeline 114
232. plays If this button is not on the scope displays color information from a frozen frame This can be useful if you want to look at the information from a particular section of video To do this click the Run button off at the desired point and it freezes the scope output When viewing the scope the letters stand for the following colors R Red Mg Magenta B Blue Cy Cyan G Green Reference 172 Chapter 3 Colors show up on the scope as illuminated areas in a position on the display that is proportional to their color The distance of the illuminated area from the center of the scope is proportional to the saturation and the position in the arc of the circle at which degree it shows up is proportional to the hue White and black Yl Yellow both show up as dots in the center of the scope To close the scope click on the Scope button in the Options buttons on the toolbar Here s how to use the options on the scope Program Source Button Run Field 1 Field 2 75 Gain Selects the source of the video to be analyzed Click on the button and select the desired source from the pop up menu The options are Program Preview Input 1 Input 8 The default is Program Turns the scope on Click this button if you want the scope to update as video plays If this button is off the scope analyzes a frozen frame Selects which video field of each frame Field 1 or Field 2 is analyzed The button displays the fie
233. ps back together To use this click on the first clip to select it then click on the Merge button Digitizes selected clips if Time Machine is installed Each clip has a default of 1 second of trim room at the head and tail of the clip Digitized clips are shown as dark blue on the timeline They are saved on the Time Machine hard drives You can create shortcut picons for Time Machine clips and save them in any bin by dragging the clip picon into the bin Undoes any timeline change and most Clip Properties panel changes in reverse sequence Redoes undone timeline changes and most Clip Properties panel changes in reverse sequence Only Disk limits the extension of a digitized clip to the length of the 1 second trim room at each end of the clip In other words it cannot extend past the information saved to disk If this is turned off the clip can be extended beyond the trim room However the clips must then be re digitized from its original source tape Use Freeze allows a digitized clip to be extended beyond the trim room by using a freeze frame of the first or last frame to fill the extra time Opens the Batch Digitize window where you can select settings for individual clips and digitize selected clips in a batch See Digitizing With Time Machine on page 138 for information on how to do this Current Clip The Current Clip Picon pop up menu has options that allow you to rename or Picon Pop Up delete a clip creat
234. ps with the mouse and by typing in timecode numbers Editor Manual GlobeCaster 279 Sync Roll Editing Setting Up The VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize Panel In this tutorial you will learn how to perform a sync roll edit using the functions of the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel in the GlobeCaster Switcher and then digitize the clips of this sync roll in the GlobeCaster Editor Sync roll editing is a technique typically used when two or more cameras were set up at a live event such as a wedding and the feed from each camera was recorded to a different tape The tapes are then brought back to the studio synchronized to the same point in time and played back simultaneously while the editor switches the tapes as if they were on location switching cameras live Sync roll editing works in conjunction with the timeline building function of the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel With this panel you can create a timeline as you switch these tapes That way you can bring your timeline into the GlobeCaster Editor and make adjustments or corrections By following this tutorial you will get a feel for how to use the functions of the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel to sync roll edit and build a timeline that can be edited in the GlobeCaster Editor This tutorial is broken up into six steps These steps are Setting up the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel Marking the starting points for
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236. r Options Mixer Preferences 20 Figure 4 189 Choosing VTR Transport from the Pop Up Menu You see the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel Figure 4 190 in the upper right corner of your screen With this panel you can control VIRs directly from the GlobeCaster Switcher interface This panel also gives you the flexibility to digitize live clips or build timelines that can be played back fromthe GlobeCaster Switcher or edited in the GlobeCaster Editor In this Editor Manual GlobeCaster 281 tutorial you will use the Build Timeline function to create a timeline that can be edited in the GlobeCaster Editor Figure 4 190 The VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize Panel 4 Inthe VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel set the source type for each deck to Play by clicking the Source Type button next to the source Figure 4 191 In the example Source 1 is used Source Type Button Figure 4 191 The Source Type Button for Source 1 A pop up menu appears Tutorials 282 Chapter 4 TIP If you want to crash record your project as you sync roll edit it and build a timeline you can do this by setting a deck as a record deck Do this by clicking the Source Type button for the desired deck and choosing Record from the pop up menu Figure 4 193 5 Choose Play from the pop up menu Figure 4 192 Play Menu Option Figure 4 192 Choosing Play from the Pop Up Menu By doing this you hav
237. r panel 122 Matte Color panel 122 Border Wipes Button 120 Btm Bottom Bins Button 36 170 Buttons 98 clip duration 128 source duration 68 Transition Edit mode 134 178 _ 178 2 Monitors 90 3 Monitors 90 4 Monitors 90 Al A2 A3 A4 52 Add Clip 90 All Stop 53 Animate Audio 165 Animator Compositor 178 Assemble 55 Audio Properties 57 auto assemble 98 Auto Beat 96 Auto3Pnt 61 AutoBatch 61 AutoSave 63 AutoSplice 61 Aux iliary 119 Batch 72 Border for wipes 120 Btm Bottom Bins 170 BVB 97 Character Generator 178 Checkerboard 98 Clip Props 70 Configure 170 Copy to all clips from same tape 77 Cubic 159 Cue In 62 68 Cue Out 62 68 Default Effect Border Color Matte Color panels 122 Digitize 72 Double Click 97 Duration effects 119 Effect Generator 178 Eject 53 Extract 71 Fast Forward 53 First Frame 53 Flip Effect Vertically 119 Follow Rec order 95 Freeze 77 High Equalizer 169 Hold 159 HSV RGB 122 In Bin 145 In Timeline 145 Jog Back 1 Frame 53 Jog Back 10 Frames 126 Jog Forward I Frame 53 Jog Forward 10 Frames 126 Last Frame 53 Lift 71 Limit Chroma 80 Limit High Luma 80 Limit Low Luma 80 Linear 158 Lock Trans 95 Loop Clip Trim Clip Editing Mode 127 Loop Edit 129 Loop while paused effects 119 Low Equalizer 169 main controls 43 Manage Tapes 1
238. rame Button Figure 4 126 The First Frame and Play Buttons When you select View and play back the timeline you see selected events that involve non linear clips only as this timeline does so far After you view the edit return to the default editing mode by clicking on the Add Clip button Adding A At this point you are ready to add your clip from tape If you need more Linear Clip information on topics such as logging clips naming tapes and assigning source decks see Linear Editing on page 182 We worked with the Source A deck in this project To make it easy to follow along you may want to also assign your source deck as Source A For information on how to do this see Assigning Source Decks on page 184 1 Make sure you are in Add Clip mode click on the button on the toolbar if it is not on 2 Put the tape with your footage into your source deck making sure that it is powered up and connected to GlobeCaster of course 3 Use the transport controls under the monitor labeled Source A to play back the source tape Figure 4 127 Source Deck A f 00 08 37 24 Duration Clip Name imple Figure 4 127 The Transport Controls for the Source A Deck Tutorials 250 Chapter 4 4 When you see a good place to start the clip press the Mark In button 5 Continue playback of the tape then press Mark Out to end the clip Make sure your clip has duration of at least 20 25 seconds Source Vers
239. rd just over 6 seconds of video The standard 16 MB of RAM records 20 frames or 2 3 of a second If the clip you want to record to the hard drive is longer than the capacity of the RAM the GlobeCaster Editor creates multiple ClipMems Available if you used the Undo function Redoes undone actions in reverse sequence Available if you right click in a gray area where there are no events in any tracks on the timeline Removes dead time from a timeline such as a space that is left when you delete a clip Selecting Remove Gap moves clips on the right side of the timeline to the left in order to close the gap Available if you right click in a gray area where there are no events in any tracks on the timeline Removes dead time from a timeline such as a space that is left when you delete a clip Selecting Remove All Gaps moves all of the clips on the right side of the timeline to the left in order to close all of the gaps Available if you right click on a transition Replaces the current effect with a dissolve Available if you right click on an open Level track Resets the selected track to its original height Available if you right click on an event Selects all events on the timeline Available if you right click on an event Selects the event you right clicked on and all following events on the timeline Available if you right click on an event Selects the event you right clicked on and all following events on that track of
240. re are layouts for each application Closes the bin Another bin is opened in this space by right clicking in the space and choosing New Bin from the pop up menu Or you can expand another bin into the empty space by dragging it out to a new size Displays a picon of the clip Drag the picon to a bin to save a shortcut for the clip Reference 148 Chapter 3 Select State Name Tape Volume Start Length End Components Click on the square button in the Select column to select whether or not a clip is included in the batch to be digitized If the square is dark blue the clip is selected for digitizing if the square is gray the clip is not selected for digitizing Clicking on this square also toggles the status of the clip in the State column between an active and inactive one If the clip is a linear clip its State toggles between Waiting and Ignored If the state is Waiting it means the clip is waiting to be digitized and it will be included in the batch when you click Start If the state is Ignored the clip will be omitted from the batch Sometimes you will want to re digitize clips that have already been digitized in order to change their settings If the clip has already been digitized its State toggles between Digitized and Rescheduled If the state is Digitized GlobeCaster recognizes that the clip has already been digitized and it will be omitted from the next batch If the state is Rescheduled
241. red in the Serial Devices configure panel For a comprehensive explanation of these panels see the Using Configure Panels chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide The vector scope waveform monitor analyzes details of the internal signal waveforms It is available if you have a ClipGrab card installed Editor Manual GlobeCaster 171 The GlobeCaster vector scope waveform monitor is useful for analyzing picture content information such as color correction setup level and peak signal levels but not timing information Because the internal signals in GlobeCaster are digital there is no viewable timing data for the vector scope waveform monitor to display To access the scope click on the Scope button in the gray Options Buttons on the toolbar The vector scope appears Figure 3 114 Vector Scone Waveform Monitor f 5 Program Vector Scope Run Start Line 0 Field 1 ofLines 243 r 75 Gain All Lines Brightness Graticule Figure 3 114 The Vector Scope The scope can also be accessed from the GlobeCaster Switcher by clicking on the Outputs button above the Program monitor and choosing Scope from the pop up menu When accessed from the GlobeCaster Switcher the layout of the scope is slightly different than when accessed from the GlobeCaster Editor but they function the same way To turn the scope on click the Run button on the left side of the scope When this button is on the scope updates as the video
242. rks used in the GlobeCaster materials are the property of their respective holders Patents Various technology in the GlobeCaster System is patented in the United States including without limitation patent numbers 5 941 997 5 978 876 5 872 565 Other patents in the United States and othercountries are pending Acknowledgments The Software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Artbeats Software Inc provided visual imagery for the Fire Arc Bloom Cityscape Waterfall Smoke Tvwater and FireStage effects Editor Manual GlobeCaster C Table of Contents Chapter 1 Document OvervieW sssrssrersrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr eee naeeeeenaeeeennaeeeenaas 3 INTODUCTION assets vant ie E NEE aa E E TE eek Susan ve dite bau sun SE NE ees 4 CONVENTIONS aeig steak Soci vk Gee s nai a r a oh a a weaned Ea a Ea AAE crete sees 5 Chapter 2 Quick Start vsccis dace e AAAA RAAR chi AA T RAA AAA SR AAN AAA RASA ERASAN ERA anh 9 Adding Events ein r i yene aaa ee a aea a eaea Ea EE n 10 Changing The Duration OF EyentS assises sedm ck innein een EE aai 14 Creating Cuts oane e a a e e E a E a S NO A EENE NENES S 16 Creating DiSSOlVES ssa sais inia piai pineda E eia Eia E EA san wea O Ta VANE E EAEE 18 Adding Etfectsiag2 c th iss an e a a a a a a Aaa Aea S e Sa eA 21 Adding A Graphic Overlays res erkasi rei a E E E E R a A eee ae SR 24 Live Input EVents v secne ri rros ninine nera AE EEEE becuse ONEKA aa EE EESE EE Ei 26 Cha
243. rols These controls adjust the monitor audio only and do not affect the program out audio Figure 3 103 The Audio Monitor Controls Here s what these controls do Monitor Slider Controls the volume on the monitor outputs VU Meter Mimics an LED level readout Mute Button Turns off the volume for the monitors The Tape Audio Properties panel allows you to adjust your audio sources for a tape The settings you adjust are applied to all clips from that tape unless you set properties for individual clips in the Clip Audio Properties panel see Clip Audio Properties on page 164 for information on how to use this panel Be sure to set the audio properties before you log clips Changing the properties does not affect clips that have already been logged To access the Tape Audio Properties panel do the following 1 Click on the Tape Name button in the Main Controls in the toolbar Figure 3 104 00 09 18 20 Source ff tl e Reel ME Figure 3 104 The Tape Name Button Reference 162 Chapter 3 2 Choose Tape Properties from the pop up menu The Tape Properties panel appears in the upper left of your screen Figure 3 105 Figure 3 105 The Tape Properties Panel 3 Click on the Audio Properties button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 163 The Tape Audio Properties panel appears Figure 3 106 Figure 3 106 The Tape Audio Properties Panel Here s how to use the panel Use Sourc
244. rs or set special properties for the timeline These controls are the blue buttons yellow when they are turned on on the left side of the toolbar Timeline Picon Figure 3 46 The Timeline Controls Here s what these buttons do Timeline Opens the Timeline Properties panel where you can record information about your timelines See Timeline Properties Panel on page 92 for information on how to use this panel Timeline Picon Save Trim Clip Trim Edit Slip Sre Source Slide Editor Manual GlobeCaster 89 This picon represents the entire timeline The picon can be dragged and dropped into a bin to save your project When Editor is busy loading events on the timeline you see a horizontal status bar go up and down on this picon Right clicking on the picon brings up the Timeline Picon Pop Up Menu where you can rename the timeline create picons for it or open the Timeline Properties Panel See the following section for information on how to use the Timeline Picon Pop Up Menu Saves the timeline in the Bins Clips Projects directory or whatever default path you set in the Global Settings panel For information on how to use the Global Settings panel see the Using Configure Panels chapter of the GlobeCaster User Guide An editing mode for trimming single clips that displays the first frame of the selected clip in the left monitor and the last frame of the clip in the right monitor The contro
245. ructions or important points Conventions in this manual 1 numbered Indicates step by step instructions to follow Bold Type Indicates words you should type buttons you should click names of menus or windows and file path names Italic Type Indicates emphasis of important points Mouse GlobeCaster is designed for use with a two button mouse The following table Conventions explains mouse commands used in this manual Click Place the mouse pointer over an object Press the left mouse button and immediately release Click and drag Place the mouse pointer over an object Press the left mouse button While holding the button down move the mouse around This is used mainly to draw boxes over objects to select them Double click Place the mouse pointer over an object Press the left mouse button twice quickly and immediately release Drag and drop Place the mouse pointer over an object Press the left mouse button and hold it down Drag move the object anywhere on your screen When you release the mouse button the object is dropped where the mouse pointer is aimed Right click Place the mouse pointer over an object Press the right mouse button and immediately release Document Overview 6 Chapter 1 GLOBECASTER EDITOR MANUAL QUICK START CHAPTER 2 Editor Manual GlobeCaster e Chapter 2 Quick Start This section introduces you to editing on the GlobeCaster Editor timeline The timeline provides
246. s Clip Main Properties Panel 76 Record Decks assigning 186 setting the in point 198 Record Safes 52 Record Tapes Designating 57 Record To Hard Drive 74 114 Recordable Button 57 Recorder Button 44 Recording Timelines 54 55 210 Recording Timelines Validation Bar 82 Red Slider Effect Border Color panel 122 Matte Color panel 122 Redo button 72 Timeline pop up menu 114 Reel Name Clip Main Properties Panel 75 Remove All Gaps 114 Remove Gap 114 Remove Selected Batch Digitize Window 143 Remove Unused Tapes Button 98 Rename Delete Pop Up Menu 150 Renaming clips 73 clips in Batch Digitize window 150 timelines 91 Replace With Dissolve 114 Replacing Clips on the Timeline 62 Reset Button Color Correction Panel 78 Reset Timeline For Assembly Button 98 Reset Track Height 114 Reversed Effects Button 119 Revert Button Color Correction Panel 78 Effect Border Color Panel 122 Matte Color Panel 122 Slide editing mode 132 Slip Source editing mode 131 Transition Edit mode 133 Trim Clip editing mode 127 Trim Edit mode 129 Review Button 54 RGB HSV Button 122 Right Monitor Controls 59 in point and out point timecode 60 Mark In Mark Out buttons 60 timecode 59 Timeline Recorder TM Recorder Off button 59 transport controls 63 Ripple Button 90 Roll Button 94 Run Button 76 S S ou rc e In S ou re e Out Timecode 131 Saturation Slider Color Correction Panel 79 Effec
247. s In 00 00 02 29 Out 00 00 05 25 Duration 00 00 02 26 Figure 4 155 Changing the In and Out Points with the Jog Trim Buttons Type in a new duration directly by clicking in the Duration field typing the new duration and pressing Enter Figure 4 156 Duration Field In 00 00 02 29 Out 00 00 05 25 Duration 00 00 02 26 Figure 4 156 Changing the Duration of a Clip from the Duration Field Under the left monitor is the Loop Clip button This is a tool that allows you to play non linear clips in a continuous loop so you can see them repeatedly as you adjust the in and out points You can use the or buttons or type a number into the timecode field to set how much time before and after the clip the loop plays For example if the clip duration is 5 seconds and you type in 1 second in the Loop Clip timecode field the loop plays the clip plus 1 second before and 1 second after the clip for a total of 7 seconds After you have set the length of the loop click the Loop Clip button to play the loop To stop the loop playing click the Loop Clip button again or click the stop or pause buttons in the transport controls NOTE The Loop So far you have worked on the second clip on the timeline Now you will play with Clip function does not the first one a bit work for linear clips Tutorials 264 Chapter 4 2 Click on the button next to the Duration field Click on the first clip on the timeline Hmm Nothi
248. s the clip on the higher track plays throughout Editor Manual GlobeCaster as Where two clips overlap you can cut back and forth between them by adding fake dissolves If you have overlapping clips on the Video 1 and Video 2 tracks for example you can create dissolves and set them to go from the Video 2 track to the same Video 2 track Because the dissolve is from and to the same video source it simply plays that source This way the GlobeCaster Editor plays the video on the Video 1 track until it comes to the dissolve Then it plays the clip on the Video 2 track for the length of the dissolve after which it goes back to the clip on the Video 1 track To use dissolves to cut between overlapping video sources do the following 1 Right click on the overlapping area of one of the clips and choose Create Dissolve from the pop up menu A dissolve appears in the FX track Figure 3 38 Dissolve Figure 3 38 Timeline with Dissolve in the FX Track 2 Adjust the dissolve to the duration you want the clip on the Video 2 track to play 3 Repeat this until you have all your dissolves in place Figure 3 39 Figure 3 39 Timeline with Dissolves 4 Right click on the first dissolve and choose Effect Properties from the pop up menu Reference a6 Chapter 3 The Effect Properties panel appears in the upper left of your screen Figure 3 40 Figure 3 40 The Effect Properties Panel 5 Click on the video tr
249. s the position of the signal on the screen from left to right The vertical axis represents luminance values from 0 bottom to 255 top The top line represents a digital value of 235 which corresponds to about 100 IRE for NTSC and represents the whites in the picture The bottom line represents a digital value of 16 which corresponds to about 7 5 IRE for NTSC and represents the blacks in the picture Anything below this line is considered super black Editor Manual GlobeCaster 175 Cb Waveform Measures the relative blueness of the picture Vector Scone Waveform Monitor 255 240 Toward Blue No Blue 128 Toward Yellow 16 0 r r Program Cb Waveform Start Line 0 gt Field 1 ofLines 243 T 75 Gain All Lines Brightness Graticule Figure 3 117 The Cb Waveform Monitor Analyzing Color Bars The line in the center is a value of 128 which represents zero color no blue Dots above the line represent blues in the picture Dots below the line represent yellows Reference 176 Chapter 3 Cr Waveform Measures the relative redness of the picture Vector Scone Waveform Monitor 255 Toward Red No Red Toward Cyan Program Run Field 1 75 Gain Brightness 240 128 16 Cr Waveform Start Line 0 ofLines 243 All Lines Graticule Figure 3 118 The Cr Waveform Monitor Analyzing Color Bars The line in the center is a value of 128 which represents zer
250. s you choose to display there is always a set of pale red buttons directly below some or all of the monitors Figure 4 150 Source Deck A 00 08 37 24 E Duration Clip Name impleO7 Figure 4 150 Transport Controls These are the transport controls These controls function slightly differently in the various editing modes This is explained in the following sections about each editing mode Controls that are ghosted out do not function in the editing mode you selected Editor Manual GlobeCaster 261 Here are descriptions of the basic controls and how they function in order from left to right Jog Back 10 Frames Moves back or trims 10 frames at a time Jog Back 5 Frames Moves back or trims five frames at a time Jog Back 1 Frame Moves back or trims one frame at a time Pause Puts deck in Pause mode pausing playback if the deck is rolling or spooling the tape so it is ready to play if the deck is stopped Jog Forward 1 Frame Moves ahead or trims one frame at a time Jog Forward 5 Frames Moves ahead or trims five frames at a time Jog Forward 10 Frames Moves ahead or trims 10 frames at a time Trim Clip Mode Trim Clip mode is designed for trimming the in and out points of a single clip In this section of the tutorial you will build a simple timeline then experiment with the Trim Clip controls 1 Start with a new timeline and drag two clips back to back on to the Video 1 track Figure 4 1
251. s you to use the same set of tools for both linear and non linear clips Wrapping Up In this tutorial you learned how to digitize clips on the timeline how to use the Batch Digitize window how to log sub clips from a digitized clip how to digitize AVI and WAV files how to change playback speed and loop count for a clip and how to build a hybrid timeline You now are familiar with the basics of editing in the GlobeCaster Editor To polish off your editing skills read the tutorial Using Advanced Editing Modes on page 256 Other tutorials teach you how to do specific kinds of projects such as Using Advanced Editing Modes on page 256 Tutorials 256 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Editing Modes When you log clips or build a timeline with the GlobeCaster Editor usually you have the Add Clip button selected Figure 4 142 Add Clip Button Figure 4 142 The Add Clip Button This is the GlobeCaster Editor s default editing mode which is similar to the 1 2 version of the GlobeCaster Editor But GlobeCaster software has added five advanced editing modes designed for quick and precise editing Generally you use these modes once you already have clips on a timeline and want to fine tune your edits This tutorial teaches you how to use the five editing modes e Trim Clip e Trim Edit e Slip Source e Slide e Transition Edit The advanced editing modes are used for linear or non linear editing When working with linear c
252. signed automati cally Editor Manual GlobeCaster 197 The Global Settings panel appears Figure 4 29 This is where you set the default path for files to be saved GC bins C bins sC bins clips C bin gt bin Figure 4 29 The Global Settings Panel 3 Inthe Clips field type in the path for your project bin For a full explanation of the Global Settings panel see the Using Configure Panels chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide 4 Close the Global Settings panel by clicking on the X in the upper right corner of the panel 5 Click on the AutoSave button at the bottom of the right monitor controls to turn it on 00 00 00 00 Figure 4 30 The AutoSave Button AutoSave is now on and each time you define a clip mark both an in and an out point it is automatically saved to the specified bin Be sure to click the New Clip button under the right monitor between marking each clip Tutorials 198 Chapter 4 Setting Clip Properties Building A Timeline NOTE Preview functions the same as Perform which records portions of the timeline to tape except Preview does not enable the insert mode on the record deck So in order to use Preview you must have a striped tape in your record deck and have set the in point on the record tape By using the Clip Main Properties and Clip Audio Properties panels you can set properties of individual clips The properties you set in th
253. sitions or effects But before you begin let s take a quick look at the GlobeCaster Editor interface Shown below are two different GlobeCaster Editor interfaces one for each model of GlobeCaster Studio Figure 2 1 and Post Figure 2 2 a f Mute 1 2 3 4 Oa Pgm 1 2 Button Output Monitor Source Button Add Clip GlobeCaster Editor Button ae k Scroom Position Bar Bar Figure 2 1 The Studio GlobeCaster Editor Interface Editor Manual GlobeCaster 11 Mute Om 2 kay me 4 Oa Pgm 2 3 4 6 7 8 Out GiobeCaster Editor Figure 2 2 The Post GlobeCaster Editor Interface When you first open the GlobeCaster Editor by default it has the settings you need to dive in and do this Quick Start But if you or someone else has been exploring in it check to see that the 2 button and Add Clip button are on they are yellow when they are on Also make sure the right output monitor source button says Timeline If it says Recorder or Off right click on it and select Timeline from the pop up menu OK you re ready to start having fun Here s how to add an event to the timeline 1 Find the following picon in the GlobeCaster Bins Stills Manmade bin For instructions on how to navigate through the bins see the GlobeCaster User Guide Figure 2 3 Still Picon 2 Double click on the picon It is loaded onto the timeline Quick Start 12 Chapter 2 TIP You can select multiple
254. st of the timeline are not affected The Roll And By default when you activate Slip Source mode the Roll and Slide Edit options Slide Edit from the Editor Options panel Figure 4 168 are selected Buttons Editor Opti 5 x Roll Button Drag Clips Slide Edit Audio Scrub Length Button Figure 4 168 The Roll and Slide Edit Buttons on the Editor Options Panel NOTE Slip Source These buttons affect the behavior of the mouse so that you can perform the same mode a at only action with the mouse as with the transport controls The Roll button causes the if you select the Ahi mouse to behave like Slip Source mode slipping the in and out points of the clip monitor view the without changing its length or position on the timeline Slide Edit causes the middle two monitors mouse to behave like Slide mode when you click on the trimming handle of a clip are in Slip Source mode and the outer If you don t want to use the mouse this way you can change the Roll setting to aaa a Move and the Slide Edit function to Trim Clip on the Editor Options panel see Editor Options Panel on page 93 for more information on these functions Tutorials 270 Chapter 4 Slide Mode Sometimes you may want to change the clips immediately preceding and following the selected clip without changing the duration of the selected clip This is easy to do with the Slide editing mode Start with a fresh timeline once again and drag five clips back to back on to t
255. t Play in Loop If you build a timeline in the GlobeCaster Switcher this creates picons for all the clips Changes the format in which the timeline is saved When this is selected dragging the picon into a bin saves a CMX 3600 text EDL Any CMX editor can then use this edit decision list Plays the timeline in a loop returning to the beginning and playing it through again each time it reaches the end Timeline The Timeline Properties panel provides a place to record information about your Properties timelines Access it by clicking on the Timeline button or right clicking on the Panel Timeline Picon and choosing Properties Display Window Figure 3 50 The Timeline Properties Panel Here s how to use the panel Display Window Name Value Delete Displays the names of properties you created To view information about a property click on it in this window to select it A check mark appears next to it and the information is displayed in the Value window Type in the name of properties you would like to record information about such as name of the project date number of source tapes etc Then press Enter on the keyboard Type in the information for the properties you created then press Enter on the keyboard Deletes the selected property Editor Manual GlobeCaster 93 Editor Options In the Editor Options panel you can choose settings related to editing on the Panel GlobeCaster Editor timeline
256. t Border Color Panel 122 Matte Color Panel 122 Save Batch List Button 144 Save Clip Button 71 Save Timeline Button 89 Save Layout 41 Save Now Batch Digitize Button 145 Save Text EDL Edit Decision List 92 Saving batch list 144 clips 71 clips automatically 63 196 color correction settings 79 EDL s edit decision lists 92 interface layout 41 182 timelines 89 205 Scope Button 170 Scroll Bar On Timeline 84 Scrolling timeline using scroom bar 83 84 timeline vertical scroll bar 84 Scroom Bar 83 84 Scrubbing Through linear tapes 95 timeline 83 Select All 114 Select All Batch Digitize window 143 Select From Here 114 Select From Here On This Track 114 Select None 115 Select Track 115 Selected flattening 111 Selecting a Source 65 Selecting Clips For Batch Digitizing 214 Selecting Clips On Timeline 84 Send Left Audio Controls 163 165 Send Right Audio Controls 163 165 Sending Clips To Batch Digitize List 141 Sequential Button 98 Set Timeline Picon 91 Set as Tape Default Button 77 Setting all picons on timeline 92 clip properties 198 picons 73 strobe rate 76 the recorder s in point 198 timeline picon 91 Setting Up Decks And Tapes 182 Setup button 77 slider 79 Shuttle Slider 52 Single Click Button 97 Single events flattening 135 Slide Button 89 Slide Edit Button 95 Slide Editing Mode Out In timecode 132 overview 132 Revert button
257. t all your settings saved don t save your timeline as an EDL until you want to take it to another system Whip Edits There is a jump in the image for the first frame or two at the in point of the edit on the record tape This is called a whip edit We know of two potential causes and their corresponding solutions e Old media If the tape is highly used or if an edit has been done at that point several times the area of the tape could get tired Solution Try newer media e The heads on the deck have seen a lot of action The heads may not switch cleanly from playing to insert editing Solution get the deck s serviced Troubleshooting Guide 310 Appendix Il When I am editing in the GlobeCaster Editor the system aborts the edit Several possible problems can cause aborted edits Two things to look at right off the bat are e Ifyou have a Panasonic DVC Pro 640 650 or 750 check the CF or CAP LOCK menu setting If there is a choice between 2F and 4F set it to 2E Setting it to 4F can cause some edits to be off by one frame EVERY time e Is the timecode continuous during the preroll of the edit on all the tapes involved If not this can cause the editor to believe the edit will be wrong and therefore abort the edit Try running decks using Timer timecode which you can set in serial device properties see the chapter on Serial Devices in the User s Guide for more information on setting serial device prop
258. t click on the Timeline picon Figure 4 217 i Figure 4 217 The Timeline Picon A pop up menu appears 2 Choose Make all Picons from the pop up menu Figure 4 218 New Project Properties Rename Set Picon aa Make all picons Menu 1 Save Text EDL Option F Play in Loop Figure 4 218 Choosing Make All Picons from the Pop Up Menu Once you choose this option the GlobeCaster Editor shuttles through the tapes and sets a picon for each clip in the timeline On the timeline you see a status bar moving up and down in each clip s picon This indicates that the GlobeCaster Editor is setting picons for each clip With picons set for your clips you are ready to digitize the clips Now that you have a timeline of your sync roll in the GlobeCaster Editor you can edit the timeline as you would any project You can also digitize your clips to Time Machine if you have one installed in your GlobeCaster You do this by selecting the clips you want to digitize on the timeline or by digitizing the clips in a batch using the Batch Digitize window In this section of the tutorial you will learn several ways to digitize clips NOTE When Time Machine digitizes clips an extra second is digitized at the beginning and end of the digitized clip This gives you extra video to fine tune your edits Editor Manual GlobeCaster 295 To digitize all of the clips on the timeline follow these steps Digitizing all Clips Using the
259. t to be played on the external monitor Fades in audio of the source has audio When you click on this Source button in the Main Controls the Source Type button under the left monitor s lights up Figure 3 13 Source Deck A Figure 3 13 The Source Type Button Under the Left Monitor Whichever source you have the Source Type button under the left monitor set to Source A Source B Source C Clip Frame Matte or Black is now the source controlled by the Main Controls Source A Source B and Source C are your input decks Before you can switch between them here you need to assign which deck is Source A B or C To assign decks as Source A B or C first right click on the Source Type button upper left button under one of the left monitors and choose Source A or B or C from the pop up menu Then move down to the Main Controls and right click on this Source button From the pop up menu choose the deck you would like to assign For example to assign a deck as Source A do the following Right click on the Source Type button under one of the left monitors Figure 3 14 Reference as Chapter 3 Source A DVIO3 in slot 3 Clip Frame Matte Black Live Details Always show Original Source In amp Out Figure 3 14 Right Clicking on the Source Type Button Under a Left Monitor Select Source A from the pop up menu Right click on the Source button in the Main Controls Figure 3 15 00 00 00
260. t to right are Rewind Rewinds Reverse Play Plays in reverse Jog Back 5 Frames Moves back five frames at a time Jog Back 1 Frame Moves back one frame at a time Pause Puts deck in Pause mode pausing playback if the deck is rolling or spooling the tape so it is ready to play if the deck is stopped Jog Forward 1 Frame Moves ahead one frame at a time Jog Forward 5 Frames Moves ahead five frames at a time Play Plays normally Fast Forward Fast forwards Stop One click stops the current source two clicks despools the tape Reference 64 Chapter 3 Time Machine The Time Machine Recorder Panel allows you to record an input directly into the Recorder Panel Time Machine Source Button Timecode Window New Clip Button TimeMachine Recorder 00 00 00 00 Video amp Audio Inputs f f Input Insert Button Figure 3 27 Time Machine Recorder Panel Here is how the buttons work Source Button Timecode Window New Clip Button Input Button Ch 1 2 Record Button Stop Button Insert Video Al amp A2 Allows you to return to the Timeline Recorder or Off mode Provides an estimate of how much time has been recorded Creates a new clip Allows you to select which input source is recorded Allows you to choose which physical audio input to record Allows you to record Allows you to stop recording When you stop recording the picon of the recorded clip is placed in
261. t you see when you first open the GlobeCaster Editor can be modified in several ways to suit your needs You can choose to display one two three or four monitors change the size and number of open bins and change the size of the timeline You can choose to display two three or four monitors by clicking on the blue 2 3 or 4 buttons in the Timeline Controls on the toolbar GlobeCaster Editor Figure 3 3 The GlobeCaster Editor Interface with Four Monitors Displayed The right monitor displays the output timeline or record deck and the left monitors display inputs When three or four monitors are displayed they replace the bin windows at the top of the screen In most of the six editing modes you can select the number of monitors you wish to view but in the Trans Edit Transition Edit mode four monitors are required and are automatically displayed To return to the layout you saw when you opened the GlobeCaster Editor with two monitors and bins at the top click on the blue Add Clip button on the toolbar Add Clip is the default editing mode Editor Manual GlobeCaster 35 You can also choose to display one large monitor by clicking on the blue View button in the Timeline Controls on the toolbar GlobeCaster Editor kei Figure 3 4 The GlobeCaster Editor Interface with the View Monitor Displayed This monitor displays the output and is useful for reviewing the final output of your project To return to the
262. t you want to add effects and transitions at the beginning or end of the timeline This is the type of timeline you will build in this part of the tutorial You ll need to make sure you have a few things ready so you can follow along with the project e Atleast one source VIR connected Yow ll be working with clips from tape so this is a must e At least one source tape with timecode and video recorded You ll be using this to provide linear clips for your timeline e At least one digitized clip on your Time Machine hard drives You ll also use a couple of video stills and DSKs downstream keys You can find some examples of these in the bins or you can use your own In this tutorial the example timeline has stills and non linear clips at the beginning and the end and a linear clip in the middle There is also an overlay in the form of a credit roll on top of the linear clip Begin the timeline with a fade up from black so matte black is the first item on the timeline 1 Navigate to the GlobeCaster Bins Clips bin and find the picon labeled Matte Black Figure 4 114 Parent A x aaa Clips sourt Gpi Live Projects Matte Blac Figure 4 114 The Matte Black Picon in the Clips Bin Tutorials 244 Chapter 4 TIP The keyboard shortcut for placing a 1 second matte black clip on the timeline is the k key Make sure you are in Add Clip mode press the k key and the matte black clip appears on the timelin
263. tch cuts lowers the selected frequency 14dB at the selected Q 26 5 00 Peak boosts raises or cuts lowers the selected frequency 14dB at the selected Q 26 5 00 High Shelf and Low Shelf set an upper or lower limit to the frequencies passed through the mixer The setting you choose here determines which if any slider frequencies on the right side of the panel can be adjusted If you select Flat for example none of the sliders can be adjusted If you select Notch you can adjust Freq and Q If you select Peak you can adjust Gain Freq and Q And if you select High Shelf or Low Shelf you can adjust Gain Freq and Slope which replaces Q Sets the amount of EQ boost or cut to the frequencies in the selected range Sets the center frequency that the setting is applied to This frequency is at the top of the Peak or at the bottom of the Notch or set at the High Shelf or Low Shelf level Sets the bandwidth of the EQ effect In other words it determines the range of frequencies around the selected frequency that are affected A high value causes a very sharp drop off before or after the selected frequency and a low Q value causes the EQ to affect a larger range of frequencies around the selected frequency Reference 170 Chapter 3 Using Options And Applications Buttons Options Buttons Vector Scope Located on the GlobeCaster Editor toolbar are buttons that allow you to control the layout of the i
264. ter in the GlobeCaster User Guide NOTE The GlobeCaster Time Machine uses wavelet compression to digitize video Wavelet compression offers better video quality for less hard drive space than the standard M JPEG compression which most other non linear editing systems use A compression ratio of about 5 1 with Time Machine is visually unchanged and is roughly equivalent to a 1 5 1 ratio on an M JPEG system Another advantage of wavelet compression is that you won t see any digital artifacts such as the pixel blocks that may show up on M JPEG compressed video Wavelet compression even at high compression ratios retains the look of analog tape Enter a user name for the clip here This is convenient if your Time Machine is used by more than one person and you want to keep track of your digitized clips To enter a user name click once on the clip to select it then click in the User box A cursor appears and you can type in the name Enter the name of the project which the clip is part of To do so click once on the clip to select it then click in the Project box A cursor appears and you can type in the name of the project Enter comments here To do so click once on the clip to select it then click in the Comments box A cursor appears and you can type in your comments Displays the size in bytes of the clip after it is digitized This changes according to the compression level you choose Reference 150 Chapter 3
265. the New Clip button top right in order to clear the previous clip before logging the next clip unless you click Splice or Overwrite Sending your clips to the Batch Digitize window does not save them To save them you must open the Batch Digitize window and either digitize the clips or save the To do list before exiting the GlobeCaster Editor See Digitizing With Time Machine on page 138 for information on how to use the Batch Digitize window Reference 62 Chapter 3 New Clip Cue In Cue Out Replace Clears the settings so you can create a new clip If you are logging clips from a source deck this resets the Clip Properties to the default for the tape You must click this button if a source panel contains information about an event selected on the timeline and you wish to mark a new clip Shuttles the Position Bar in the timeline or moves the record tape to the timecode in the window to the left Or you can enter a timecode in the timecode display window to the left then click Cue In The Position Bar jumps to this point Shuttles the Position Bar in the timeline or moves the record tape to the timecode in the window to the left Or you can enter a timecode in the timecode display window to the left then click Cue Out The Position Bar jumps to this point Replaces the selected clip in the timeline with one that you mark For example you can click on a clip on the timeline so that it is selected adjust
266. the blank area You see a pop up menu Cl 75 Clips sour Gpi _ Projects New Bin Window New Timeline Window Figure 3 7 The Bin Pop Up Menu Select New Bin Window from the pop up menu Editor Manual GlobeCaster 39 A new bin appears in the space that previously was blank Figure 3 8 teatime Re 7 Ce olors Panam Pfx Stills Figure 3 8 The New Bin Reference ao Chapter 3 You can open new bins in the bin windows at the top and bottom of the screen Figure 3 9 shows the GlobeCaster Editor interface with four bins open in the top bin windows hy E GLOBECASTER Figure 3 9 The GlobeCaster Editor Interface with Four Bins Open Timelines Editor Manual GlobeCaster 41 You can also change the size of the timeline on the interface You might want to do this if you want to open only one bottom bin To do this click on the corner of the timeline window and drag it to resize the timeline smaller Then right click in the blank area and choose New Bin Window from the pop up menu You can open more than one timeline window at once but both show the currently loaded timeline This could be handy if you want to see two sections of a single timeline on the screen at the same time To do this repeat the steps above except select New Timeline Window from the pop up menu You can open timelines in the bin areas at the top of the screen but because this space is narrower it is mor
267. the clip has been scheduled to be re digitized and it will be included in the next batch NOTE If you are re digitizing a clip and you do not want to overwrite the previously digitized version be sure to change the name of the clip before you re digitize it Displays the name of the clip Displays the name of the tape from which the clip is taken Indicates the Time Machine volume number where the clip is saved Currently there is only one Time Machine volume Displays the starting timecode of the clip Displays the length of the clip in timecode Displays the ending timecode of the clip Allows you to select the components you want Video Audio 1 amp 2 or Audio 3 amp 4 Compression User Project Comments Size Editor Manual GlobeCaster 149 Allows you to select the relative level of compression for the clip To do this click on the button A pop up menu appears Default the automatically selected setting gives the highest image quality Moving from Default toward 6 gives you progressively more compression and thus less quality You can set a different compression level for each clip to be batch digitized The compression ratio can also be changed in the Digitize Settings panel Access this panel by clicking on the Configure button on the GlobeCaster Editor toolbar and selecting Digitize Settings from the pop up menu For information on this panel see the Using Configure Panels chap
268. the left monitor and the last frame of the clip in the right monitor Figure 3 76 The controls trim or add time to the beginning or end of the clip There is an option Loop Clip that allows you to play the clip repeatedly in a loop so you can see the in and out points as you adjust them First Frame Selected Clip Last Frame Selected Clip In 00 00 00 16 Out 00 00 06 25 Duration 00 00 06 Figure 3 76 Trim Clip Mode Following is an explanation of the control buttons in Trim Clip mode In Out Displays the timecode of the selected clip s in point Timecode and out point To set a specific timecode as the in or out point type in the timecode and press Enter on your keyboard Revert Undoes changes to the selected clip and reverts to the clip settings from the last saved version of the timeline The timeline must have been saved at least once in order for this to work To use this function click on the desired clip to select it then click on the Revert button The clip may not be able to revert if you have trimmed it and moved another clip into its spot on the timeline Loop Clip Plays the selected clip in a continuous loop You can use this feature to repeatedly play a clip as you fine tune its in and out points To stop the loop click this button again or click the stop or pause buttons in the transport controls Reference 128 Chapter 3 Loop Clip Timecode Duration Sets the amount of the timeline
269. the monitor is grayed out it means a complete source has not been designated and you cannot drag and drop files into it although you can still click on files to load them into such a monitor Examples of incomplete sources are Source A Source B or Source C if no deck has been assigned to them or if the deck has no tape or the tape has not been named or Clip if no digitized clip is selected on the timeline Sets how an edit is previewed Clicking on this button brings up a pop up menu with the following options VVV VBV BVB VVV video video video shows the video already on the record tape before the edit in point the edit and the video after the edit out point BVB black video black blacks out the video already on the record tape before and after the edit showing only the edit VBV video black video shows the video on the tape before and after the edit but blacks out the edit Reference s Chapter 3 Auto Assemble Method Timeline starts Mark Reset timeline for assembly Remove Unused Tapes Load Timeline On Scrub Unload TL Load Timeline From PosBar Sets the method GlobeCaster uses to assemble clips on a timeline Clicking on this button brings up a pop up menu with the following options Sequential or Checkerboard Sequential runs the clips in order on the timeline This allows you to see the timeline assembled in order Checkerboard mode analyzes the timeline and lays down every
270. the timeline is assembled When you select TM Recorder the Time Machine Recorder Panel is displayed For more information on this panel see Time Machine Recorder Panel on page 64 Indicates the timecode on the VTR currently being controlled Timecode is in standard SMPTE format HH MM SS FF Reference 60 Chapter 3 Mark In Mark Out In Point Out Point Timecode Splice Replaces the selected clip in the timeline with one that you mark For example you can click on a clip on the timeline so that it is selected adjust the in and or out point of the clip then click Replace The new version of the clip replaces the original one on the timeline Changing the in point of the clip will move the start point of the clip on the timeline and changing the out point of the clip will change the clip s end point on the timeline Modifying only the in point or only the out point will change the clip s duration modifying both may also change the duration You can also use the Replace button in conjunction with a source s in point out point and duration timecodes to trim an event on the timeline When you click on an event on the timeline the Source Type button under the active left monitor changes to match the event type Source A or B or C fora linear clip Clip for a digitized clip Frame for a framestore etc You can type in the source in and out points you want for the event in the In Point and Out Point timecode
271. timeline is scrubbed Unloads the data in the current timeline Loads the timeline starting at the current location of the position bar Timeline Event Pop Up Menu Reaction Frames Postroll Max Safe Preroll Abort edits if off by more than Aborted Edit Retries Editor Manual GlobeCaster 99 Compensates for user reaction time when using the Mark In or Mark Out buttons If you type 5 here for example the GlobeCaster Editor marks the in and out points 5 frames earlier than where you hit the mark buttons Sets the amount of time the deck rolls after an edit Sets the maximum time before an event that the GlobeCaster Editor prerolls Default is 30 seconds Adjusting this setting could be handy if you need frames right at the beginning of a tape If you decrease this number or set it to 0 the GlobeCaster Editor won t try to back up past the beginning of the tape Sets the degree of accuracy the GlobeCaster Editor requires The GlobeCaster Editor is a frame accurate editor but allows you the flexibility of using decks that are less than frame accurate This setting is the number of frames within which the GlobeCaster Editor requires all edits to be accurate All VIRs occasionally miss an edit by not syncing up during the preroll If the edit is off by more than the number of frames specified the GlobeCaster Editor stops before the edit begins and tries it again Sets the number of times the GlobeCaster Editor
272. tion of the timeline including the edit plays in a continuous loop To end the loop click the Loop Edit button again or click the stop or pause buttons in the transport controls If you get all your clips on the timeline and then decide you want a clip to start or end several frames earlier or later you can use Slip Source mode to adjust it In Slip Source you can change the in and out points of the clip without changing its duration or position on the timeline It works by changing which part of a clip is used slipping it forward or backward To use Slip Source mode do the following Tutorials Start with a new timeline and drag three clips back to back onto the Video 1 268 Chapter 4 l track Figure 4 165 4 07 05 2001 11 21 Figure 4 165 Adding Clips to the Timeline Select one of the clips by clicking on it 2 Click the Slip Sre button Figure 4 166 3 Slip Src Button Figure 4 166 The Slip Src Button The GlobeCaster Editor enters Slip Source mode and you see the first and last frames of the selected clip in the monitors Figure 4 167 First Frame Following Clip 00 00 08 24 Last Frame Preceding Clip In 00 00 05 23 Out Figure 4 167 Slip Source Mode Editor Manual GlobeCaster 269 4 Click one of the Jog Trim buttons to change the in point of the clip s source timecode You see the in point and out point of the clip change together The duration and the re
273. to Editor 292 setting picons for clips 294 tutorial 279 T T Transition Duration Timecode 134 Tape Audio Properties Panel level controls 163 opening 57 overview 161 pan controls 163 send left controls 163 send right controls 163 trim controls 163 Use Source buttons 163 Tape List Batch Digitize Window 143 Tape Name assigning 56 button 47 in Batch Digitize window 148 pop up menu 47 removing 98 Tape Properties Panel buttons delete 58 Recordable 57 fields Name 58 tape name 56 Value 58 naming tapes 47 overview 56 Tape Scrub Button 95 Tapes naming 47 186 scrubbing 95 setting audio properties 161 setting properties 56 striping 189 stripping audio 163 Three Point Editing 61 195 Time Machine batch digitize window batch digitizing 226 overview 142 223 renaming clips 223 tape list 225 changing loop count 76 changing play speed 76 238 clip versus source timecode 233 comments window 149 compression levels 149 compression ratio 76 deleting clips from batch list 150 deleting digitized clips 140 Digitize button 72 digitizing AVI and WAV files 141 237 digitizing clips 110 140 212 dragging clips to batch list 221 hybrid linear non linear timeline 243 logging clips from a digitized clip 236 looping clips 241 naming projects 149 Only Disk button 72 opening Batch Digitize window 72 overview 138 212 renaming clips 150 saving batch in bin 145 savi
274. to split and choose Split at PosBar from the pop up menu In this case you do not need to use the Track buttons because the clip you right click on is the one that is split These are master record safes turning off the ability to record to the record tape If these buttons are lighted that channel is recorded over For most applications these buttons should be left on or your master won t match your timeline Turning these buttons off could be useful if for example you already have audio laid down on the record tape and want to prevent recording over the audio Buttons that are grayed out are not active for your deck configuration Turn them on in the Serial Devices configure panel for information on how to use this panel see the GlobeCaster User Guide Displays the position of the current source Used just like a shuttle control on a deck The further the slider is pulled from the center the faster the tape travels Tapes can be shuttled backward or forward If the Lock button is on the slider snaps back to center and pauses the tape when you stop dragging it Transport Controls Source Status Stopped Eject All Stop Editor Manual GlobeCaster 53 Control the selected device The buttons in order from left to right are First Frame Moves to the first frame Rewind Rewinds Reverse Play Plays in reverse Jog Back 1 Frame Moves back one frame at a time Pause Puts deck in Pause mode pausing
275. ton Tutorials 230 Chapter 4 Using Now that you know the basics of digitizing from the timeline and batch digitizing Automated this section of the tutorial will show you how to put some of these features Features together and quickly build a digitized timeline from a linear source tape You will use the AutoBatch and AutoSplice features to automatically queue clips for digitizing and build a timeline as you log clips Here s how 1 Place a linear tape in your source deck and select that deck for the Source Type button under the left monitor To do this right click on the Source Type button Figure 4 93 Source Deck A Source 00 08 25 14 Type 45 lt 1 i Button Duration Figure 4 93 The Source Type Button Under the Left Monitor Choose the source deck from the pop up menu 2 Under the right monitor click on the AutoBatch and AutoSplice buttons Figure 4 94 to turn them on Timeline 00 00 00 00 AutoBatch Button Figure 4 94 The AutoSplice and AutoBatch Buttons Turning on AutoBatch causes clips to be automatically added to the Batch List in the Batch Digitize window as you log them Turning on the AutoSplice button causes clips to be automatically added to the timeline as you log them Editor Manual GlobeCaster 231 Cue your deck up to the place where you want to log clips and click the play button under the left monitor Figure 4 95 Digitized Clip 00 00 00 00 f Mark In Butt
276. ton The length of time the still image is on the screen decreases Now you re ready to add another event to the timeline and create some transitions Quick Start 16 Chapter 2 Creating Cuts Next you ll add another event and watch the cut between the two events 1 Locate another still such as the following one from the GlobeCaster Bins Stills Manmade bin Figure 2 12 Still Picon 2 Double click on the picon to load it into the timeline Figure 2 13 You can also drag the picon from the bin to the timeline TIP If the timeline is Zoomed out and you want to see all of your clips right click in a gray area of the timeline and choose Fit All from the pop up menu Figure 2 13 Two Clips on the Timeline 3 Click the Timeline button on the toolbar Figure 2 14 Timeline Button 00 00 00 01 Stopped Figure 2 14 The Timeline Button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 17 4 Click the First Frame button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 15 00 00 00 01 Stopped First Frame Button Figure 2 15 The First Frame Button 5 Click the Play button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 16 00 00 00 01 Stopped Play Button Figure 2 16 The Play Button This time as you watch the right output monitor the GlobeCaster Editor performs a cut as it reaches the end of the first event and the beginning of the next Quick Start 18 Chapter 2 Creatin
277. ton in the Main Controls You see a pop up menu listing your decks Figure 4 4 00 08 25 14 v Panasonic AG DS550 on serial port 1 Figure 4 4 The Source Button Pop Up Menu In order for your decks to appear on this list you must have configured them on the Serial Devices panel For information on how to do this see the Using Configure Panel chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide 4 Select the deck you want to assign as Source A If you have additional source decks repeat these steps except choose Source B or Source C in step 2 Editor Manual GlobeCaster 185 Now your source decks have been assigned and you can choose the deck you want by right clicking on the Source Type button following figure below the left monitor and choosing Source A Source B or Source C from the pop up menu Source Deck A Source Sou 00 08 25 14 Type _ 7 Button Duration Figure 4 5 The Source Type Button The deck assignments you have made as Source A Source B and Source C are saved until you change them Tutorials 186 Chapter 4 Assigning A Record Deck Naming Tapes Next you ll assign your record deck Here s how 1 Right click on the Recorder button in the Main Controls Recorder Button 00 08 25 14 Despooled Figure 4 6 The Recorder Button in the Main Controls 2 From the pop up menu select the deck you want to use as your record deck for this project In order
278. tor Manual GlobeCaster 287 Now when you click the Cue button Figure 4 202 with that source deck selected the tape is cued to this point Cue 00 00 00 00 Button 00 00 00 00 Figure 4 202 The Cue Button 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each source deck until you have marked in points for each tape 5 Inthe VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel cue up all of your decks by clicking the Cue All button Figure 4 203 Cue All Button Figure 4 203 The Cue All Button Once you click the button all of your tapes are cued to where you marked in points Leave the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel open for now as you will use it later in this tutorial Cue 00 00 00 00 Button 00 00 00 00 Figure 4 204 The Cue Button You are now ready to move to the next section of the tutorial Tutorials 288 Chapter 4 Sync Roll Editing And Building A Timeline Now that you have set in points for your tapes and have cued them up you re ready to begin sync roll editing In this section of the tutorial you will edit your video by switching your video sources as you would switch a live show Using the functions of the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel you will set it up so that a timeline is built as you switch your video Later in this tutorial you will bring this timeline into the GlobeCaster Editor and digitize the clips from the timeline To sync roll edit and build a timeline
279. tton 00 00 00 01 Stopped Figure 2 20 The Timeline Button Click the First Frame button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 21 00 00 00 01 Stopped First Frame Button Figure 2 21 The First Frame Button 5 Click the Play button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 22 00 00 00 01 Stopped Play Button Figure 2 22 The Play Button Quick Start 20 Chapter 2 On the right output monitor you see a smooth dissolve between the two events instead of the cut you saw before At this point you have already mastered some of the basics of editing in the GlobeCaster Editor timeline adding events changing their duration and creating transitions The next section shows you how to easily jazz up your project by dropping effects into the timeline Editor Manual GlobeCaster 21 Adding Effects In this section you will use effects instead of dissolves to transition between events First you will add two more events Then you will add three effects Here s how to add effects to the timeline 1 Choose two more picons from the GlobeCaster Bins Stills Manmade bin Figure 2 23 Two Events to Add to the Timeline 2 Drag the picons into the timeline placing them in alternating video tracks Figure 2 24 Place them so the events overlap TIP If the timeline is Zoomed in and you want to see all of your clips right click in a gray area of the time li
280. u can also zoom in and out by right clicking on any gray area of the timeline This brings up a pop up menu with zoom selections This pop up menu also contains a Fit All option which is handy for sizing the timeline so you can see everything on it Position Bar You can place the Position Bar anywhere on the timeline by clicking where you would like it to appear Quick Start 14 Chapter 2 Changing The Duration Of Events Next you ll change the duration of the event you placed on the timeline Trimming clips is easily done by clicking and dragging the trimming handles on the ends of each clip Here s how to shorten the event you placed on the timeline 1 Click on the trimming handle the raised bar at the end of the clip on the right side of the event and drag left to shrink the event bar Figure 2 8 Trim Handles Figure 2 8 Trimming the Event The event is now shortened To watch it proceed to the next steps 2 Click on the Timeline button on the toolbar Figure 2 9 Timeline Button 00 00 00 01 Stopped Figure 2 9 The Timeline Button 3 Click the First Frame button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 10 00 00 00 01 Stopped First Frame Button Figure 2 10 The First Frame Button Editor Manual GlobeCaster 15 4 Click the Play button in the transport controls on the toolbar Figure 2 11 00 00 00 01 Stopped Play Button Figure 2 11 The Play But
281. up arrow Ctrl Alt up arrow Ctrl down arrow Ctrl Alt down arrow Ctrl Editor Manual GlobeCaster 307 Convert timeline to PAL Next source event Previous source event Move position bar in timeline 1 frame left Move position bar in timeline 1 frame right Move position bar in timeline 10 frames left Move position bar in timeline 10 frames right Zoom in timeline x2 Zoom in timeline 10 Zoom out timeline x1 2 Zoom out timeline 10 Launch Help window Keyboard Commands 308 Appendix I Editor Manual GlobeCaster 309 Appendix II Troubleshooting Guide This section is a troubleshooting guide to problems and possible solutions for the GlobeCaster Editor I don t see video on the monitor in the GlobeCaster Editor interface In serial devices check that the correct input numbers are dedicated to the correct decks or other video equipment The GlobeCaster Editor won t import my EDL e The file doesn t end in edl Solution rename it so the extension is edl e Or the EDL isn t in CMX 3400 or 3600 format Solution save the EDL in that format in whichever tool you are saving the EDL The GlobeCaster Editor EDLs don t look the same when loaded back in This is because the GlobeCaster Editor can t save all the transitions downstream keys color corrections audio settings etc in a text EDL It may also have to alter the data slightly so that the timeline can be understood by a CMX editor If you wan
282. up menu All three of these actions bring up the Clip Main Properties panel see Clip Main Properties Panel on page 75 On this panel click on the panel button in the upper left corner that says Clip Main Properties and choose Clip Audio Properties from the pop up menu Panel Button Figure 3 107 The Clip Audio Properties Panel Here s how to use the panel Use Source These buttons Al A2 A3 and A4 select which source channel is played They can be mixed to record channels Turning these buttons on or off also turns them on or off on the Clip Main Properties panel and vice versa See Clip Main Properties Panel on page 75 for information on this panel Trim Send Left Send Right EQ Mute Pan Level Animate Editor Manual GlobeCaster 165 A master gain control for the input It is used to calibrate the input using reference tone levels If you look at a digitized clip s properties you will see an additonal label in this area to indicate that the trim knobs only work when redigitizing the clip Trim for digitizing Figure 3 108 Trim Knobs For Digitized Clips The trim knobs have no effect during clip playback Controls the level of the left channel Used in conjunction with external audio processing systems Controls the level of the right channel Used in conjunction with external audio processing systems Opens the Equalizer panel see following section for the channel
283. us Next to the Mark In and Mark Out buttons under the Source Deck A monitor Timeline you see timecode numbers These timecode numbers are the actual location of the Timecode clip on the source tape Be sure not to confuse these timecode numbers with those under the output right monitor which represent the position of clip on the timeline When you click the Mark In button the GlobeCaster Editor creates a picon for the clip using the first frame of the clip Figure 4 128 Clip Picon Figure 4 128 The Clip Picon Before you add this clip to the timeline rename it 6 Right click on the Clip picon and select Rename from the pop up menu Figure 4 129 Properties Rename Menu Rename Option Delete Set Picon Figure 4 129 Choosing Rename from the Pop Up Menu A cursor appears at the bottom of the picon 7 Type in a new name for the clip such as B Roll and press Enter on your keyboard The Clip Picon displays the new name Figure 4 130 Figure 4 130 The Renamed Clip Picon At this point you are ready to add the clip to your timeline Editor Manual GlobeCaster 251 8 Drag and drop the clip picon onto the Video 1 track of the timeline making sure it overlaps the previous clip by about 1 second Figure 4 131 Figure 4 131 Adding the New Clip Next add a SMPTE wipe to this edit 9 Navigate to the GlobeCaster Bins FX Wipes folder 10 Select the SMPTEOO1INTSC tfs picon Figure 4 132 Program
284. use as the border for the wipe For example if you have a wipe that transitions from the Video 1 track to the Video 2 track place the source you want to use as the border on the Video 3 track underneath the wipe and set this button to Video 3 The Effect Border Color and Matte Color panels look and function the same The Effect Border Color panel gives you a place to select the color of a border for an effect The Matte Color panel is used to select the color of a matte clip on the timeline Effect Border Color Reve x Value Red Slider Value Window Mini Color Picons Figure 3 72 Effect Border Color Panel The Effect Border Color panel is used in conjunction with the Solid Color option for Border on the Effect Properties panel If you choose Solid Color you can set the color here You can select a color from a set of pre mixed colors or mix your own color To access the Effect Border Color panel right click on an event to bring up the Event pop up menu and choose Effect Properties This opens the Effect Properties panel see previous section for information on how to use the Effect Properties panel On this panel click on the mini color picon next to the Border button at the bottom right of the panel The Effect Border Color panel appears To access the Matte Color panel right click on a matte clip on the timeline and choose Adjust color from the pop up menu Reference 122 Chapter 3 Here s how to use the E
285. utton 88 timeline controls 88 timeline picon 89 Top Bins button 170 Trans ition Edit button 90 Trim Clip button 89 Trim Edit button 89 Undo button 72 Use Freeze button 72 View button 90 Top Bins Button 36 170 Total 144 Track Button 52 Tracks animating levels 108 collapsing 109 designating for effects 118 doubling height 110 expanding all 110 expanding tree 110 halving height 111 inverting selection 111 on timeline 83 priority of 84 resetting height 114 selecting 52 115 selecting events from here 114 setting higher priority 84 111 Trans ition Edit Button 90 Transition Edit Mode buttons 134 In timecode 133 Out timecode 133 overview 133 272 Revert button 133 T Transition Duration timecode 134 Trn Transition In timecode 133 Trn Transition Out timecode 133 Transitions border 120 designating tracks 118 editing 133 272 flipping vertically 119 using video as a border 119 Transport Controls left monitor 69 main controls 53 overview 43 right output monitor 63 Tree collapsing 109 expanding 110 expanding all 110 timeline tracks 83 Trim Audio Controls 163 165 Trim Clip Button 89 Trim Clip Button Editor Options Panel 95 Trim Clip Editing Mode duration timecode 128 In Out Timecode 127 Loop Clip 127 Loop Clip timecode 128 overview 127 Revert button 127 tutorial 261 Trim Edit Button 89 Trim Edit Editing Mode duration timecode 130
286. vertically 119 setting sofiness 119 using video as a border 119 Working With Clips 70 Working With Timelines 81 x X Button 178 Z Zoom 1 2 115 Zoom All 116 Zoom At Position Bar 116 Zoom x2 116 Zooming timeline 115 116 fitall 110 fit selected 110 using scroom bar 83 84 Index Editor Manual GlobeCaster 331 GlobeCaster System License Agreement IMPORTANT READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OR OTHERWISE OPERATING THE GLOBECASTER SYSTEM BY USING THE GLOBECASTER SYSTEM YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE AND AGREEMENT OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT GLOBALSTREAMS INC S GLOBALSTREAMS ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR GLOBECASTER SYSTEM ORDER IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ASSENT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY SUPERSEDING OR ADDITIONAL TERMS PROPOSED BY YOU OTHER THAN CONFIRMING AGREED UPON PRICE QUANTITY AND SHIPPING INFORMATION IF THESE TERMS ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER BY GLOBALSTREAM ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THESE TERMS IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY RETURN THE GLOBECASTER SYSTEM INCLUDING ANY UNOPENED SOFTWARE PACKAGE S AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION FOR A FULL REFUND OF APPLICABLE FEES PAID THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU YOUR COMPANY IF APPLICABLE AND GLOBALSTREAMS THIS AGR
287. ws you the events you selected on the timeline That s it you now know the basics of linear editing with the GlobeCaster Editor This tutorial taught you how to assign your decks stripe a tape log clips build a timeline and record your timeline to tape More information on specific functions can be found in Chapter 3 Reference Other tutorials in this chapter address different types of editing such as editing to audio or L cuts as well as non linear editing Tutorials 212 Chapter 4 Non Linear Editing With Time Machine Digitizing With Time Machine NOTE You can re digitize a clip that has already been digi tized Doing this allows you to change the settings such as the compression level Digitizing Clips On The Timeline This tutorial is designed to assist you in non linear editing with Time Machine The following topics are covered in this section e Digitizing clips e Batch Digitizing e Looking at source deck vs clip timecode e Logging clips from a digitized clip e Digitizing AVI and WAV files e Changing loop count and playback speed e Building a hybrid linear non linear timeline Working with non linear clips in the GlobeCaster Editor is similar to working with linear clips The GlobeCaster Editor is designed so that you don t have to worry about whether the clips you are using are linear or non linear You use the same tools to edit both In fact the last section of this tutorial shows you
288. your video sources Sync roll editing and building a timeline Setting picons for your timeline clips SE a NY SE Importing the timeline into the GlobeCaster Editor 6 Digitizing the timeline clips Before you can begin sync roll editing you need to first set whether your RS 422 decks are play or record decks in the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel By doing this you will get a feel for one of this panel s functions which is controlling decks from the GlobeCaster Switcher Only RS 422 compatible decks can be controlled from this panel To set up the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel follow these steps 1 From the GlobeCaster Editor toggle to the GlobeCaster Switcher by pushing the Scroll Lock button on your keyboard You can use the Scroll Lock button to toggle between the GlobeCaster Editor and the GlobeCaster Switcher programs without losing your work in either application Tutorials 280 Chapter 4 The GlobeCaster Switcher program can also be opened by clicking the GlobeCaster Switcher button Figure 4 187 in the toolbar Switcher Button Figure 4 187 The Switcher Button You see the GlobeCaster Switcher program on your screen 2 Click on the Panels button Figure 4 188 Panels Button Figure 4 188 The Panels Button A pop up menu appears 3 Choose VTR Transport from the pop up menu Figure 4 189 VTR Audio Mixer Transport v Monitors Menu VTR Transport Option Switche
289. ype in the timecode you want Or click Mark and the current timecode on your record tape is imported As the Position Bar moves through the timeline the timecode for its location is displayed Timecode is also displayed when you click on an event to move it on the timeline Beginning and ending timecode are both displayed for the event unless the event is of such a short duration that there is not room for both to be displayed In that case only the beginning timecode is displayed Validation Bar The red bar at the top of the timeline Parts of the bar turn green as edits have been recorded to the master tape If you add elements to the timeline after recording to the master the bar above these elements is red The next time you click on Assemble the GlobeCaster Editor adds the changed sections of the timeline to the master see Assemble on page 55 for information on how to use the Assemble function Tree Position Bar Tracks Events Editor Manual GlobeCaster 83 Expands or shrinks the display of tracks on the timeline Clicking on a plus sign displays that track s child track s and clicking on a minus sign hides that track and its child tracks The vertical black bar on the timeline depicts the position on the timeline of the output you are seeing You can scrub through the timeline by dragging the position bar through it or you can skip to a part of the timeline by dragging the position bar there The ti

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