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1. If clips contain automation envelopes before you create a nested timeline the clip automation envelopes are available in the clips in the nested timeline The parent clip will use the default single point envelope For more information see Clip volume automation on page 82 You can create a nested timeline from a Catalyst Prepare storyboard or a Catalyst Browse clip list by adding the storyboard clip list to the Catalyst Edit timeline For more information about using media from a Catalyst Prepare library see Finding media on page 21 Opening a nested timeline 1 Select a clip that contains a nested timeline For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 2 Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Open nested timeline from the menu or click the clip icon in the clip header The selected timeline is opened The cursor position is maintained when you navigate into or out of a nested timeline You can edit the new nested timeline as you would any other project adding tracks and clips as needed When you need to return to the parent timeline use the breadcrumb trail at the top left corner of the timeline 80 CHAPTER 6 Clip fades You can use the Fade Tool to control a clip s fade in fade out and overall level or opacity For more advanced volume control you can use the Clip Automation Tool For more information see Clip volume aut
2. To change the magnification level of the timeline you can drag the slider above the time ruler or click the Zoom Out or Zoom In buttons Snapping can help you align clips as you add them to the timeline For more information see Clip snapping on page 76 When a clip with audio and video streams is selected you can use the Streams control in the Clip Inspector to choose which streams you want to use on the timeline For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Adding clips to existing tracks If you ve already added tracks to your project you can use the Media Browser to create clips on those tracks For more information see Adding tracks to a project on page 43 1 Click the track header of the track where you want to add a clip FINDING MEDIA 35 2 Select the clips you want to use in the Media Browser For more information see Finding media on page 21 If you want to adjust mark in out points before adding media you can log mark in out points in the Media Browser 3 Click the Add to Timeline button at the bottom of the Media Browser The selected files are added as clips to the end of the selected track and the new clips are selected If multiple clips are selected they will be added to the track in the order they are displayed in the Media Browser You an also drag files from the Windows Explorer Finder or Media Browser to the timeline n If you drop a m
3. 62 CHAPTER 6 Creating crossfades When you overlap two clips a crossfade is applied to transition between the two clips 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Edit Tool 2 Select the clips you want to move For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 3 Drag the clip so it overlaps another clip If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically For more information see Ripple edits on page 75 Fades are applied in the overlapping area Creating contained clips When a shorter clip is placed in the middle of another clip the first clip plays a cut transitions to the second clip and a cut transitions back to the first clip 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Edit Tool 2 Select a clip For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 3 If needed trim the shorter clip that you want to use as a contained clip For more information see Trimming clips on page 64 4 Drag the shorter clip on top of the longer clip If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically For more information see Ripple edits on page 75 When you play your project the first clip plays a cut transitions to the second clip and a cut transitions back to the first clip Fades are not applied to contained clips CLIP EDITING
4. 63 Trimming clips Trimming a clip allows you to control which part of the clip is played on the timeline The Video Preview window temporarily enters split screen preview mode when trimming roll trimming split trimming or slip trimming clips This temporary split screen mode allows you to see both sides of the edit at once n When trimming the left edge of a clip the left side of the preview displays the last frame from the previous clip black if there is no previous clip and the right side of the preview displays the first frame from the clip being trimmed n When trimming the right edge of a clip the left side of the preview displays the last frame from the clip being trimmed and the right side of the preview displays the first frame from the next clip black if there is no next clip n When slip trimming the left or right edge of a clip the left side of the preview displays the first frame from the clip being trimmed and the right side of the preview displays the last frame from the clip being trimmed When splitting or trimming clips that contain audio an invisible fade is applied at the edit to soften potentially harsh transitions Trimming the start of end of a clip 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Edit Tool Hold E to switch to the Edit Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the E key and the previous editing tool will be restored 64
5. Hold Shift while dragging the corners of the rectangle to resize and adjust aspect ratio Hold Alt Windows or Option OS X to resize the rectangle from the center Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments When a corner is selected you can use the arrow keys to adjust the selected corner or press Ctrl Windows or OS X the arrow keys to adjust in fine increments Drag the edges of the rectangle to resize the rectangle Drag an edge of the rectangle to preserve aspect ratio while resizing Hold Shift while dragging an edge to resize and adjust aspect ratio Hold Alt Windows or Option OS X to resize the rectangle from the center Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments Drag the center of the rectangle to move without resizing or double click the point to reset it Hold Shift while dragging to constrain to horizontal vertical 45 degree movement Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments When the rectangle is selected you can copy the position of the rectangle to paste to another clip Shadow Enable Click to toggle a shadow behind your text Color Click the color sample to display a color picker where you can choose a color or type color values to set the shadow color You can also adjust the transparency alpha value of the shadow APPLYING EFFECTS 97 Item Description Fe
6. Open application help F1 Fn F1 F1 if the Use all F1 F2 etc keys as standard function keys setting is selected Project file shortcuts Command Windows Shortcut OS X Shortcut Create project Ctrl N N Open project Ctrl O O Save project Ctrl S S Save project as Ctrl Shift S Shift S General editing Command Windows Shortcut OS X Shortcut Undo Ctrl Z Z Redo Ctrl Shift Z Ctrl Y Shift Z Chapter 10 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 123 Media Browser The following keyboard shortcuts are available when the Media Browser pane has focus Command Windows Shortcut OS X Shortcut Navigate files folders Up Down Left or Right Arrow Up Down Left or Right Arrow Open close folder in tree view Right Left Arrow Right Left Arrow Delete selected files Delete Delete or fn Delete Load file and start pause playback Spacebar Spacebar Open selected folder Enter or Ctrl Down Arrow Return or Down Arrow Navigate up one level Backspace Delete or Up Arrow Set mark in point I I Set mark out point O O Go to mark in out point Home End Home or Fn Left Arrow End or Fn Right Arrow Go to start end of clip Ctrl Home Ctrl End Home End Go to previous next point beginning mark in out end Ctrl Left Arrow Ctrl Right Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Move selection up down one page
7. When snapping is enabled you can also choose to have elements in the timeline snap to the ends of clips on other tracks Click the Editing Behaviors button and click All When All is selected clips will snap to clip edges on other tracks and the button is displayed as When Track is selected clips will snap to clip edges only on their own tracks and the button is displayed as 76 CHAPTER 6 Quantize to frames Edits that do not occur on frame boundaries can produce an undesirable visual result For example if you split two clips and move them together to create a cut splits that are not at frame boundaries can produce a short dissolve in your rendered video Click the Editing Behaviors button above the timeline and select Quantize to frames to force edits to occur on project frame boundaries This setting is independent of clip snapping For more information see Clip snapping on page 76 When Quantize to frames is turned on the following actions will always occur on frame boundaries n Moving video clips If Quantize to Frames is on while dragging an audio clip and the selection group contains video the movement is quantized so the first video clip is quantized instead of the audio clip Audio only clips are not quantized n Splitting and trimming clips If you drag to a snap point that does not occur on a frame boundary when Quantize to Frames is enabled the snap indicator is displaye
8. Clicking the Solo button in the track header also updates the Solo button in the Track Inspector 50 CHAPTER 5 Panning a track Drag the Pan knob to control the position of the track in the stereo field dragging to the down or to the left will place the track in the left speaker more than the right and dragging up or to the right will place the track in the right speaker Double click the knob to reset panning to the center Dragging the Pan knob on the track header also adjusts the Pan knob in the Track Inspector The Track pan knob is not displayed for tracks that are assigned to a mono output or that contain multichannel clips When a track contains multichannel clips use the Audio Channel controls to pan each channel If you want to change the panning model that is used for the track click the Pan mode button in the Track Inspector and choose a setting from the menu For more information see Using the Track Inspector on page 52 TRACK EDITING 51 Using the Track Inspector In the Inspector select the Track tab to view and edit settings for the selected track Click a track s header to select it and the Track tab is displayed automatically if the Inspector is visible Summary Type a value in the Name box to set the name of the selected track The name you type here will be displayed in the track header When Ripple is first enabled ripple edits are enabled for all tracks If you want
9. Magic Trackpad OS X only Scrub timeline Chapter 11 GESTURES 129 Index aaf interchange 18 fcpxml interchange 19 prproj interchange 18 txt interchange 19 3 3 dB notch pan type 54 6 6 dB notch pan type 54 A add as tracks 43 add color gradient 98 99 Add control point 100 add envelope points 83 add marker 78 Add pan type 54 add text 94 add to timeline 35 adding keyframes 106 adding tracks 43 adjust envelope 84 Adobe Premiere 17 aspect ratio 13 ASR 81 audio only clips 87 audio only render 16 audio device 121 audio meters 118 audio mode 88 automatic fade 39 64 69 Avid Media Composer 17 B background color 96 100 Best match 16 blank track 43 bold text 95 C Catalyst Prepare library 86 changing a marker s color 78 channel count 14 channel mapping 16 channel setup 14 clip audio stretch 88 contained 63 cropping 71 crossfade 63 deleting 75 end 87 fade in length 87 88 fades 81 gain 88 level 81 media 86 name 86 opacity 81 88 properties 86 rate 88 roll trim 66 select 61 85 slip 70 slip trimming 66 70 snapping 76 source offset 87 split trim 65 splitting 69 start 87 trim 64 volume 88 95 clip effects 89 91 clip fade 82 clip folder 86 Clip Inspector 86 cl
10. Mark in out points are displayed in the Media Browser and allow you to add partial clips to the timeline n Press I to set the mark in point to the cursor position or press O to set the mark out point n You can also drag the mark in out points to change their positions When you add a clip to your project only the area between the mark in out points will be added to the timeline For more information see Adding media and creating clips on page 35 Managing SxS and Professional Disc volumes If you need to format an SxS card please use the Memory Media Utility If you need to format or finalize an XDCAM Professional Disc volume please use the XDCAM Drive Software FINDING MEDIA 23 Supported video formats Catalyst Edit supports reading the following video formats from volumes or as independent clips XDCAM SD format Format Frame Size Frame Rate Field Order Video Codec Bit Rate Audio Channels DV 720x480 59 94i Lower DV 25 CBR 4x16 bit DV 720x576 50i Lower DV 25 CBR 4x16 bit MPEG IMX 720x512 59 94i Upper MPEG 2 Intra 30 40 50 CBR 4x24 bit 8x16 bit MPEG IMX 720x608 50i Upper MPEG 2 Intra 30 40 50 CBR 4x24 bit 8x16 bit Uncompressed 720x486 59 94i Upper Uncompressed 90 CBR 4x24 bit 8x16 bit Uncompressed 720x576 50i Upper Uncompressed 90 CBR 4x24 bit 8x16 bit HD format Format Frame Size Pixel Aspect Ratio Frame Ra
11. XAVC Long 3840x2160 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p MPEG 4 AVC Long Main Profile or High Profile 2 channel PCM or AAC 48 kHz 16 bit 188 XAVC Long 3840x2160 1 0 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long Main Profile or High Profile 2 channel PCM or AAC 48 kHz 16 bit 300 28 CHAPTER 3 RAW Format Frame Size Bits Frame Rate Compression F5 F55RAW 2048x1080 16 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p HFR max 240 SQ F5 F55RAW 4096x2160 16 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p 240p SQ F65RAW 4096x2160 16 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p HFR max 120 Lite SQ FS700RAW 2048x1080 16 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p HFR max 240 SQ FS700RAW 4096x2160 16 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p HFR max 120 SQ HDCAM SR SStP Format Frame Size Bits Color Space Pixel Aspect Ratio Frame Rate Compression Mbps SSTP 1280x720 10 YUV 422 1 0 50p 59 94p Lite 220 SQ 440 SSTP 1920x1080 10 YUV 422 1 0 50i 59 94i 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p Lite 220 SQ 440 SSTP 1920x1080 10 RGB 444 1 0 50i 59 94i 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p SQ 440 HQ 880 SSTP 1920x1080 12 RGB 444 1 0 50i 59 94i 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p HQ 880 SSTP 2048x1080 10 YUV 422 1 0 50p 59 94p Lite 220 SQ 440 SSTP 2048x1080 10 RGB 444 1 0 50i 59 94i 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97
12. MOV or MXF Audio Codec PCM 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz 16 bit or 24 bit Frame Size Family Name Color Space Bits Frame Rate Maximum Bit Rate 1920x1080 Avid DNxHD 444 4 4 4 10 bit 29 97p 440 Mbps 25p 365 Mbps 24p 350 Mbps 23 976p 350 Mbps 1920x1080 Avid DNxHD 220x 4 2 2 10 bit 60p 440 Mbps 59 94p 440 Mbps 50p 365 Mbps 59 94i 220 Mbps 50i 185 Mbps 29 97p 220 Mbps 25p 185 Mbps 24p 175 Mbps 23 976p 175 Mbps 1920x1080 Avid DNxHD 220 4 2 2 8 bit 60p 440 Mbps 59 94p 440 Mbps 50p 365 Mbps 59 94i 220 Mbps 50i 185 Mbps 29 97p 220 Mbps 25p 185 Mbps 24p 175 Mbps 23 976p 175 Mbps 1920x1080 Avid DNxHD 145 4 2 2 8 bit 60p 290 Mbps 59 94p 290 Mbps 50p 240 Mbps 59 94i 145 Mbps 50i 120 Mbps 29 97p 145 Mbps 25p 120 Mbps 24p 115 Mbps 23 976p 115 Mbps 1920x1080 Avid DNxHD 145 subsampled to 1440x1080 4 2 2 8 bit 59 94i 145 Mbps 50i 120 Mbps 1920x1080 Avid DNxHD 100 subsampled to 1440x1080 4 2 2 8 bit 59 94i 100 Mbps 50i 85 Mbps 29 97p 100 Mbps 25p 85 Mbps 24p 80 Mbps 23 976p 80 Mbps 1920x1080 Avid DNxHD 36 4 2 2 8 bit 60p 90 Mbps 59 94p 90 Mbps 50p 75 Mbps 29 97p 45 Mbps 25p 36 Mbps 24p 36 Mbps 23 976p 36 Mbps 1280x720 Avid DNxHD 220x 4 2 2 10 bit 59 94p 220 Mbps 50p 175 Mbps 29 97p 110 Mbps 25p 90 Mbps 23 976p 90 Mbps 1280x720 Avi
13. Timeline Inspector 13 timeline nesting 79 timeline properties 13 timeline settings 58 79 title clips 94 tools 59 touchscreen navigation 129 track audio settings 54 57 track effects 58 92 Track Inspector 52 trackpad navigation 129 tracks adding 43 adjusting controls 49 audio meter 119 deleting 44 height 58 79 moving 44 order 44 properties 52 volume 50 transport controls 39 trim adjacent 66 trim clip end 64 trim clip start 64 U uploading to Ci 22 V Vegas Pro EDL 17 19 vertical alignment 96 video only clips 87 video effect animation 106 video effects 91 video generators 94 Video pane 39 video processing device 121 video transitions 101 volume clips 88 master output 14 tracks 53 56 volume automating 82 volume automating Default Monaco 4 80 W waveform monitor 40 width 13 X XDCAM Professional Disc format 23 Z zoom timeline 35 36 65 68 INDEX 134
14. see Clip fades on page 81 CLIP EDITING 87 Item Description Fade out length If a clip is not crossfaded with the previous clip click the value and type a new value to set the amount of time it takes the clip to fade out If there are no clips on tracks below the selected clip it will fade out to black If a clip is on a track below the selected clip the lower clip will be visible during the fade Editing this setting also affects the fade envelope on the clip For more information see Clip fades on page 81 Opacity Click the value and type a new value or drag the slider to set the opacity of a clip Double click the center of the thumb to reset the slider Using a setting of 1 0 a clip is completely opaque clips on lower tracks are not visible As you decrease the setting a clip becomes more transparent allowing clips on lower tracks to show through the clip Editing this setting also affects the fade envelope on the clip For more information see Clip fades on page 81 Rate Click the value and type a new value or drag the slider to set the playback rate of a clip Double click the center of the thumb to reset the slider A setting of 1 will play at normal speed while 0 5 will play at half speed A setting of 0 will create a freeze frame effect using the first visible frame of the clip Each video clip in your project has a specific duration that is not changed by adjusting the playback rate I
15. 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Intra 8 VBR XAVC Intra 4096x2160 1 0 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Intra 8 16 CBG 300 26 CHAPTER 3 XAVC Long GOP Format Frame Size Pixel Aspect Ratio Frame Rate Video Codec Audio Bit Rate XAVC Long 1280x720 1 0 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long High 422 Profile 4 channel PCM 48 kHz 24 bit 80 Maximum XAVC Long 1920x1080 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 50i 59 94p 59 94i MPEG 4 AVC Long High 422 Profile 4 channel PCM 48 kHz 24 bit 80 Maximum XAVC Long 3840x2160 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long High Profile 4 channel PCM 48 kHz 24 bit 200 Maximum XAVC Long Proxy 480x270 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long High Profile MPEG 4 AAC 2 channels 48 kHz 256 kbps MPEG 4 AAC 6 5 1 channels 48 kHz 640 kbps 1 or 5 Mbps XAVC Long Proxy 640x360 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long High Profile MPEG 4 AAC 2 channels 48 kHz 256 kbps MPEG 4 AAC 6 5 1 channels 48 kHz 640 kbps 3 Mbps XAVC Long Proxy 1280x720 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long High Profile MPEG 4 AAC 2 channels 48 kHz 256 kbps MPEG 4 AAC 6 5 1 channels 48 kHz 640 kbps 9 Mbps FINDING MEDIA 27 XAVC S Format F
16. 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 3840x2160 60p 59 94p 50p 30p 29 97p 25p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 4096x2160 60p 59 94p 50p 30p 29 97p 25p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 5120x2160 60p 59 94p 50p 30p 29 97p 25p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 HDV Container MPEG 2 Transport Stream Windows MOV OS X Audio Codec MPEG 1 Audio Layer 2 Windows 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bit Format Frame Size Pixel Aspect Ratio Frame Rate Interlace Video Codec HDV 1440x1080 1 333 50i 59 94i Upper MPEG 2 MP H14 34 CHAPTER 3 DV Container AVI Windows MOV OS X Audio Codec PCM 2 channels 32 kHz 16 bit Format Frame Size Frame Rate Field Order Video Codec Bit Rate Audio Channels DV SD 720x480 59 94i Lower DV 25 CBR 2 channels 32 kHz 16 bit DV SD 720x576 50i Lower DV 25 CBR 2 channels 32 kHz 16 bit Adding media and creating clips After you ve previewed files to determine which media files you want to use in your project you ll add clips to the timeline to indicate when each media file will be played For more information see Previewing video on page 39 When you add the first video clip to a project the timeline settings are automatically adjusted to match the media properties For more information see Using the Timeline Inspector on page 13
17. CHAPTER 6 2 Drag either end of a clip to change its starting or ending point The media on the timeline does not move but the start or end point of the clip will change with the clip edge If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically For more information see Ripple edits on page 75 If snapping is enabled the clip edge will snap to available snap points as you drag it For more information see Clip snapping on page 76 If you drag the end of the clip past the length of the source clip the clip is bound to the clip length If you trim a clip until its length is zero the clip is deleted from the timeline If multiple clips are selected before you start trimming the clip you trim remains selected and the other clips are deselected To trim small clips you may need to zoom in to the timeline To change the magnification level of the timeline you can drag the slider above the time ruler or click the Zoom Out or Zoom In buttons Split trimming a clip 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Split Trim Tool Hold T to switch to the Split Trim Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the T key and the previous editing tool will be restored 2 Click a clip and drag to split the clip at the point you click and trim the clip in the direction you drag eraser mode If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically For mor
18. Catalyst Edit Timeline Inspector Audio Item Description Sample rate Choose a sample rate from the drop down list to indicate the number of samples per second used to store audio Your project audio is resampled automatically To use a custom sample rate choose Custom from the drop down list and type a sample rate in the edit box Channel setup Channel count Choose Stereo from the drop down list to create a two channel stereo project Choose Multichannel and type a number in the Channel count box to create a multichannel project Gain Drag the fader to adjust the volume of the main output Double click the center of the thumb to reset the fader You can double click the numeric value to type a new value When adjusting volume remember to watch your audio meters Because you are adding the volumes of all of the tracks together it is easy to clip the audio output Make sure that the meters never display the red Clip indication during playback For more information see Monitoring audio levels on page 118 Mute Click to mute unmute your project s audio output 14 CHAPTER 2 Channel Output Click the speaker icon to turn a channel on or off Click the Mono or Stereo button to indicate whether a channel is a mono channel or part of a stereo pair Enabling Stereo will pair the channel with the next channel in the list If you want to set all of a clip s channels at once click the Channel T
19. Editing keyframes 1 Click a keyframe to select it The keyframe s current value is displayed in the keyframe editor 106 CHAPTER 7 Click the Previous or Next button in the toolbar below the keyframe editor 2 In the Inspector adjust the parameter s control as needed The selected keyframe is updated Moving keyframes You can drag a keyframe in the keyframe editor to change its position on the timeline Removing keyframes Select a keyframe in the keyframe editor and press Delete to remove it from the timeline or click the Remove button in the toolbar below the keyframe editor APPLYING EFFECTS 107 108 CHAPTER 7 Working with audio Catalyst Edit provides a flexible audio workflow You can create mono stereo or multichannel projects and use each track s audio controls to adjust your mix precisely Audio volume and panning Catalyst Edit allows you to adjust the audio mix of your project by controlling the overall volume of the project adjusting volume and panning for each track and adjusting volume for each clip Adjusting your project volume The Gain fader in the Timeline Inspector controls the overall volume of your project As you drag the fader the meters in the Timeline Inspector and in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Edit window are updated For more information see Using the Timeline Inspector on page 13 and Monitoring audio levels on p
20. Page Up Page Down Page Up Page Down Playback and preview The following keyboard shortcuts are available when the Video pane has focus Command Windows Shortcut OS X Shortcut Go to start Home Home Fn Left Arrow Go to end End End Fn Right Arrow 124 CHAPTER 10 Command Windows Shortcut OS X Shortcut Move one pixel left Left Arrow Left Arrow Go to previous frame Alt Left Arrow Option Left Arrow Move one pixel right Right Arrow Right Arrow Go to next frame Alt Right Arrow Option Right Arrow Move to previous next ruler division Page Up Page Down Page Up Page Down Start pause playback when any window has focus Ctrl Spacebar F12 Option Spacebar Start pause playback when the timeline has focus Spacebar Spacebar Start stop playback when any window has focus Ctrl Enter Option Return Start stop playback Enter Return Shuttle playback J K L Press J or L once for 1x playback Press J or L twice for 1 5x playback Press J or L three times for 2x playback Press J or L four times for 4x playback Press K to pause playback Press and hold K while pressing J or L to emulate a shuttle knob mode press K J to turn the knob to the left or K L to turn the knob to the right Toggle looped playback Q Ctrl L Q L Set Mark In point I I Set Mark Out point O O KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 125 Timeline ed
21. X after exporting your project n Track gain pan mute and solo Vegas EDL txt n Timeline Catalyst Edit timelines are always exported as stereo n Clips Clips from nested timelines are exported to the main Vegas timeline Crossfades between nested timelines and other events in the parent timeline are ignored Track volume nested timeline track volume and clip gain are summed and applied as clip gain in Vegas n Clip fades and gain opacity Video clip gain is exported as clip opacity Audio clip gain and audio track gain are exported as clip gain n Audio channel routing n Overlapping clips WORKING WITH PROJECTS 19 20 CHAPTER 2 Finding media The Media Browser pane allows you to browse the media files on drives and devices connected to your computer When you double click a file in the Media Browser it is added to the end of the selected track as a clip If no track is selected a new track is created For more information see Adding tracks to a project on page 43 or Adding media and creating clips on page 35 Choosing a folder Click the Media Browser button at the top of the Catalyst Edit window to view the Media Browser Use the Media Browser to browse your computer for video files The top of the Media Browser will display the current folder and its parent folder You can click the link to the parent folder to navigate up one level To navigate qui
22. button to show the Inspector window if it isn t already visible and click the Clip tab 116 CHAPTER 8 3 Use the controls in the Channel Assignment section to set up the clip s audio a Click the speaker icon to turn a channel on or off Each channel will be displayed in a separate lane in the timeline Click to expand the track s channels b Click the Mono Stereo button to indicate whether a channel is a mono channel or part of a stereo pair Enabling Stereo will pair the channel with the next channel in the list Mono channels will not display a Pan control in the track header For more information see Adjusting track controls on page 49 c Type a name in the edit box to identify the channel For example you might type Lav1 to identify audio from a lavalier microphone When multiple clips on a track use the same channel names those channels will be matched The channels that you assign on the Clip tab will be available on the Track tab WORKING WITH AUDIO 117 Monitoring audio levels You can use meters to monitor the audio levels in your project and to ensure that the audio signal is not clipped Timeline meter The meters in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Edit window and in the Timeline Inspector display instantaneous levels during playback to help you determine the loudest level in your audio signal and whether the signal is clipping This peak level
23. choose an output from the drop down list or choose Unused to render silence in that channel 8 Select the Render loop region only check box if you want to save only the portion of the project that is contained within the Mark In Mark Out region For more information see Marking in and out points for playback on page 42 Loop Playback does not need to be selected for this option to work 9 Click OK Progress is displayed in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Edit window 16 CHAPTER 2 Exporting projects Project interchange tools add flexibility to your workflow allowing you to exchange projects with other popular editing platforms For more information about supported features for exported projects please see Exporting projects supported features on page 18 Design your Catalyst Edit project with these features in mind to ensure a smooth interchange 1 Click the Project button in the main toolbar 2 Choose Export from the menu 3 Use the Export Project dialog to choose a destination and format for your exported files a Choose an export format from the Project format drop down list o Apple Final Cut Pro X fcpxml o Adobe Premiere prproj o Avid Media Composer aaf o Sony Vegas Pro EDL txt b Choose a setting from the Media format drop down list if you want to transcode the storyboard s media to another format when exporting If you want to
24. drop down list displays the current position of the shadow relative to the foreground image Click to display an edit control you can use to position your shadow You can drag the point in the edit control or type values in the X and Y boxes to set the position of your shadow in the frame Double click the point to reset it Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the point in fine increments Rotation Type a value in the box or drag the slider to rotate the shadow in the frame Scale Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the size of the shadow Blur Type a value in the box or drag the slider to feather the edges of the shadow Opacity Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the opacity of the shadow As you decrease the opacity video from lower tracks will show through the foreground Glow Type Choose a setting from the drop down list if you want to display a glow effect over or behind the foreground image Amount Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the size of the glow effect Color Second color Click the color sample to display a color picker where you can choose a color or type color values to set the shadow color You can also adjust the transparency alpha value of the shadow APPLYING EFFECTS 105 Animating video parameters with keyframes Keyframes define the state of an effect s parameters for a specified point on the timeline The sett
25. link to the original clips in the original locations choose Do not transcode c The Destination folder box displays the path to the folder where the project will be exported You can type a path in the box or click the Browse button to choose a folder d Type a name in the File name box to set the file name that will be used for your exported project file e Click Export Progress is displayed in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Edit window If you have multiple export jobs queued a separate progress indicator is displayed for each job An HTML report file is created in the same folder as the exported project with details about the export Any warnings or errors will be displayed in the report WORKING WITH PROJECTS 17 Exporting projects supported features Catalyst Edit supports the following features when exporting projects Design your Catalyst Edit project with these features in mind to ensure a smooth interchange Media Composer 6 aaf n Timeline including frame rate Catalyst Edit timelines are always exported as stereo n Markers n Frame rate n Clips Clips from nested timelines are exported to the main Media Composer timeline Crossfades between nested timelines and other events in the parent timeline are ignored Track volume nested timeline track volume and clip gain are summed and applied as clip gain in Media Composer n Audio channel routing i
26. number of audio channels for your project n The Audio controls in the Track Inspector allow you to adjust levels and panning for each channel n The Channel Assignment controls in the Clip Inspector allow you to configure how the clip s audio channels feed the track s audio channels Setting up the project timeline audio channels 1 Click the Inspector button to show the Inspector window if it isn t already visible and click the Timeline tab 2 Choose a setting from the Channel setup from the drop down list to choose whether you re creating a mono stereo or multichannel project If you choose Multichannel type a number in the Channel count box to set the number of channels to create a multichannel project 110 CHAPTER 8 3 Use the Channel Output controls to set up the timeline s channels a Click the speaker icon to turn a channel on or off Turning a channel off mutes it during playback and rendering For example if you were preparing an eight channel project with English dialog on channels 1 amp 2 French dialog on channels 3 amp 4 Spanish dialog on channels 5 amp 6 and music on channels 7 amp 8 you could turn off dialog channels to preview your project and then turn the channels on when you render your final eight channel file for delivery For more information see Rendering projects on page 16 b Click the Mono Stereo button to indicate whether a channel is a m
27. of the Catalyst Edit window to display the Plug Ins pane 3 Expand the Video Transitions heading 4 Click a transition to select it 5 Click the Set Transition In or Set Transition Out button to add the selected transition to the beginning or end of the selected clip When two clips overlap add the transition to the beginning of the second clip to set the transition for the overlapping area You can also drag a transition from the Plug Ins pane to the overlapping area between two clips 6 Use the Fade Tool to adjust the transition length For more information see Clip fades on page 81 7 Use the controls in the Clip Inspector to adjust the transition s settings For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Click the Mute button to bypass a plug in Click the Delete button to remove a plug in APPLYING EFFECTS 101 Creating a picture in picture effect The Picture in Picture effect allows you to resize and position clips for picture in picture compositing Creating the inner picture 1 Create two tracks in your project For more information see Adding tracks to a project on page 43 2 Add clips to your tracks n The top track will contain the smaller inner picture n The bottom track will contain the background clip For more information see Adding media and creating clips on page 35 3 Click the top track to select it 4 Click the
28. represents the sum of all audio at the cursor position n During playback the bars represent the peak audio level at the cursor for each channel n The peak level is displayed at the end of the meter n If the signal exceeds 0 0 dB the meters display a red clipping indicator You can click the clipping indicator to reset it The peak level and clipping indicators are reset when you start playback 118 CHAPTER 8 Track meter The meters in the track header and Track Inspector show audio levels for the selected track When a track has multiple channels separate meters are displayed for each channel For more information see Adjusting track controls on page 49 and Using the Track Inspector on page 52 WORKING WITH AUDIO 119 120 CHAPTER 8 Editing Catalyst Edit options Click the Options button to edit your application options Choosing an audio playback device Choose a setting from the Audio device drop down list to choose the audio output device that will be used for playback Choose Microsoft Mapper Windows or System Default OS X if you want to use the operating system s default playback device or choose another compatible audio device from the drop down list to use a specific device If you switch the audio device during playback playback will pause and resume automatically Windows only If a device is not available it will be listed as offline in th
29. set the selected point to the maximum value 12 dB the default 0 dB or the minimum value Inf dB To reset an individual point to 0 dB double click it with the Envelope Tool Setting fade curves You can adjust the fade curve for each envelope segment individually To change the fade curve right click an envelope segment and choose a command from the shortcut menu Fade Type Fade In Out Curve Hold Linear Fast Slow 84 CHAPTER 6 Fade Type Fade In Out Curve Smooth Sharp Flipping an envelope Right click an envelope point with the Envelope Tool and choose Flip to flip its position around the 0 dB baseline Right click an envelope segment with the Envelope Tool and choose Flip all to flip an envelope around the 0 dB baseline For example if an envelope point sets the volume to 3 dB that point will set the volume to 3 dB after flipping the envelope Values that are less than 12 dB will be 12 dB after flipping the envelope Replacing a clip s media Replacing a clip s media preserves the length and position of a clip on the timeline but replaces the media file that is displayed by the clip For information about relinking a project s media clips please see Relinking project media on page 12 1 In the timeline select the clip you want to edit For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 2 In the Media Browser select the media
30. the Name box to set the title of the project Video Item Description Width Height Determines the frame size of your final movie when rendered Pixel aspect ratio Type a value in the box to change the pixel aspect ratio of your project Computers display pixels as squares or a ratio of 1 0 Televisions display pixels as rectangles ratios other than 1 0 Using the incorrect setting can result in distortion or stretching Consult your capture video output card s manual for the proper settings WORKING WITH PROJECTS 13 Item Description Frame rate Type a value in the box to change the frame rate of your project The ruler in the timeline is displayed using this frame rate The television frame rate in the US North and Central America parts of South America and Japan NTSC is 29 97 frames per second fps In many parts of the world including Europe and much of Asia the television standard is PAL at 25 fps France Russia and most of Eastern Europe use SECAM which is a variation on PAL and also uses 25 fps Grade in Choose a setting from the Grade in drop down list to choose the color space that will be used to display your project Choosing the correct color space ensures that you see your video in the proper color space as you work If you re using media from a Catalyst Prepare library ensure you re using the same Grade in setting in the Catalyst Prepare Options menu and the
31. to turn ripple editing on or off for a track use the Ripple sync switch The Ripple sync switch is available only when the Ripple button above the timeline is enabled Audio Output Each track in your project supports two audio channels and each clip in your project supports multichannel audio For more information see Working with multichannel audio on page 110 The Audio Output controls in the Track Inspector allow you to adjust the overall level of the track and control each channel s contribution to the stereo track 52 CHAPTER 5 Item Description Track volume Click the value and type a new value or drag the fader adjust the overall volume of the selected track Double click the center of the thumb to reset the fader Dragging the Volume fader in the Track Inspector also adjusts the Volume fader on the track header For more information see Adjusting track controls on page 49 Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the volume fader in fine increments When adjusting volume remember to watch your audio meters Because you are adding the volumes of all of the tracks together it is easy to clip the audio output Make sure that the meters never display the red Clip indication during playback For more information see Monitoring audio levels on page 118 The meter in the Track Inspector shows audio levels for the selected track The meter in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Edit window sh
32. tools on page 59 2 Select the clips you want to split 3 Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Split from the menu or press S The clip is split at the cursor position and the clip to the right of the split point is selected If no clips are selected the clips located at the current cursor position will be split throughout all of the tracks When splitting or trimming clips that contain audio an invisible fade is applied at the edit to soften potentially harsh transitions Slipping clips To help you picture what happens when you slip clips think of a clip as a window to a media file The window can display the entire media file or a small section When the window displays only a portion of the media file you can move either the window or the underlying media to adjust the media that is played by a clip when you slip a clip your clip maintains its place on the timeline but the media file moves in the direction you drag The Video Preview window temporarily enters split screen preview mode when slipping or slip trimming clips This temporary split screen mode allows you to see both sides of the edit at once n When slip trimming the left or right edge of a clip the left side of the preview displays the first frame from the clip being trimmed and the right side of the preview displays the last frame from the clip being trimmed n When slipping a clip the left side of the preview displays the fir
33. you can use to position your text You can drag the point in the edit control or type values in the X and Y boxes to set the position of your text in the frame Double click the point to reset it Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the point in fine increments Size Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the size of the text Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the slider in fine increments You can drag the slider past the end of the trackbar to unlock the full range of the control When the value is set outside the range of the slider the handle will be displayed as or Font Choose a font from the drop down list to set the typeface that will be used for your text Bold Click to toggle boldface text for the selected clip Italic Click to toggle italicized text for the selected clip Alignment Horizontal Choose a setting from the drop down list to indicate how your text is aligned within the text box and how the text box is aligned with the point specified by the Position value n Select Left to left justify the text in the box and align the left edge of the text box with the Position point n Select Center to center justify the text in the box and align the center of the text box with the Position point n Select Right to right justify the text in the box and align the right edge of the text box with the Position point APPLYING EFFECTS 95 Item Descr
34. 1 Click the Project button in the main toolbar 2 Choose Render from the menu The Render Project dialog is displayed 3 Type a name in the Name box to identify your rendered file 4 In the Destination folder box type the path to the folder where you want to save the rendered file or click Browse to choose a folder 5 Choose a setting from the Format menu to indicate whether you want to create an AVC AAC mp4 DNxHD Apple ProRes OS X only SStP XAVC Intra XAVC Long XAVC S or XDCAM clip If you want to render an audio only file choose MP3 Audio Sony W64 or WAV If you want to render an image sequence choose DPX or OpenEXR 6 Choose a setting from the Render preset drop down list to choose the settings that will be used for the new file Choose the Best match preset if you want Catalyst Edit to choose the most appropriate preset for your project timeline For more information see Using the Timeline Inspector on page 13 7 If you re rendering to a format that supports multichannel audio use the controls in the Audio channels box to map your project s audio channels to the channels in the rendered file The left column represents the audio channels in the destination file The drop down lists in the right column represent the number of audio channels that have been configured for your project For more information see Working with multichannel audio on page 110 For each destination channel
35. 69 missing media 12 monitor resolution 121 move marker 78 moving clips 62 moving keyframes 107 moving tracks 44 multichannel audio 110 multiple clip selection 61 mute channel 57 master output 14 tracks 50 55 N name clip 86 name marker 78 navigating the timeline 41 nested timelines 79 new library 37 New Project 11 Next Frame 40 number of channels 14 O offline media 12 opacity 81 clips 88 open library 22 Open Project 11 opening a nested timeline 80 opening projects 11 outline color 98 outline thickness 98 P pan tracks 51 53 pan type channel 57 tracks 54 paramater keyframes 106 pasting clips 49 74 picture in picture effect 45 102 pixel aspect ratio 13 Play 40 playing media 39 position text 95 INDEX 132 positioning clips 45 102 positioning the cursor 62 Premiere Pro CS6 17 18 preview clip 22 Previous Frame 40 ceditprj files creating 11 opening 11 properties 13 saving 13 Professional Disc format 23 project audio meter 118 projects creating 11 opening 11 properties 13 saving 13 proxy editing 12 punch in clips 63 Q quantize to frames 76 77 quick fade audio 39 64 69 R range selection 61 rate clips 88 rearranging tracks 44 refresh properties 86 relinking proj
36. Aspect Ratio Frame Rate Video Codec Audio Codec Bit Rate H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 1280x720 16 9 50p 100p 120p AVC Mono 48kHz AAC compression w AGC H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 1920x1080 16 9 24p 25p 30p 48p 50p 60p AVC Mono 48kHz AAC compression w AGC H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 1920x1440 4 3 24p 25p 30p 48p AVC Mono 48kHz AAC compression w AGC H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 3840x2160 16 9 12p 12 5p 15p AVC Mono 48kHz AAC compression w AGC H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 4096x2160 17 9 12p AVC Mono 48kHz AAC compression w AGC H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 2704x1524 16 9 25p 30p AVC Mono 48kHz AAC compression w AGC H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 2704x1440 17 9 24p AVC Mono 48kHz AAC compression w AGC H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 1280x960 4 3 48p 100p AVC Mono 48kHz AAC compression w AGC H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 848x480 16 9 240p AVC Mono 48kHz AAC compression w AGC H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 640x480 4 3 25p 30p AVC Mono 48kHz AAC compression w AGC H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 240x180 25p 29 97p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 2 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 320x180 25p 29 97p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 2 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 320x240 25p 29 97p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 2 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 480x270 25p 29 97p AV
37. C 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 2 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 640x480 25p 29 97p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 2 Mbps VBR FINDING MEDIA 31 Format Frame Size Screen Aspect Ratio Frame Rate Video Codec Audio Codec Bit Rate H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 1280x720 50p 60p 100p 120p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 8 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 1280x960 48p 100p 120p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 8 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 1920x1080 24p 25p 29 97p 48p 50p 60p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 12 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 1920x1440 24p 25p 29 97p 48p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 12 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 2704x1524 24p 25p 29 97p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 12 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 3840x2160 12 5p 15p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 12 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC 4096x2160 12p AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 12 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC HVO 720x480 59 94i AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 5 7 or 9 Mbps VBR H 264 MPEG 4 AVC HVO 720x576 50i AVC 2 channels 16 bit AAC compression w AGC 5 7 or 9 Mbps VBR 32 CHAPTER 3 Avid DNxHD Container
38. Drag an edge of the rectangle to preserve aspect ratio while resizing Hold Shift while dragging an edge to resize and adjust aspect ratio Hold Alt Windows or Option OS X to resize the rectangle from the center Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments Drag the center of the rectangle to move without resizing or double click the point to reset it Hold Shift while dragging to constrain to horizontal vertical 45 degree movement Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments When the rectangle is selected you can copy the position of the rectangle to paste to another clip Angle Type a value in the box or drag the slider to rotate the crop frame 72 CHAPTER 6 Item Description Flip horizontal Click to invert the video horizontally Flip vertical Click to invert the video vertically Zoom When Zoom is on the output frame aspect ratio matches the crop rectangle you set using the Position rectangle allowing the cropped clip to fill the output frame When Zoom is off the video is cropped using a transparent background CLIP EDITING 73 Cutting copying and pasting clips Catalyst Edit allows you to cut copy and paste clips them into new positions on the timeline You can paste a clip within the same track or to a new track Cutting clips 1 Select the clips you want to cut For more information see Se
39. Drag the Marker ruler slider to the left to show the marker ruler or drag to hide it Nested timelines Nesting allows you to add a Catalyst Edit subordinate timeline to another project Nesting can help you organize a timeline or create other effects n Create a single element such as a lower third graphic or watermark that you can use in multiple timeline locations or projects n Create a complex composited element that you can use as a single media object in the timeline n Create a separate timeline for each scene in a video and nest those timelines in a master video project n Add a Catalyst Prepare storyboard to the timeline n Add a Catalyst Browse clip list to the timeline Clips with nested timelines are displayed in green Creating a nested timeline 1 Select the clips you want to include in your nested timeline The selection must contain a contiguous range of clips no spaces between clips For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 CLIP EDITING 79 2 Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Create nested timeline from the menu The selected clip starts at the 00 00 00 00 position in the new nested timeline You can edit the new nested timeline as you would any other project adding tracks and clips as needed When you need to return to the parent timeline use the breadcrumb trail at the top left corner of the timeline
40. M 48 kHz 16 bit 35 VBR MPEG HD EX SP 1440x1080 1 333 50i 59 94i MPEG 2 Long GOP PCM 48 kHz 16 bit 25 CBR MPEG HD EX HQ 1440x1080 1 333 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50i 59 94i MPEG 2 Long GOP PCM 48 kHz 16 bit 35 VBR MPEG HD422 EX HQ 1920x1080 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50i 59 94i MPEG 2 Long GOP PCM 48 kHz 16 bit 35 VBR FINDING MEDIA 25 XAVC Intra Format Frame Size Pixel Aspect Ratio Frame Rate Video Codec Audio Channels PCM 48 kHz 24 bit Bit Rate XAVC Intra 1440x1080 1 333 50i 59 94i 23 976p 25p 29 97p MPEG 4 AVC Intra 8 CBG 50 XAVC Intra 1920x1080 1 0 50i 59 94i 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Intra 8 16 CBG 100 XAVC Intra 1920x1080 1 0 50i 59 94i 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Intra 8 CBG 200 XAVC Intra HFR 1920x1080 1 0 50p 50i 59 94p 59 94i MPEG 4 AVC Intra 0 CBG 100 XAVC Intra 2048x1080 1 0 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Intra 8 VBR XAVC Intra 2048x1080 1 0 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Intra 8 16 CBG 100 XAVC Intra 3840x2160 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Intra 8 VBR XAVC Intra 3840x2160 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Intra 8 16 CBG 300 XAVC Intra 4096x2160 1 0
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42. Track button below the timeline and choose Picture in Picture The controls for the Picture in Picture plug in are displayed in the Track Inspector Editing picture in picture settings 1 Select the track that contains the top clip 2 Click the Inspector button to show the Inspector pane 102 CHAPTER 7 3 In the Inspector select the Track tab to view and edit settings for the Picture in Picture plug in Use the Picture in Picture plug in to adjust the size and position of the top clip For more information see Using the Track Inspector on page 52 APPLYING EFFECTS 103 Item Description Location The drop down list displays the current position of the video in the frame Click to display an edit control you can use to position your video You can drag the point in the edit control or type values in the X and Y boxes to set the position of your video in the frame Double click the point to reset it You can drag the corners of the rectangle in the edit control or type values in the edit boxes to set the position of each corner of the background in the frame Drag a corner of the rectangle to preserve aspect ratio while resizing Hold Shift while dragging the corners of the rectangle to resize and adjust aspect ratio Hold Alt Windows or Option OS X to resize the rectangle from the center Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments When
43. a clip from a Catalyst Prepare library is selected you can click the Refresh button to update the clip s properties from the Catalyst Prepare library Folder Displays the name of the folder where the source clip is stored Click the folder name to open the location in Windows Explorer or Finder Library When a clip from a Catalyst Prepare library is selected the Library box displays the name of the clip s source library 86 CHAPTER 6 Item Description Streams When a clip with audio and video streams is selected you can click a button to indicate which streams should be included in the timeline n Click Audio to include only the audio stream The video thumbnails will be hidden in the clip and excluded when you render your project n Click Video to include only the video stream The audio waveform will be hidden in the clip and excluded when you render your project n Click Both to include the audio and video streams in the clip The Streams controls are not displayed when an audio only or video only clip is selected Editing Item Description Start Click the value and type a new value to trim the beginning of the selected clip to the specified timeline position For example if the current Start value is 0 00 typing 10 00 will move the beginning of the clip ten seconds later on the timeline If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically For more in
44. a corner is selected you can use the arrow keys to adjust the selected corner or press Ctrl Windows or OS X the arrow keys to adjust in fine increments Drag the edges of the rectangle to resize the rectangle Drag an edge of the rectangle to preserve aspect ratio while resizing Hold Shift while dragging an edge to resize and adjust aspect ratio Hold Alt Windows or Option OS X to resize the rectangle from the center Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments Drag the center of the rectangle to move without resizing or double click the point to reset it Hold Shift while dragging to constrain to horizontal vertical 45 degree movement Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments When the rectangle is selected you can copy the position of the rectangle to paste to another clip Rotation Type a value in the box or drag the slider to rotate the video in the frame 104 CHAPTER 7 Item Description Flip horizontal Click to invert the video horizontally Flip vertical Click to invert the video vertically Opacity Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the opacity of the top image As you decrease the opacity video from lower tracks will show through the foreground Shadow Type Choose a setting from the drop down list if you want to display a shadow over or behind the foreground image Offset The
45. age 118 Adjusting track volume and panning Each track provides controls to adjust the volume that is sent to the project s main output The Volume fader in the track header controls the volume of the track and the Pan knob adjusts the position of the track in the stereo field The Track Inspector also provides access to the track Volume fader and Pan knob and allows you to change the panning model that is used for the track As you drag the fader and knob the meters in the Track Inspector display the levels for the current track and the meters in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Edit window display the overall project levels For more information see Adjusting track controls on page 49 Using the Track Inspector on page 52 and Monitoring audio levels on page 118 Chapter 8 WORKING WITH AUDIO 109 Adjusting clip volume Each clip provides controls to adjust the volume that is sent to the track You can use the Fade Tool to adjust the clip s gain The Clip Inspector also provides access to the clip level via the Gain fader For more information see Clip fades on page 81 Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 and Monitoring audio levels on page 118 Working with multichannel audio Catalyst Edit makes it easy to use your camera audio and incorporate audio from other sources into your project n The Audio and Channel Output controls in the Timeline Inspector allow you to specify the
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47. ase the P key and the previous editing tool will be restored Split Trim Tool Use the Split Trim Tool to split and trim clips by clicking where you want to split and dragging to trim the resulting clip If you click without dragging the clip is split at the point you click For more information see Trimming clips on page 64 Press T when the timeline has focus to switch to the Split Trim Tool Hold T to switch to the Split Trim Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the T key and the previous editing tool will be restored Fade Tool Use the Fade Tool to adjust the level or opacity of a clip and adjust fade in out curves For more information see Clip fades on page 81 Press F when the timeline has focus to switch to the Fade Tool Hold F to switch to the Fade Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the F key and the previous editing tool will be restored Envelope Tool Use the Envelope Tool to automate volume over the length of the clip For more information see Clip volume automation on page 82 Press V when the timeline has focus to switch to the Envelope Tool Hold Shift while dragging the end of the audio or video stream with the Envelope Tool to enable Edit Streams mode temporarily For more information see Stream editing L J cuts and rolls on page 67 Hold V to switch to the Envelope Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the V key and the previous edit
48. ather Type a value in the box or drag the slider to blend the shadow with the background Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the slider in fine increments Offset X Y Type a value in the box or drag the slider to offset the shadow from the center of your text Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the slider in fine increments Outline Enable Click to toggle an outline around your text Color Click the color sample to display a color picker where you can choose a color or type color values to set the outline color You can also adjust the transparency alpha value of the outline Thickness Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the thickness of the text outline Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the slider in fine increments Adding solid color clips You can add solid color clips to your project to provide backgrounds behind overlays or graphics with transparency or for fades Adding a solid color clip 1 Click to select a track 2 Click the Add button below the timeline and choose Solid Color The clip is created on the timeline You can also drag the Solid Color generator from the Plug Ins pane to the timeline to create a title clip 3 Use the controls in the Clip Inspector to adjust the generator s settings Editing a solid color clip 1 Select the title clip you want to edit 2 Click the Inspector button to show the Inspector pane 3 In the Inspe
49. ation envelope 2 Drag the line to the desired level As you drag the line the clip s gain is adjusted Drag down to make the clip quieter or drag up to make the clip louder If you want to automate volume add more points to the envelope Adding envelope points To create more complex envelopes you will need to add points To add an envelope point double click the envelope with the Envelope Tool A new envelope point will be added To add a point right click it with the Envelope Tool and choose Add point To delete a point right click it with the Envelope Tool and choose Delete To reset an envelope to its default state right click an envelope segment or point with the Envelope Tool and choose Reset all points CLIP EDITING 83 Adjusting an envelope By default a new envelope will contain a single envelope point If you want to adjust the overall level of an envelope drag the envelope up or down with the Envelope Tool If an envelope has multiple points you can drag each point or you can drag envelope segments n Dragging up or down decreases or increases volume n Dragging left or right changes when the volume adjustment occurs You cannot drag an envelope point past another point on the timeline As you adjust the envelope the clip s waveform is updated to reflect the new volume Right click an envelope point with the Envelope Tool to display a shortcut menu where you can
50. can use to mute or solo the channel 112 CHAPTER 8 n If the Timeline Inspector is set for a stereo project each track will display a blue Volume fader you can use to adjust the overall level of the track and Mute and Solo buttons you can use to mute or solo the track If the timeline outputs are stereo each track provides a Pan control that you can use to pan the track to the timeline outputs If the timeline outputs are mono each track provides an Output control that you can use to assign the track to the timeline outputs Additionally if the track contains clips that have multiple channels assigned on the Clip Inspector each channel provides an orange Volume fader you can use to adjust the channel s contribution to the level of the track and Mute and Solo buttons you can use to mute or solo the channel If the timeline outputs are stereo each channel provides an orange Pan control that you can use to pan the channel to the timeline outputs If the timeline outputs are mono each channel provides an Output control that you can use to assign the channel to the timeline outputs WORKING WITH AUDIO 113 114 CHAPTER 8 n If the Timeline Inspector is set for a multichannel project each track will display a blue Volume fader you can use to adjust the overall level of the track Mute and Solo buttons you can use to mute or solo the track and an Output control that you can use to assign t
51. ckly click the Tools button at the bottom of the Media Browser and choose Go to location Chapter 3 FINDING MEDIA 21 Displaying files in a list or thumbnail mode Click the Media Browser Settings button to display the Media Browser Settings menu where you can choose to view media in grid or list mode In grid mode the Media Browser displays thumbnail images and file names In list mode the Media Browser displays a simple list of thumbnail images and file names n Click a file to select it n Hold Shift and click the first and last file you want to select to select a range of files n Hold Ctrl Windows or Command Mac to select multiple files Click the Select button to select multiple files without using keyboard modifiers Showing source clips 1 Select a file 2 Click the Tools button at the bottom of the Media Browser and choose Show in Finder OS X or Show in Explorer Windows to view the source clip in its containing folder Displaying media from a Catalyst Prepare library You can also add media from Sony Catalyst Prepare libraries to your Catalyst Edit projects When you open a cpreplib library the Media Browser displays all the media contained in that library sorted in bins A separate bin is displayed for each storyboard You can also create clips by dragging storyboards or clips from the Catalyst Prepare window to the Catalyst Edit timeline For more info
52. clips 94 Adding solid color clips 98 Adding color gradient clips 99 Using video transitions 101 Creating a picture in picture effect 102 Animating video parameters with keyframes 106 Working with audio 109 Audio volume and panning 109 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Working with multichannel audio 110 Monitoring audio levels 118 Track meter 119 Editing Catalyst Edit options 121 Keyboard shortcuts 123 Gestures 129 Index 130 TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Catalyst Edit is your focused fast cutting tool for 4K RAW and HD video Catalyst Edit focuses on HD 4K and Sony RAW video editing while you focus on creativity Flexible timeline editing tools make working with 4K XAVC and Sony RAW files as easy as working with HD At last take full advantage of all the detail and high dynamic range color you shot Catalyst Edit ends the multichannel audio nightmare with an innovative workflow that enables you to use your camera audio however you need to even without a degree in audio engineering Catalyst Edit integrates tightly with Catalyst Prepare to provide continuity from the media prep stage to the editing stage The Catalyst Edit window The Catalyst Edit window is divided into five main sections n The toolbars provide quick access to frequently used functions n The left side o
53. ctions n Press Delete n Click the Track button below the timeline and choose Delete from the menu Moving tracks To move a track drag its track header to a new location in the track list An indicator is displayed to show you where the track will be moved When you release the mouse the track and its clips will be moved 44 CHAPTER 5 Creating a picture in picture effect The Picture in Picture effect allows you to resize and position clips for picture in picture compositing Creating the inner picture 1 Create two tracks in your project For more information see Adding tracks to a project on page 43 2 Add clips to your tracks n The top track will contain the smaller inner picture n The bottom track will contain the background clip For more information see Adding media and creating clips on page 35 3 Click the top track to select it 4 Click the Track button below the timeline and choose Picture in Picture The controls for the Picture in Picture plug in are displayed in the Track Inspector Editing picture in picture settings 1 Select the track that contains the top clip 2 Click the Inspector button to show the Inspector pane TRACK EDITING 45 3 In the Inspector select the Track tab to view and edit settings for the Picture in Picture plug in Use the Picture in Picture plug in to adjust the size and position of the top clip F
54. ctor select the Clip tab to view and click the color sample to display a color picker where you can choose a color or type color values to set the text color You can also adjust the transparency alpha value of the color For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 98 CHAPTER 7 Adding color gradient clips You can add color gradient clips to your project to provide an interesting variety of backgrounds behind overlays or graphics with transparency or for fades Adding a color gradient clip 1 Click to select a track 2 Click the Add button below the timeline and choose Color Gradient The clip is created on the timeline You can also drag the Color Gradient generator from the Plug Ins pane to the timeline to create a title clip 3 Use the controls in the Clip Inspector to adjust the generator s settings Editing a color gradient clip 1 Select the title clip you want to edit 2 Click the Inspector button to show the Inspector pane APPLYING EFFECTS 99 3 In the Inspector select the Clip tab to view and edit settings for the selected title clip For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Item Description Type Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose the shape of the gradient Center The drop down list displays the current position of the gradient in the frame Click to display an edit control you can use to po
55. current frame on the horizontal axis You can use the buttons at the top of the waveform monitor to display overlaid or separate RGB waveforms and isolate colors The histogram monitor displays the number of pixels that exist for each color intensity The vertical axis represents the number of pixels and the horizontal axis represents the RGB color range from 0 0 0 to 0 0 255 You can use the buttons at the top of the histogram monitor to display overlaid or separate RGB histograms and isolate colors 40 CHAPTER 4 Navigating the timeline Drag the shuttle control to seek forward or backward from the play position indicator to find an edit point As you drag toward the ends of the shuttle control playback speed increases Release the shuttle control to stop playback You can also press the J K or L keys to use the keyboard as a shuttle control Press and hold K while pressing J or L to emulate a shuttle knob mode Press K J to scrub left or K L to scrub right Item Description J Scrub reverse mode Press again to accelerate the playback rate K Pause L Scrub forward mode Press again to accelerate the playback rate You can drag the play cursor to scrub the timeline You can drag the ruler to scroll the timeline PLAYING MEDIA 41 Marking in and out points for playback If you want to play only a portion of the timeline you can select the portion of the vid
56. d DNxHD 220 4 2 2 8 bit 59 94p 220 Mbps 50p 175 Mbps 29 97p 110 Mbps 25p 90 Mbps 23 976p 90 Mbps 1280x720 Avid DNxHD 145 4 2 2 8 bit 59 94p 145 Mbps 50p 115 Mbps 29 97p 75 Mbps 25p 60 Mbps 23 976p 60 Mbps 1280x720 Avid DNxHD 100 subsampled to 960x720 4 2 2 8 bit 59 94p 100 Mbps 50p 85 Mbps 29 97p 50 Mbps 25p 45 Mbps 23 976p 50 Mbps FINDING MEDIA 33 Apple ProRes OS X only Container MOV Audio Codec PCM Format Frame Size Frame Rate Video Codec ProRes 720x486 59 94i 30p 29 97p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 720x576 50i 25p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 960x720 60p 59 94p 50p 30p 29 97p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 1280x720 60p 59 94p 50p 30p 29 97p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 1280x1080 59 94i 30p 29 97p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 1440x1080 59 94i 50i 30p 29 97p 25p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 1920x1080 60p 59 94p 50p 59 94i 50i 30p 29 97p 25p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 2048x1080 60p 59 94p 50p 30p 29 97p 25p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy 422 LT 422 422 HQ 4444 ProRes 2048x1556 60p 59 94p 50p 30p 29 97p 25p 24p 23 976p 422 proxy
57. d as a dashed line to indicate that the snap point will be quantized to the nearest frame boundary For more information see Clip snapping on page 76 CLIP EDITING 77 Using markers Markers can be used to indicate points of interest in projects or to make notes in the project Adding a marker 1 Click to select a track and position the timeline cursor where you want to add the marker 2 Click the Add button below the timeline and choose Marker The marker is created on the marker ruler above the timeline Double click an empty area of the marker ruler to add a marker quickly Selecting a marker Click a marker tag to select it Naming a marker 1 Double click the marker you want to edit The Marker popup is displayed 2 Type a name in the Name box The name in the marker ruler is updated to use the new name Changing a marker s color 1 Double click the marker you want to edit The Marker popup is displayed 2 Click a color swatch The marker tag is updated to use the new color Deleting a marker 1 Double click the marker you want to delete The Marker popup is displayed 2 Click the Delete button Moving a marker Drag the marker tag to a new location Hold Shift while dragging to temporarily override the current snapping setting 78 CHAPTER 6 Showing or hiding the marker ruler 1 Click the Timeline settings button above the timeline 2
58. dia file on an existing track a clip will be created If you drop a media file on a blank area of the timeline a track will be created When you add spanned clips to the timeline a single clip is created To change the magnification level of the timeline you can drag the slider above the time ruler roll the mouse wheel or drag vertically with two fingers on a trackpad Any color adjustments that were applied in Catalyst Prepare are preserved when adding media to the Catalyst Edit timeline Adding clips from a Catalyst Prepare library Organize mode in Catalyst Prepare allows you to review your imported clips group related clips in folders view and edit metadata and view mark points You can browse to a Catalyst Prepare library in the Catalyst Edit Media Browser or you can drag clips from Catalyst Prepare to the Catalyst Edit timeline 1 Click the Organize button at the top of the Catalyst Prepare window 2 The Library button displays the current library You can click the button to choose a different library or create a new library The library s media is displayed in the right side of the Catalyst Prepare window 3 Select the clips you want to use and drag them to the Catalyst Edit timeline Drop the clips where you want to create clips FINDING MEDIA 37 38 CHAPTER 3 Playing media The video preview is displayed above the timeline and displays a project s video out
59. drag the slider to adjust the size of the shadow Blur Type a value in the box or drag the slider to feather the edges of the shadow Opacity Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the opacity of the shadow As you decrease the opacity video from lower tracks will show through the foreground Glow Type Choose a setting from the drop down list if you want to display a glow effect over or behind the foreground image Amount Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the size of the glow effect Color Second color Click the color sample to display a color picker where you can choose a color or type color values to set the shadow color You can also adjust the transparency alpha value of the shadow 48 CHAPTER 5 Adjusting track controls The controls in the track list allow you to adjust a track s volume adjust track panning and mute or solo a track When a track has multiple channels separate controls are displayed for each channel You can use the blue Volume fader to adjust the overall level of the track and the orange Volume faders adjust each channel s contribution to the level of the track For more information see Working with multichannel audio on page 110 Click to expand the track s channels TRACK EDITING 49 Adjusting track volume Drag the Volume fader to adjust the overall volume of the selected track Double click the center of the thumb to
60. e Audio Device drop down list After you reconnect the device choose the device again and its status will be updated Choosing a video processing device Choose a setting from the Video processing device drop down list to enable or bypass GPU accelerated video playback Choose CPU if you want to turn off GPU acceleration or choose a device from the list to enable GPU accelerated playback The optimal GPU device is automatically selected Changing this value is intended for advanced users and may be useful for troubleshooting technical problems Computers equipped with CPUs that utilize Intel s Quick Sync Video QSV technology see improved processing performance for decoding H 264 AVC MPEG 4 video files Choosing an external video monitor Choose a setting from the External monitor device drop down list to display your video preview on an external monitor via a Blackmagic Design DeckLink Intensity Pro or UltraStudio device Choose a setting from the Monitor resolution drop down list to choose the display resolution for your monitor EDITING CATALYST EDIT OPTIONS 121 122 CHAPTER 9 Keyboard shortcuts Shortcut keys can help streamline your work with Catalyst Edit software The available shortcut keys are arranged in tables according to function Global shortcuts Command Windows Shortcut OS X Shortcut Show hide the Media Browser Ctrl B B Show hide the Inspector Ctrl I I
61. e information see Ripple edits on page 75 If snapping is enabled the clip edge will snap to available snap points as you drag it For more information see Clip snapping on page 76 If you drag the end of the clip past the length of the source clip the clip is bound to the clip length If you trim a clip until its length is zero the clip is deleted from the timeline CLIP EDITING 65 Slip trimming a clip 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Slip Tool Hold P to switch to the Slip Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the P key and the previous editing tool will be restored 2 Drag the right or left edge of a clip As you drag the clip edge the opposite edge of the clip will remain fixed trimming the media from the edge you drag If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically For more information see Ripple edits on page 75 If snapping is enabled the clip edge will snap to available snap points as you drag it For more information see Clip snapping on page 76 Trimming adjacent clips roll trim 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Roll Trim Tool Hold R to switch to the Roll Trim Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the R key and the previous editing tool will be restored 2 Drag the edge between two adjacent clips The edges of the clips are trimmed simultaneously i
62. e sync is turned off an indicator is displayed in the track header and a striped background is displayed in the timeline to indicate that you can move clips on a track freely even when ripple editing is selected CLIP EDITING 75 Clip snapping Click the Snap button above the timeline to turn snapping on or off in the main timeline Snapping helps you align items along the timeline when you add clips move clips trim clips or position the cursor As you drag clips or markers an indicator is displayed across the height of the timeline to show snap points When snapping is enabled you can hold the Shift key to temporarily override snapping When snapping is not enabled you can hold the Shift key to temporarily enable snapping If you drag to a snap point that does not occur on a frame boundary when Quantize to frames is enabled the snap indicator is displayed as a dashed line to indicate that the snap point will be quantized to the nearest frame boundary For more information see Quantize to frames on page 77 Turning snapping on or off Click the Snap button above the timeline to turn snapping on or off in the main timeline When snapping is enabled clips and markers will snap to the following points on the timeline n The cursor when playback is stopped n Markers n Clip edges on the same track n Clips on different tracks when Snap to All is enabled Snapping to clips on other tracks
63. ect media 12 Remove control point 100 removing keyframes 107 rename marker 78 render audio 16 render image sequence 16 rendering multichannel audio 16 rendering projects 16 replace media 12 85 Reset mark in out points 42 ripple edits 75 ripple sync 52 75 roll trim 66 rotation 96 ruler format 14 S sample rate 14 Save Project 13 Save Project As 13 saving projects 13 scroll timeline 41 scrub control 41 select marker 78 selecting clips 61 Set to default 84 Set to max 84 Set to min 84 shadow color 97 100 shortcuts 123 Show in Explorer 22 Show in Finder 22 show hide marker ruler 79 shuttle control 41 slip 70 87 slip trim 66 70 snapping clips 76 quantize to frames 77 solid color 98 solo channel 57 tracks 50 55 sound device 121 source offset clip 87 spanned clips adding to timeline 36 split screen preview 39 64 69 split trim 65 splitting clips 69 spring loaded shortcuts 59 126 start clips 87 Stop 40 storyboards 79 stream editing 67 streams 87 stretch audio 88 supported formats 24 SxS format 23 T text clips 94 95 color 96 font 95 generator 89 position 95 rotation 96 133 INDEX size 95 thumbnail view 22 timeline audio meter 118 timeline effects 15 93
64. edia file on an existing track a clip will be created n If you drop a media file on a track s header the new clip is created at the beginning of the timeline n If you drop a media file on a blank area of the timeline a track will be created When you add spanned clips to the timeline a single clip is created To change the magnification level of the timeline you can drag the slider above the time ruler roll the mouse wheel or drag vertically with two fingers on a trackpad Any color adjustments that were applied in Catalyst Prepare are preserved when adding media to the Catalyst Edit timeline Adding clips and creating tracks 1 Use the Media Browser to find media files 2 Select the media files you want to add to your project If you want to adjust mark in out points before adding media you can log mark in out points in the Media Browser For more information see Finding media on page 21 36 CHAPTER 3 3 Click the Tools button at the bottom of the Media Browser and choose Add selection as tracks from the menu A separate track is created for each selected clip and a clip is created on each track for the clip The clips will begin at the start of the timeline If multiple clips are selected they will be added to the track in the order they are displayed in the Media Browser You an also drag files from the Windows Explorer Finder or Media Browser to the timeline If you drop a me
65. eo stream with the Edit Tool Roll Trim Tool or Envelope Tool to enable Edit Streams mode temporarily CLIP EDITING 67 3 Drag either end of a clip s audio or video stream to change its starting or ending point The media on the timeline does not move but the start or end point of the stream will change with the clip edge If snapping is enabled the stream edge will snap to available snap points as you drag it For more information see Clip snapping on page 76 If you drag the end of the clip past the length of the source clip the clip is bound to the clip length If multiple clips are selected before you start trimming the clip you trim remains selected and the other clips are deselected To trim small clips you may need to zoom in to the timeline To change the magnification level of the timeline you can drag the slider above the time ruler or click the Zoom Out or Zoom In buttons If you want to move a clip drag its header If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically For more information see Ripple edits on page 75 68 CHAPTER 6 Splitting clips Splitting a clip allows you to adjust a small part of a clip or break a single clip into multiple sections that you can edit independently 1 Click the timeline to position the cursor where you want to split the clip You can use any of the available editing tools For more information see Editing
66. eo you want to play 1 Click the timeline to set the play position indicator 2 Click the Tools button below the timeline and choose Mark in or press I 3 Click the timeline to set the play position indicator 4 Click the Tools button below the timeline and choose Mark out or press O When you click the Play button playback will start from the playback position indicator and continue until the Mark Out position or the end of the file If you want to play the Mark In Mark Out region in a continuous loop select the Loop Playback button Double click a clip with the Edit Slip or Fade tool to select a clip and set the Mark In Out region to match its length Double click the fade between two clips with the Edit Slip or Fade tool to select a fade area and set the Mark In Out region to match its length You can adjust mark in out points by dragging the indicators above the timeline You can adjust the mark in out region without changing its length by dragging the area between indicators above the timeline To reset mark in out points click the Tools button below the timeline and choose Reset mark in out points 42 CHAPTER 4 Track editing Tracks are containers along the timeline where you arrange audio and video clips Clips sit on tracks to determine when a clip starts and stops and multiple tracks are mixed together to produce your final output Adding tracks to a project You ca
67. es 23 finding media 21 flip envelope 85 folder clips 86 font 95 formatting Professional Disc volumes 23 formatting SxS 23 frame rate 14 freeze frame 88 fx applying to clips 91 fx applying to the timeline 93 fx applying to tracks 92 G gain clips 88 master output 14 gestures 129 Go to End 40 Go to Start 40 GPU acceleration 121 grade in 14 gradient angle 100 gradient ceter 100 gradient type 100 grading color space 14 H height 13 histogram monitor 40 horizontal alignment 95 I image sequence 16 import from storyboard 22 import library 22 Inspector Clip tab 86 131 INDEX Timeline tab 13 Track tab 52 italic text 95 J J cut 67 JKL shuttle 41 K keyboard shortcuts 123 keyframe animation 106 keyframes adding 106 deleting 107 editing 106 moving 107 L L cut 67 layering clips 45 102 length clips 87 level 81 library clips 86 importing 22 properties 86 list view 22 loop playback 42 Loop Playback 40 lower third 96 M magnification 35 65 68 mark in 23 mark out 23 markers 78 color 78 position position 78 ruler 58 79 matching audio channels 15 89 media 86 Media Browser pane 21 Media Composer 18 meters 118 microfade 39 64
68. eview If you want to position the cursor without changing your clip selection you can drag the cursor or playhead Moving clips A clip s position on the timeline determines where it will be played in your project Dragging a clip to a new position Dragging is the simplest way to move clips in your project You can drag a clip so it occurs earlier or later in your project or you can drag a clip to another track 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Edit Tool 2 Select the clips you want to move For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 3 Drag the clip to the position where you want it to be played If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically For more information see Ripple edits on page 75 Ripple mode is temporarily suspended when dragging a clip to a different track Drag a clip to a blank area of the timeline to create a new track 4 Release the mouse button Moving multiple clips 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Edit Tool 2 Select the clips you want to move For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 3 Drag the clips to the position where you want them to be played If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically For more information see Ripple edits on page 75 4 Release the mouse button
69. f the window displays the Media Browser where you can browse your computer for media files to use in your projects and the Plug Ins pane where you can browse the available video effects generators and transitions n The Video Preview displays the video frame at the cursor position and allows you to play back your project n The timeline is where you create projects You can add tracks to organize your media clips and add clips to the tracks n The right side of the window can display the Inspector which allows you to edit application options properties for the timeline selected track or selected clip Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 9 10 CHAPTER 1 Working with projects A project file ceditprj saves the relevant information about your source media file locations edits insertion points transitions and effects A project file is not a multimedia file It contains pointers to the original source files so you can edit your project nondestructively You can be creative without worrying about corrupting your source files Creating projects The first step in creating your masterpiece is to create a Catalyst Edit project file ceditprj 1 Click the Project button in the main toolbar 2 Choose New from the menu to create a project Press Ctrl N Windows or N OS X to create a new project quickly Opening projects 1 Click the Project button in the main toolba
70. f you decrease the speed of a ten second video event to 5 only five seconds of video will be shown On the other hand if the speed is increased to 2 the ten seconds of video will play in only five seconds The remaining five seconds of the clip will be filled either with a freeze of the last frame or with ten additional seconds of video content from the media file if the source media is longer than the clip Audio mode Choose a setting from the drop down list to choose how audio is stretched when you adjust the playback rate of a clip n None to time stretching or pitch shifting is applied n Time stretch audio is time stretched to match the clip s rate but the playback pitch is preserved n Pitch shift audio is time stretched to match the clip s rate and the playback pitch is raised or lowered to match the rate faster playback raises the pitch slower playback lowers the pitch Gain Click the value and type a new value or drag the fader to adjust the volume of each audio channel in the selected clip Double click the center of the thumb to reset the fader Editing this setting also affects the fade envelope on the clip For more information see Clip fades on page 81 When adjusting volume remember to watch your audio meters Because you are adding the volumes of all of the tracks together it is easy to clip the audio output Make sure that the meters never display the red Clip indication during playback For
71. file is played and this channel is sent to both output channels If you continue to pan to the left the left channel is gradually added to the output and the right channel is gradually faded out until only the left channel will be heard through both output channels when the slider is at 100 L n 3 dB notch This mode can help you adjust the relative signal levels of the channels in stereo source material A 3 dB cut is applied when you re panned to the center As you pan from the center to either side the opposite channel begins at 3 dB and decays to infinity The signal in the side you are panning toward progresses from 3 dB to 0 dB This panning mode uses a linear panning curve n 6 dB notch This mode can help you adjust the relative signal levels of the channels in stereo source material A 6 dB cut is applied when you re panned to the center As you pan from the center to either side the opposite channel begins at 6 dB and decays to infinity The signal in the side you are panning toward progresses from 6 dB to 0 dB This panning mode uses a linear panning curve 54 CHAPTER 5 Item Description For example when using the 3 dB notch or 6 dB notch settings when you pan fully right the right channel is played at 0 dB and the left channel is not audible As you pan to the center each channel is attenuated to the specified center value 3 dB or 6 dB As you pan to the left the left channel is pla
72. file that you want to use to replace the selected clip 3 Click the Tools button at the bottom of the Media Browser below the timeline and choose Replace media with selection from the menu The clip and is updated to use the file from the Media Browser If you replace a clip with a shorter media file the last frame of the new file will repeat until the end of the clip If you replace a clip with a longer media file the clip length does not change You can trim the clip to match the length of the new media file For more information see Trimming clips on page 64 CLIP EDITING 85 Undoing and redoing edit operations Undo and Redo give you the freedom to experiment with your project Undoing the last action performed Click the Tools button below the timeline and choose Undo or press Ctrl Z Windows or Z OS X Reversing the last Undo performed Click the Tools button below the timeline and choose Redo or press Ctrl Shift Z Windows or Shift Z OS X Using the Clip Inspector In the Inspector select the Clip tab to view and edit settings for the selected clip Click a clip to select it and the Clip tab is displayed automatically if the Inspector is visible Summary Item Description Name Type a value in the Name box to set the name of the selected clip The name you type here will be displayed in the clip Media Displays the source file name for the selected clip When
73. formation see Ripple edits on page 75 End Click the value and type a new value to trim the end of the selected clip to the specified timeline position For example if the current End value is 60 00 typing 50 00 will move the end of the clip ten seconds earlier on the timeline If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically Length Click the value and type a new value to set the length of the selected clip The clip s start point remains fixed on the timeline and the clip s end is modified as needed If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically If you set a clip s length to zero the clip is deleted from the timeline Source offset Click the value and type a new value to set the start time of the selected clip Adjusting the clip s source offset slips the clip s media within the clip use a negative offset to slip the media to the left or use a positive offset to slip the media to the right For more information see Slipping clips on page 69 Fade in length If a clip is not crossfaded with the previous clip click the value and type a new value to set the amount of time it takes the clip to fade in If there are no clips on tracks below the selected clip it will fade in from black If a clip is on a track below the selected clip the lower clip will be visible during the fade Editing this setting also affects the fade envelope on the clip For more information
74. from the chain Click the Mute button to bypass a plug in without removing it from the chain Drag a plug in s heading to change its position in the plug in chain Click the toggle arrow to show or hide each plug in s controls CLIP EDITING 89 90 CHAPTER 6 Applying effects You can use effects to manipulate the video components of your project The included video plug ins include effects transitions and text background generators Effects can be used to improve video quality or manipulate an image transitions can change the way video events flow into one another and generators can create text and backgrounds Using video effects There are several methods available for applying effects to video Video effects can be applied to clips tracks or to the entire video timeline Adding effects to a clip Effects that you apply to a clip are applied only to that clip 1 Click the Plug Ins button at the top of the Catalyst Edit window to display the Plug Ins pane and select the effect you want to use 2 Select the clip where you want to apply the effect For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 3 Click the Add to Clip button at the bottom of the Plug Ins pane or drag the effect to the clip An effects indicator is displayed on a clip when it has effects applied You can click the indicator to display the effect s controls in the Clip Inspecto
75. he track to the timeline outputs If the timeline outputs are stereo each track provides a Pan control that you can use to pan the track to the timeline outputs Additionally if the track contains clips that have multiple channels assigned on the Clip Inspector each channel provides an orange Volume fader you can use to adjust the channel s contribution to the level of the track Mute and Solo buttons you can use to mute or solo the channel and an Output control that you can use to assign the channel to the timeline outputs If the timeline outputs are stereo each channel provides an orange Pan control that you can use to pan the channel to the timeline outputs WORKING WITH AUDIO 115 When adjusting volume remember to watch your audio meters Because you are adding the volumes of all of the tracks together it is easy to clip the audio output Make sure that the meters never display the red Clip indication during playback For more information see Monitoring audio levels on page 118 The meters in the Track Inspector show audio levels for the selected track and each of the channels that contributes to the track The meter in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Edit window shows the sum of all audio at the cursor position Assigning a clip s audio channels 1 Select the clip you want to edit For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 2 Click the Inspector
76. height slider to the left to make all tracks shorter or drag to the right to make all tracks taller If you want to adjust the size of the video preview to increase or decrease the size of the timeline drag the splitter between the video preview and timeline Showing or hiding the marker ruler 1 Click the Timeline settings button above the timeline 2 Click the Marker ruler switch to show or hide the marker ruler For more information see Using markers on page 78 58 CHAPTER 5 Clip editing Clips are containers that represent an occurrence of a media file on the Catalyst Edit timeline A clip can represent an entire media file or a portion of it A single media file can be used repeatedly to create any number of different clips since each clip can be trimmed independently A clip s position on the timeline determines when it will be played back in your project Editing tools The Tools button below the timeline allows you to select the active editing tool Click the button and choose a tool from the menu Tool Description Edit Tool Use the Edit Tool to select trim and move clips on the timeline For more information see Trimming clips on page 64 and Moving clips on page 62 Press E when the timeline has focus to switch to the Edit Tool Hold Shift while dragging the end of the audio or video stream with the Edit Tool to enable Edit Streams mode temporarily For more information see St
77. ing tool will be restored 60 CHAPTER 6 Selecting clips and positioning the cursor Selecting data and positioning the cursor are the first steps in a variety of editing tasks You can select clips with any of the editing tools but using the Select tool helps ensure that clips cannot be moved during selection For more information see Editing tools on page 59 Press Ctrl A Windows or A OS X to select all clips Selecting a single clip Click a clip to select it and deselect other selected clips If you want to select a clip without moving the cursor click the clip header If you want to deselect all selected clips click a blank area of the timeline Selecting multiple adjacent clips Hold the Shift key and click the first and last clip that you want to select All clips between the first and last clip you clicked are selected Selecting multiple nonadjacent clips 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Select Tool Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X while clicking clips with the Edit Tool Roll Trim Slip Tool or Fade Tool 2 Click the clips you want to select The selected clips are highlighted To deselect a clip simply click it again CLIP EDITING 61 Positioning the cursor To set the cursor position click in the timeline or time ruler The cursor moves to the position you click and the cursor position is displayed below the video pr
78. ings for intermediate frames are interpolated to create smooth animation You can click the Keyframe Editor button at the bottom of the Inspector to switch the timeline to keyframe mode where you can edit parameters for individual keyframes Adding keyframes In the Inspector window each parameter that can be automated displays a Keyframes button Select the button to create a row in the keyframe editor for that parameter 1 Add an effect to your project For more information see Using video effects on page 91 2 Select the track or clip where you added the effect and click the Timeline Inspector Track Inspector or Clip Inspector 3 Select the effect in the Timeline Inspector Track Inspector or Clip Inspector 4 In the Inspector select the Keyframes button for the parameter you want to animate An initial keyframe is created and the timeline switches to keyframe mode Notice that the keyframe editor includes a row for each keyframed parameter 5 In the keyframe editor click to position the cursor where you want to add a keyframe You can also double click the keyframe editor to add a keyframe or click the Add button in the toolbar below the keyframe editor 6 In the Inspector adjust the parameter s control as needed A keyframe is added to the keyframe editor 7 Click the Keyframe Editor button at the bottom of the Inspector to exit keyframe mode when you re finished editing
79. ip level 81 clip library 86 clip lists 79 clip opacity 81 clip streams 87 clip volume 81 color gradient 99 color gradient angle 100 color gradient center 100 color gradient type 100 compositiing 45 102 INDEX 130 Constant power pan type 54 contained clips 63 continuous playback 42 copying clips 74 creating a nested timeline 79 creating clips 35 creating color gradient clips 99 creating projects 11 creating solid color clips 98 creating title clips 94 cropping clips 71 crossfading clips 63 cursor position 62 custom sample rate 14 cutting clips 74 D deleting clips 75 deleting keyframes 107 deleting markers 78 deleting tracks 44 display mode 22 E edit clip effects 89 edit color gradient 99 edit picture in picture 45 102 edit solid color 98 edit text 89 94 edit timeline effects 15 edit track effects 58 editing tools 59 editingkeyframes 106 effects clip 89 timeline 15 track 58 empty track 43 enable outline 98 enable shadow 97 end clips 87 envelope fade curves 84 eraser mode 65 exporting projects 17 18 external monitor device 121 external monitor resolution 121 F fade curves 84 fade in length clips 87 fade out length clips 88 file formats 24 Final Cut Pro X 17 19 finalizing Professional Disc volum
80. iption Vertical Choose a setting from the drop down list to indicate how your text box is aligned with the point specified by the Position value n Select Top to align the top of the text box with the Position point n Select Center to align the center of the text box with the Position point n Select Baseline when you have a single line of text and want to align the text s baseline with the Position point n Select Bottom to align the bottom of the text box with the Position point Color Click the color sample to display a color picker where you can choose a color or type color values to set the text color You can also adjust the transparency alpha value of the text Rotation Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the angle of the text in the frame Background Color Click the color sample to display a color picker where you can choose a color or type color values to adjust the background You can also adjust the transparency alpha value of the background Adding a background color makes it easy to create a lower third color box 96 CHAPTER 7 Item Description Location Click to display an edit control you can use to position the text background You can drag the corners of the rectangle in the edit control or type values in the edit boxes to set the position of each corner of the background in the frame Drag a corner of the rectangle to preserve aspect ratio while resizing
81. iting The following keyboard shortcuts are available when editing clips on the timeline Command Windows Shortcut OS X Shortcut Move selected clips left right Numeric Keypad 4 6 Numeric Keypad 4 6 Slip trim selected clips one pixel left right Alt Numeric Keypad 4 6 Option Numeric Keypad 4 6 Switch to the Edit Tool when timeline or video preview has focus Hold E to switch to the Edit Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the E key and the previous editing tool will be restored For more information see Editing tools on page 59 E E Switch to the Roll Trim Tool when timeline or video preview has focus Hold R to switch to the Roll Trim Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the R key and the previous editing tool will be restored R R Switch to the Select Tool when timeline or video preview has focus Hold C to switch to the Select Tool temporarily When you re finished selecting clips release the C key and the previous editing tool will be restored C C Switch to the Slip Tool when timeline or video preview has focus Hold P to switch to the Slip Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the P key and the previous editing tool will be restored P P Switch to the Split Trim Tool when timeline or video preview has focus Hold T to switch to the Split Trim Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the T key and
82. lecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 2 Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Cut from the menu or press Ctrl X Windows or X OS X The clip and its properties are removed from the timeline and moved to the clipboard For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Copying clips 1 Select the clips you want to copy For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 2 Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Copy from the menu or press Ctrl C Windows or C OS X The clip and its properties are copied to the clipboard For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Pasting clips 1 Stop playback 2 Select the track where you want to paste 3 Click the timeline to position the cursor where you want to paste the clips 4 Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Paste from the menu or press Ctrl V Windows or V OS X 5 The clips from the clipboard are pasted at the cursor position in the focus track The pasted clip retains the properties of the clip you copied For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Pasted clips will sit on top of other clips in the track if they overlap To make space for pasted clips you can split the clip at the cursor position and select the Ripple button above the timeline before pasting For more infor
83. mation see Splitting clips on page 69 and Ripple edits on page 75 74 CHAPTER 6 Deleting clips Deleting a clip removes it from the track without modifying the media file on your computer 1 Select the clips you want to delete For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 Hold Shift while clicking to select a range of clips Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to select multiple nonadjacent clips 2 Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Delete from the menu Ripple edits When the Ripple button above the timeline is enabled clips and markers that occur later on a track are shifted automatically when any of the following edits are performed n Adjusting a clip s length by trimming or slip trimming n Moving clips n Deleting clips n Cutting clips n Pasting clips When Ripple is not enabled clip edits will not affect other clips and markers on the timeline Turning off ripple synchronization for individual tracks When Ripple is first enabled ripple edits are enabled for all tracks Edit operations on a any track ripple downstream clips on all tracks If you want to turn ripple editing off for a track use the Ripple sync switch on the Track Inspector For more information see Using the Track Inspector on page 52 The Ripple sync switch is available only when the Ripple button above the timeline is enabled When Rippl
84. more information see Monitoring audio levels on page 118 88 CHAPTER 6 Channel Assignment Click the speaker icon to turn a channel on or off Turning off a clip s unused channels allows you to remove those channels from the track list in the timeline Click the Mono or Stereo button to indicate whether a channel is a mono channel or part of a stereo pair Enabling Stereo will pair the channel with the next channel in the list If you want to set all of a clip s channels at once click the Channel Tools button and choose Set all to mono Set all to stereo or Reset Type a name in the edit box to identify the channel For example you might type Lav1 to identify audio from a lavalier microphone Channels that are named identically in the Timeline Inspector and Clip Inspector will be matched When you add a clip from a Catalyst Prepare library to the Catalyst Edit timeline any channel assignment settings that you made in the Catalyst Prepare library will be applied to the clip Title When a title clip is selected you can use the Title controls to control the appearance of your title text For more information see Adding title clips on page 94 Video Effects When the selected clip has effects applied to it you can use the Video Effects controls to control the settings for each effect For more information see Adding effects to a clip on page 91 Click the Delete button to remove a plug in
85. n create empty tracks in a project to serve as placeholders for media that you will add to your project later or you can create tracks when you add media to the project Video tracks are composited together so that upper tracks obscure lower tracks If a clip includes transparency lower clips will be visible through the transparent areas Adding an empty track Click the Track button below the timeline and choose New from the menu A new empty track is created above the focus track Press Ctrl Shift N Windows or Shift N OS X Double click below the last track header to create a new empty track Adding a media file as a new track 1 Select the clips you want to use in the Media Browser For more information see Finding media on page 21 2 Click the Media Tools button at the bottom of the Media Browser below the timeline and choose Add selection as tracks from the menu to add the files to new tracks in your project The new tracks are created at the bottom of the track list A separate track is created for each selected clip and a clip is created on the timeline for each clip The clips will begin at the start of the timeline and the new clips are selected If multiple clips are selected they will be added to the track in the order they are displayed in the Media Browser Chapter 5 TRACK EDITING 43 Deleting tracks To delete a track select the track and perform one of the following a
86. n the direction you drag If snapping is enabled the clip edge will snap to available snap points as you drag it For more information see Clip snapping on page 76 If you drag the end of the clip past the length of the source clip the clip is bound to the clip length If you trim a clip until its length is zero the clip is deleted from the timeline As you drag the video preview switches to a split screen preview to allow you to see the frame on either side of the edit 66 CHAPTER 6 Stream editing L J cuts and rolls Stream editing allows you to trim a clip s audio and video separately while still keeping both streams combined in a single timeline clip so that you can quickly and easily create J and L cuts n In an L cut or roll the audio from the first clip continues after the video has been trimmed allowing the user to see the new scene before hearing its audio n In a J cut or roll the audio from the second clip begins before the video allowing the user to hear the new scene s audio before seeing the video 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Edit Tool Roll Trim Tool or Envelope Tool Hold E to switch to the Edit Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the E key and the previous editing tool will be restored 2 Select the Edit Streams button below the timeline or press Shift E Hold Shift while dragging the end of the audio or vid
87. ncluding timeline channel output and clip channel assignment n Clip audio fades and gain Audio clip gain and audio track gain are exported as clip gain n Overlapping clips n Track gain converted to clip gain Premiere Pro CS6 prproj n Timeline including width height pixel aspect ratio frame rate and field order Catalyst Edit timelines are always exported as stereo n Markers n Clips including nested timelines n Clip fades and gain opacity n Overlapping clips n Title clips multiline text text angle text color background color and shadow color are supported n Track gain pan mute and solo 18 CHAPTER 2 Final Cut Pro X fcpxml n Timeline Catalyst Edit timelines are always exported as stereo Projects with multichannel audio will play through the left channel only in Final Cut Pro n Markers timeline markers are exported as clip markers and markers beyond the last clip are omitted n Clips including nested timelines n Clip fades and gain opacity Video clip gain is exported as clip opacity Audio clip gain and audio track gain are exported as clip gain n Audio channel routing including timeline channel output and clip channel assignment n Overlapping clips n Title clips title text font font size bold italics alignment color shadow outline and rotation are supported Please confirm font sizes in Final Cut Pro
88. o adjusts the Fade in length and Fade out length settings in the Clip Inspector For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Double click the fade between two clips with the Edit Slip or Fade tool to select a fade area and set the Mark In Out region to match its length Clip volume automation If you want to adjust a clip s volume over time you can use an envelope to automate volume over the length of the clip For simple control over a clip s fade in fade out and overall level you can use the Fade Tool For more information see Clip fades on page 81 Clip automation envelopes are independent of clip fades Using the Fade Tool to adjust the clip s gain or opacity also adjusts the Gain or Opacity setting in the Clip Inspector For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 If clips contain automation envelopes before you create a nested timeline the clip automation envelopes are available in the clips in the nested timeline The parent clip will use the default single point envelope For more information see Nested timelines on page 79 82 CHAPTER 6 Adjusting a clip s volume 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Envelope Tool Hold V to switch to the Envelope Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the V key and the previous editing tool will be restored When the Envelope Tool is selected each clip will display a volume autom
89. olo the selected channel When a channel is soloed all unsoloed channels are effectively muted Click the button on additional channels to add them to the solo group To remove a channel from the solo group click its button again Clicking the Solo button in the Track Inspector also updates the Solo button on the track header TRACK EDITING 57 Video Effects When the selected track has effects applied to it you can use the Video Effects controls to control the settings for each effect For more information see Adding effects to a track on page 92 Click the Delete button to remove a plug in from the chain Click the Mute button to bypass a plug in without removing it from the chain Drag a plug in s heading to change its position in the plug in chain Click the toggle arrow to show or hide each plug in s controls Adjusting timeline settings Click the Timeline settings button above the timeline to display the Timeline Settings menu where you can adjust various settings for the project timeline When you add the first video clip to a project the timeline settings are automatically adjusted to match the media properties For more information see Adding media and creating clips on page 35 Adjusting track height Adjusting track height allows you to gain a wider view of your project or focus on a specific track 1 Click the Timeline settings button above the timeline 2 Drag the Track
90. omation on page 82 Adjusting a clip s volume or opacity 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Fade Tool Hold F to switch to the Fade Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the F key and the previous editing tool will be restored 2 Hover over the top of the video or audio portion of a clip until the fade cursor is displayed 3 Drag the line to the desired level As you drag the line the clip s gain or opacity is adjusted As you decrease the setting a clip becomes more transparent allowing clips on lower tracks to show through the clip Adjusting the clip s gain or opacity also adjusts the Gain or Opacity setting in the Clip Inspector For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 CLIP EDITING 81 Adjusting a clip s fade in or fade out 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Fade Tool Hold F to switch to the Fade Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the F key and the previous editing tool will be restored 2 Hover over the left or right edge of a clip until the fade cursor is displayed 3 Drag the corner of the clip to set the amount of time it takes the clip to fade in or out If there are no clips on tracks below the selected clip it will fade from to black If a clip is on a track below the selected clip the lower clip will be visible during the fade Adjusting the clip s fades als
91. ono channel or part of a stereo pair Enabling Stereo will pair the channel with the next channel in the list c Type a name in the edit box to identify the channel For example you might type Lav1 to identify audio from a lavalier microphone Channels that are named identically in the Timeline Inspector and Clip Inspector will be matched When you add a clip from a Catalyst Prepare library to the Catalyst Edit timeline any channel assignment settings that you made in the Catalyst Prepare library will be applied to the clip For more information see Using the Timeline Inspector on page 13 Setting up a track s audio channels 1 Click a track header to select the track you want to edit 2 The track header and the Track Inspector provide controls you can use to mix the track for your project s output For more information see Adjusting track controls on page 49 and Using the Track Inspector on page 52 n If the Timeline Inspector is set for a mono project each track will display a blue Volume fader you can use to adjust the overall level of the track and Mute and Solo buttons you can use to mute or solo the track WORKING WITH AUDIO 111 Additionally if the track contains clips that have multiple channels assigned on the Clip Inspector each channel provides an orange Volume fader you can use to adjust the channel s contribution to the level of the track and Mute and Solo buttons you
92. ools button and choose Set all to mono Set all to stereo or Reset Type a name in the edit box to identify the channel For example you might type Lav1 to identify audio from a lavalier microphone Channels that are named identically in the Timeline Inspector and Clip Inspector will be matched When you add a clip from a Catalyst Prepare library to the Catalyst Edit timeline any channel assignment settings that you made in the Catalyst Prepare library will be applied to the clip Video Effects When the timeline has effects applied to it you can use the Video Effects controls to control the settings for each effect For more information see Adding effects to the timeline on page 93 Click the Delete button to remove a plug in from the chain Click the Mute button to bypass a plug in without removing it from the chain Drag a plug in s heading to change its position in the plug in chain Click the toggle arrow to show or hide each plug in s controls WORKING WITH PROJECTS 15 Rendering projects When you re finished editing your project or when you want to see it in its final form rendering converts your project to another format and creates a single file on your hard drive When you render your project the project file is not affected overwritten deleted or altered during the rendering process You may return to the original project to make edits or adjustments and render it again
93. or more information see Using the Track Inspector on page 52 46 CHAPTER 5 Item Description Location The drop down list displays the current position of the video in the frame Click to display an edit control you can use to position your video You can drag the point in the edit control or type values in the X and Y boxes to set the position of your video in the frame Double click the point to reset it You can drag the corners of the rectangle in the edit control or type values in the edit boxes to set the position of each corner of the background in the frame Drag a corner of the rectangle to preserve aspect ratio while resizing Hold Shift while dragging the corners of the rectangle to resize and adjust aspect ratio Hold Alt Windows or Option OS X to resize the rectangle from the center Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments When a corner is selected you can use the arrow keys to adjust the selected corner or press Ctrl Windows or OS X the arrow keys to adjust in fine increments Drag the edges of the rectangle to resize the rectangle Drag an edge of the rectangle to preserve aspect ratio while resizing Hold Shift while dragging an edge to resize and adjust aspect ratio Hold Alt Windows or Option OS X to resize the rectangle from the center Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments Drag the cen
94. ows the sum of all audio at the cursor position Track pan Drag the knob to control the position of the track in the stereo field dragging to the down or to the left will place the audio in the left speaker more than the right and dragging up or to the right will place the audio in the right speaker Double click the knob to reset panning to the center Dragging the Pan knob in the Track Inspector also adjusts the Pan knob on the track header The Track pan knob is not displayed for tracks that are assigned to a mono output or that contain multichannel clips When a track contains multichannel clips use the Audio Channel controls to pan each channel TRACK EDITING 53 Item Description Pan mode Click the Pan mode button and choose a setting from the menu to choose the panning model that is used for the track n Add This mode is most useful for panning stereo files As you pan across the stereo field the stereo image appears to move across the speakers As you pan toward either side the signal from the opposite channel is added to the channel you are panning toward until at the extreme both channels are sent to a single channel at full volume This mode uses a linear panning curve n Constant power This mode is most useful for panning monaural source material In this mode sound will maintain its volume when you pan across channels If you pan a stereo file 100 R only the right channel of your media
95. p SQ 440 SSTP 2048x1080 10 RGB 444 1 0 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p HQ 880 SSTP 2048x1080 12 RGB 444 1 0 50i 59 94i 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p SQ 440 SSTP 2048x1080 12 RGB 444 1 0 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p HQ 880 SSTP 2048x1080 12 RGB 444 1 0 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p SQ 440 SSTP 2048x1080 12 RGB 444 1 0 23 976p 24p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p HQ 880 SSTP 2048x1556 10 RGB 444 1 0 23 976p 24p 25p HQ 880 FINDING MEDIA 29 NXCAM Format Frame Size Pixel Aspect Ratio Frame Rate Video Codec Audio Codec Bit Rate AVCHD 1920x1080 1 0 59 94p 50p H 264 MPEG 4 AVC Dolby AC 3 or PCM 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bit 28 Mbps AVCHD 1920x1080 1 0 59 94i 50i 29 97p 25p 23 976p H 264 MPEG 4 AVC Dolby AC 3 or PCM 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bit 24 or 17 Mbps AVCHD 1280x720 1 0 59 94p 50p H 264 MPEG 4 AVC Dolby AC 3 or PCM 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bit 24 or 17 Mbps AVCHD 1440x1080 1 333 59 94i 50i H 264 MPEG 4 AVC Dolby AC 3 or PCM 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bit 9 or 5 Mbps MPEG 2 SD 720x480 0 9091 or 1 2121 23 976p 29 97p 59 94i MPEG 2 Dolby AC 3 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bit 9 Mbps MPEG 2 SD 720x576 1 0926 or 1 4568 25p 50i MPEG 2 Dolby AC 3 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bit 9 Mbps 30 CHAPTER 3 AVC H 264 MPEG 4 Format Frame Size Screen
96. ple edits on page 75 If snapping is enabled the clip edge will snap to available snap points as you drag it For more information see Clip snapping on page 76 70 CHAPTER 6 Cropping clips The Crop effect allows you to reframe the viewable area of a clip 1 Select the clip you want to edit 2 Click the Clip button below the timeline and choose Crop from the menu CLIP EDITING 71 3 In the Inspector use the Clip tab to view and edit crop settings for the selected clip For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Item Description Position The drop down list displays the current position of the video in the frame Click to display an edit control you can use to frame your video Drag the corners of the rectangle in the edit control or type values in the edit boxes to set the position of each corner of the frame Drag a corner of the rectangle to preserve aspect ratio while resizing Hold Shift while dragging the corners of the rectangle to resize and adjust aspect ratio Hold Alt Windows or Option OS X to resize the rectangle from the center Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments When a corner is selected you can use the arrow keys to adjust the selected corner or press Ctrl Windows or OS X the arrow keys to adjust in fine increments Drag the edges of the rectangle to resize the rectangle
97. plug in from the Plug Ins pane to the timeline to create a clip You can also use the Add button below the timeline to quickly add the Title Solid Color or Color Gradient plug in to the selected track For more information see Adding title clips on page 94 Adding solid color clips on page 98 or Adding color gradient clips on page 99 6 Use the controls in the Clip Inspector to adjust the generator s settings For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Adding title clips You can add title clips to your project to create titles and credits Adding a title clip 1 Click to select a track 2 Click the Add button below the timeline and choose Title The clip is created on the timeline You can also drag the Title generator from the Plug Ins pane to the timeline to create a title clip 3 Use the controls in the Clip Inspector to adjust the generator s settings Editing a title clip 1 Select the clip you want to edit 2 Click the Inspector button to show the Inspector pane 94 CHAPTER 7 3 In the Inspector select the Clip tab to view and edit settings for the selected title clip For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Item Description Text Type in the edit box to set the text that will be displayed by your clip Position The drop down list displays the current position of the text in the frame Click to display an edit control
98. put at the current cursor position during editing and playback This window is also useful when editing frame by frame for synchronizing audio You can use the transport toolbar below the video to choose the playback mode scrub the video and control playback Previewing video The video preview is displayed above the timeline and displays a project s video output at the current cursor position during editing and playback This window is also useful when editing frame by frame for synchronizing audio The Video Preview window temporarily enters split screen preview mode when trimming roll trimming split trimming or slip trimming clips This temporary split screen mode allows you to see both sides of the edit at once n When trimming the left edge of a clip the left side of the preview displays the last frame from the previous clip black if there is no previous clip and the right side of the preview displays the first frame from the clip being trimmed n When trimming the right edge of a clip the left side of the preview displays the last frame from the clip being trimmed and the right side of the preview displays the first frame from the next clip black if there is no next clip n When slip trimming the left or right edge of a clip the left side of the preview displays the first frame from the clip being trimmed and the right side of the preview displays the last frame from the clip being trimmed When splitting o
99. r 2 Choose Open from the menu Press Ctrl O Windows or O OS X The Open dialog is displayed If you have not saved the current project you are prompted to save your changes 3 Choose the folder where the project you want to open is stored 4 Select a Catalyst Edit project file ceditprj in the browse window or type a name in the File name box 5 Click Open Chapter 2 WORKING WITH PROJECTS 11 Relinking project media When you open a project Catalyst Edit will prompt you to relink project media if the original clips cannot be found You can also use the Relink Project Media dialog to create a proxy based workflow create a project using lower resolution proxy clips for efficient editing and then relink the proxy clips to their full resolution versions before rendering or exporting your project For more information see Rendering projects on page 16 or Exporting projects on page 17 1 Open a project For more information see Opening projects on page 11 If the clips used in your project are not found in their original locations the Relink Project Media dialog is displayed If you want to relink media manually click the Project button in the main toolbar and choose Relink from the menu 2 For each clip the Relink Project Media dialog displays the original clip and its linked clip Click a folder path and browse to a new location to choose a new location for you
100. r Chapter 7 APPLYING EFFECTS 91 4 Use the controls in the Clip Inspector to adjust the effect s settings For more information see Using the Clip Inspector on page 86 Click the Delete button to remove a plug in from the chain Click the Mute button to bypass a plug in without removing it from the chain Drag a plug in s heading to change its position in the plug in chain Click the toggle arrow to show or hide each plug in s controls Adding effects to a track Effects that you apply to a track are applied to every clip on that track 1 Click the Plug Ins button at the top of the Catalyst Edit window to display the Plug Ins pane and select the effect you want to use 2 Click a track s header to select the track where you want to apply the effect 3 Click the Add to Track button at the bottom of the Plug Ins pane or drag the effect to the track header An effects indicator is displayed on a track when it has effects applied You can click the indicator to display the effect s controls in the Track Inspector 4 Use the controls in the Track Inspector to adjust the effect s settings For more information see Using the Track Inspector on page 52 Click the Delete button to remove a plug in from the chain Click the Mute button to bypass a plug in without removing it from the chain Drag a plug in s heading to change its position in the plug in chain Click the toggle arro
101. r source clips Click Locate Folder if a clip is missing or a clip s path and browse to a new file to choose a replacement file Click the button to display the full path 3 Click Relink The clips are replaced and your project is updated 12 CHAPTER 2 Saving projects You can use the Save or Save As commands to save changes to the current Catalyst Edit project If your project contains unsaved changes edited is displayed after the project name in the title bar 1 Click the Project button in the main toolbar 2 Choose Save to save the current project or choose Save as if you are saving a new project for the first time or want to create a copy of the current project Press Ctrl S Windows or S OS X The Save window is displayed 3 Select the drive and folder where you want to store the project 4 Type a name for the project in the File name Windows or Save As OS X box 5 Click the Save button Using the Timeline Inspector In the Inspector select the Timeline tab to edit settings for your project timeline Click an empty area in the timeline below the last track and the Timeline tab is displayed automatically if the Inspector is visible When you add the first video clip to a project the timeline settings are automatically adjusted to match the media properties For more information see Adding media and creating clips on page 35 Summary Type a value in
102. r trimming clips that contain audio an invisible fade is applied at the edit to soften potentially harsh transitions Using the transport controls The transport controls below the video preview allow you to control playback Chapter 4 PLAYING MEDIA 39 Button Description Go to Start Moves the playback position indicator to the beginning of the timeline Previous Frame Moves the playback position indicator one frame or field to the left Play Playback will start from the playback position indicator and continue until the the end of the file Stop Stops playback or recording and returns the cursor to its starting position Next Frame Moves the playback position indicator one frame or field to the right Go to End Moves the playback position indicator to the end of the timeline Loop Playback Plays only the area between the Mark In and Mark Out points in a continuous mode For more information see Marking in and out points for playback on page 42 Displaying waveform and histogram monitors The video preview includes a waveform monitor and histogram that you can use to monitor color values 1 Click the button to display the Video Settings menu 2 Turn on the Waveform or Histogram switch to enable the monitor The waveform monitor displays the luminance values brightness or Y component of your video signal The monitor plots luminance values on the vertical axis and the width of the
103. rame Size Pixel Aspect Ratio Frame Rate Video Codec Audio Bit Rate XAVC Long Proxy 480x270 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long High Profile MPEG 4 AAC 2 channels 48 kHz 256 kbps 4 XAVC Long Proxy 640x360 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long High Profile MPEG 4 AAC 2 channels 48 kHz 256 kbps 10 XAVC Long 1280x720 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long Main Profile or High Profile 2 channel PCM or AAC 48 kHz 16 bit 40 XAVC Long Proxy 1280x720 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long High Profile MPEG 4 AAC 2 channels 48 kHz 256 kbps 16 XAVC Long 1280x720 1 0 100p 119 88p MPEG 4 AVC Long Main Profile or High Profile 2 channel PCM or AAC 48 kHz 16 bit 80 XAVC Long 1440x1080 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long Main Profile or High Profile 2 channel PCM or AAC 48 kHz 16 bit 80 XAVC Long 1920x1080 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long Main Profile or High Profile 2 channel PCM or AAC 48 kHz 16 bit 80 XAVC Long 1920x1080 1 0 100p 119 88p MPEG 4 AVC Long Main Profile or High Profile 2 channel PCM or AAC 48 kHz 16 bit 150 XAVC Long Proxy 1920x1080 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 4 AVC Long High Profile MPEG 4 AAC 2 channels 48 kHz 256 kbps 25
104. ream editing L J cuts and rolls on page 67 Hold E to switch to the Edit Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the E key and the previous editing tool will be restored Roll Trim Tool Use the Roll Trim Tool to trim the edges of two adjacent clips simultaneously For more information see Trimming clips on page 64 Press R when the timeline has focus to switch to the Roll Trim Tool Hold Shift while dragging the end of the audio or video stream with the Roll Trim Tool to enable Edit Streams mode temporarily For more information see Stream editing L J cuts and rolls on page 67 Hold R to switch to the Roll Trim Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the R key and the previous editing tool will be restored Select Tool Use the Select Tool to select clips For more information see Selecting clips and positioning the cursor on page 61 Press C when the timeline has focus to switch to the Select Tool Hold C to switch to the Select Tool temporarily When you re finished selecting clips release the C key and the previous editing tool will be restored Chapter 6 CLIP EDITING 59 Tool Description Slip Tool Use the Slip Tool to select slip and slip trim clips For more information see Slipping clips on page 69 Press P when the timeline has focus to switch to the Slip Tool Hold P to switch to the Slip Tool temporarily When you re finished editing rele
105. reset the fader You can click the numeric value to type a new value Dragging the Volume fader on the track header also adjusts the Volume fader in the Track Inspector For more information see Using the Track Inspector on page 52 Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the volume fader in fine increments When adjusting volume remember to watch your audio meters Because you are adding the volumes of all of the tracks together it is easy to clip the audio output Make sure that the meters never display the red Clip indication during playback For more information see Monitoring audio levels on page 118 The meter in the Track Inspector shows audio levels for the selected track The meter in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Edit window shows the sum of all audio at the cursor position Muting a track Click the button to mute unmute the selected audio track or click the button to mute a video track When a track is muted it is excluded from the project output You can enable the Mute button on additional tracks to add them to the mute group Clicking the Mute button in the track header also updates the Mute button in the Track Inspector Soloing a track Click the button to solo unsolo the selected track When a track is soloed all unsoloed tracks are effectively muted Click the button on additional tracks to add them to the solo group To remove a track from the solo group click its button again
106. rmation see Adding media and creating clips on page 35 Previewing media from the Media Browser Select a file in the Media Browser and click the Preview button at the bottom of the Media Browser to play it In grid mode the video will play in the thumbnail In list mode a video preview is displayed above the file list Click the Media Browser Settings button to display the Media Browser Settings menu where you can choose to view media in grid or list mode During playback the Preview button changes to a Pause button You can click the Pause button to suspend playback or playback will stop at the end of the selected clip 22 CHAPTER 3 When Hover scrub is selected in the Media Browser Settings menu you can hover your mouse over the play cursor in the thumbnail or the video preview in list mode to change the playback position and scrub the media When the button is not selected you can click and drag the cursor to scrub You can scrub the selected clip in the Media Browser using the JKL keys press and hold K while pressing J or L to emulate a shuttle knob mode Press K J to scrub left or K L to scrub right In grid mode the audio waveform is displayed in the video preview to help you navigate the file and the timecode above the video preview displays the current cursor position You can click the timecode to type a new value and reposition the cursor Setting mark in out points in the Media Browser
107. rrow Ctrl Shift Down Arrow Shift Up Arrow Shift Down Arrow Scroll vertically Mouse Wheel Up Down Mouse Wheel Up Down KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 127 Command Windows Shortcut OS X Shortcut Scroll horizontally Shift Mouse Wheel Up Down Mouse Wheel Left Right Shift Mouse Wheel Up Down Mouse Wheel Left Right Toggle snapping F8 F8 Toggle snapping to all clips Ctrl Shift F8 Shift F8 128 CHAPTER 10 Gestures Media Browser pane Gesture Result Tap Selects and loads a file Double tap Opens a file in the Video pane One finger drag touchscreen Two finger drag trackpad Scrolls the list vertically One finger flick touchscreen Two finger flick trackpad Scrolls the list with inertia Timeline Gesture Result Tap Selects clips or sets the cursor position One finger vertical drag Magic Mouse OS X only Two finger vertical drag Magic Trackpad OS X only Zooms the timeline horizontally Two finger vertical drag trackpad Scrolls the timeline vertically Single finger left right swipe Magic Mouse OS X only Two finger left right swipe Magic Trackpad OS X only Scrolls the timeline horizontally Single finger clip drag on trackpad Windows 8 Three finger clip drag on trackpad OS X only Moves clip Single finger timeline or cursor drag on trackpad Windows 8 Three finger cursor drag
108. s 5 Introduction 9 The Catalyst Edit window 9 Working with projects 11 Creating projects 11 Opening projects 11 Relinking project media 12 Saving projects 13 Using the Timeline Inspector 13 Rendering projects 16 Exporting projects 17 Exporting projects supported features 18 Finding media 21 Supported video formats 24 Adding media and creating clips 35 Playing media 39 Previewing video 39 Navigating the timeline 41 Marking in and out points for playback 42 Track editing 43 Adding tracks to a project 43 Deleting tracks 44 Moving tracks 44 Creating a picture in picture effect 45 Adjusting track controls 49 Using the Track Inspector 52 Adjusting timeline settings 58 Clip editing 59 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Editing tools 59 Selecting clips and positioning the cursor 61 Moving clips 62 Trimming clips 64 Stream editing L J cuts and rolls 67 Splitting clips 69 Slipping clips 69 Cropping clips 71 Cutting copying and pasting clips 74 Deleting clips 75 Ripple edits 75 Clip snapping 76 Quantize to frames 77 Using markers 78 Nested timelines 79 Clip fades 81 Clip volume automation 82 Replacing a clip s media 85 Undoing and redoing edit operations 86 Using the Clip Inspector 86 Applying effects 91 Using video effects 91 Using video generators 94 Adding title
109. sition the gradient You can drag the point in the edit control or type values in the X and Y boxes to set the position of your gradient in the frame Double click the point to reset it Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the point in fine increments Angle Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the angle of the line formed by the control points in relation to a horizontal plane Control Point Distance Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the distance of the control point from the center Location The drop down list displays the current position of the control point in the frame Click to display an edit control you can use to position the point You can drag the point in the edit control or type values in the X and Y boxes to set the position of your control point in the frame Double click the point to reset it Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the point in fine increments Color Click the color sample to display a color picker where you can choose the color you want to display at the selected control point Remove Removes the selected control point Add Adds a new gradient control point 100 CHAPTER 7 Using video transitions You can use video transitions to control how a video event begins or ends or to change the way one event flows into another 1 Select the clip where you want to add a transition 2 Click the Plug Ins button at the top
110. st frame from the clip being slipped and the right side of the preview displays the last frame from the clip being slipped CLIP EDITING 69 Slipping a clip 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Slip Tool Hold P to switch to the Slip Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the P key and the previous editing tool will be restored 2 Drag the clip The slip cursor is displayed As you drag the clip the contents of the clip shift but the clip will not move You can use this technique when you want to maintain a clip s length and position but have the clip play a different section of the source media file Press Esc when dragging to cancel a slip Slipping is available only when a clip is shorter than its source media If you want to slip a clip that represents a full clip trim the clip first or use slip trim For more information see Trimming clips on page 64 Slip trimming a clip 1 Click the Tools button below the timeline and select the Slip Tool Hold P to switch to the Slip Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the P key and the previous editing tool will be restored 2 Drag the right or left edge of a clip As you drag the clip edge the opposite edge of the clip will remain fixed trimming the media from the edge you drag If ripple mode is enabled all subsequent clips will ripple automatically For more information see Rip
111. te Video Codec Bit Rate MPEG HD 1280x720 1 0 50p 59 94p MPEG 2 Long GOP 25 CBR MPEG HD 1280x720 1 0 50p 59 94p MPEG 2 Long GOP 35 VBR MPEG HD 1280x720 1 0 50p 59 94p MPEG 2 Long GOP 50 CBR MPEG HD 1440x1080 1 333 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50i 59 94i MPEG 2 Long GOP 17 5 CBR MPEG HD 1440x1080 1 333 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50i 59 94i MPEG 2 Long GOP 25 CBR MPEG HD 1440x1080 1 333 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50i 59 94i MPEG 2 Long GOP 35 CBR MPEG HD 1440x540 0 667 23 976p 25p 29 97p Over Crank MPEG 2 Long GOP 8 75 CBR MPEG HD 1440x540 0 667 23 976p 25p 29 97p Over Crank MPEG 2 Long GOP 12 5 CBR 24 CHAPTER 3 Format Frame Size Pixel Aspect Ratio Frame Rate Video Codec Bit Rate MPEG HD 1440x540 0 667 23 976p 25p 29 97p Over Crank MPEG 2 Long GOP 17 5 CBR MPEG HD422 1920x1080 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50i 59 94i MPEG 2 Long GOP 35 CBR 50 CBR MPEG HD422 1920x540 0 5 23 976p 25p 29 97p Over Crank MPEG 2 Long GOP 25 CBR XDCAM EX Format Frame Size Pixel Aspect Ratio Frame Rate Field Order Video Codec Audio Codec Bit Rate DV 720x480 0 9091 59 94p Lower DV PCM 48 kHz 16 bit 25 CBR DV 720x576 1 0926 50i Lower DV PCM 48 kHz 16 bit 25 CBR MPEG HD EX HQ 1280x720 1 0 23 976p 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p MPEG 2 Long GOP PC
112. ter of the rectangle to move without resizing or double click the point to reset it Hold Shift while dragging to constrain to horizontal vertical 45 degree movement Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the controls in fine increments When the rectangle is selected you can copy the position of the rectangle to paste to another clip Rotation Type a value in the box or drag the slider to rotate the video in the frame TRACK EDITING 47 Item Description Flip horizontal Click to invert the video horizontally Flip vertical Click to invert the video vertically Opacity Type a value in the box or drag the slider to adjust the opacity of the top image As you decrease the opacity video from lower tracks will show through the foreground Shadow Type Choose a setting from the drop down list if you want to display a shadow over or behind the foreground image Offset The drop down list displays the current position of the shadow relative to the foreground image Click to display an edit control you can use to position your shadow You can drag the point in the edit control or type values in the X and Y boxes to set the position of your shadow in the frame Double click the point to reset it Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the point in fine increments Rotation Type a value in the box or drag the slider to rotate the shadow in the frame Scale Type a value in the box or
113. the previous editing tool will be restored T T 126 CHAPTER 10 Command Windows Shortcut OS X Shortcut Switch to the Fade Tool when timeline or video preview has focus Hold F to switch to the Fade Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the F key and the previous editing tool will be restored F F Switch to the Envelope Tool when timeline or video preview has focus Hold V to switch to the Envelope Tool temporarily When you re finished editing release the V key and the previous editing tool will be restored V V Switch to the Edit Streams mode Hold Shift while dragging the end of the audio or video stream with the Edit Tool Roll Trim Tool or Envelope Tool to enable Edit Streams mode temporarily Shift E Shift E Add a track above the selected track Ctrl Shift N Shift N Add a title clip Ctrl T T Add a marker M M Select all clips Ctrl A A Copy selected clips Ctrl C C Cut selected clips Ctrl X X Paste at cursor Ctrl V V Delete selected clips Delete Delete Split the selected clip at the cursor S S Zoom in out when timeline has focus Up Arrow Down Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow Zoom in out when timeline has focus Ctrl Mouse Wheel Up Down Alt Mouse Wheel Left Right Mouse Wheel Up Down Option Mouse Wheel Left Right Increase decrease track height when timeline has focus Ctrl Shift Up A
114. together it is easy to clip the audio output Make sure that the meters never display the red Clip indication during playback For more information see Monitoring audio levels on page 118 The meter in the Track Inspector shows audio levels for the selected channel The meter in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Edit window shows the sum of all audio at the cursor position Channel pan Drag the knob to control the position of the channel in the stereo field dragging to the down or to the left will place the audio in the left speaker more than the right and dragging up or to the right will place the audio in the right speaker Double click the knob to reset panning to the center Dragging the Pan knob in the Track Inspector also adjusts the Pan knob on the track header The Channel pan knob is not displayed for channels that are assigned to a mono output 56 CHAPTER 5 Item Description Pan mode Click the Pan mode button and choose a setting from the menu to choose the panning model that is used for the channel Please see Pan mode on page 54 for descriptions of the available pan modes Mute Click to mute unmute the selected channel When a channel is muted it is excluded from the audio mix You can enable the button on additional channels to add them to the mute group Clicking the Mute button in the Track Inspector also updates the Mute button on the track header Solo Click to solo uns
115. w to show or hide each plug in s controls 92 CHAPTER 7 Adding effects to the timeline Effects that you apply to the timeline are a clip are applied only to that clip 1 Click the Plug Ins button at the top of the Catalyst Edit window to display the Plug Ins pane and select the effect you want to use 2 Click the Add to Timeline button at the bottom of the Plug Ins pane or drag the effect to the timeline breadcrumb trail above the track list 3 Use the controls in the Timeline Inspector to adjust the effect s settings For more information see Using the Timeline Inspector on page 13 Click the Delete button to remove a plug in from the chain Click the Mute button to bypass a plug in without removing it from the chain Drag a plug in s heading to change its position in the plug in chain Click the toggle arrow to show or hide each plug in s controls APPLYING EFFECTS 93 Using video generators You can use video generators to create backgrounds text and textures in your project 1 Click to select a track 2 Click the Plug Ins button at the top of the Catalyst Edit window to display the Plug Ins pane 3 Expand the Video Generators heading 4 Click a video generator to select it 5 Click the Add Generator button The selected generator is added as a clip to the end of the selected track and the new clip is selected You can also drag a generator
116. yed at 0 dB and the right channel is not audible Mute Click to mute unmute the selected track When a track is muted it is excluded from the audio mix You can enable the button on additional tracks to add them to the mute group Clicking the Mute button in the Track Inspector also updates the Mute button on the track header Solo Click to solo unsolo the selected track When a track is soloed all unsoloed tracks are effectively muted Click the button on additional tracks to add them to the solo group To remove a track from the solo group click its button again Clicking the Solo button in the Track Inspector also updates the Solo button on the track header The following controls are displayed only when a track contains multichannel clips For more information see Working with multichannel audio on page 110 TRACK EDITING 55 Item Description Channel volume Drag the fader to adjust the volume of the selected channel Double click the center of the thumb to reset the fader You can double click the numeric value to type a new value Dragging the Volume fader in the Track Inspector also adjusts the Volume fader on the track header For more information see Adjusting track controls on page 49 Hold Ctrl Windows or OS X to adjust the volume fader in fine increments When adjusting volume remember to watch your audio meters Because you are adding the volumes of all of the tracks

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