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5 Working with Clips
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Information contained in the clip’s database is an extremely valuable tool. Any or all of the
fields can be searched to create a new window containing clips matching the search criteria.
Good databases result from careful and consistent use of fields for specific information,
common abbreviations, and so on. All users should agree on these conventions before
creating new clips. To perform a database search, select View > Search.
Template for Channel and Item Properties — Clip Tab
The Clip tab provides the name, in and out points, total duration, and server location of
video clips. The Clip tab of the Item Properties dialog box shows the same fields as the
Template for Channel dialog box, although only certain fields are editable. They are In, Out,
Duration, Loop In, Base TC, and Looping.
Clip Tab Settings
Setting Descriptions
Clip Name File name of the clip itself. To generate a new clip, leave this field blank.
Master Clip If this is a sub-clip, the name of the master clip from which it was taken.
In In-point of this clip. Use the shortcut Ctrl+I to set the in-point.
Out Out-point of this clip. Use the shortcut Ctrl+O to set the out-point.
Duration Duration of this clip.