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Broadcast Pix
V8.5
1.
Start the clip playing as described in
section 6.3.
2.
Pause the clip when you have reached
the desired image you wish to capture
by pressing the
[>]
button again on the
control panel.
3.
Click on the
File
menu in BPswitcher,
then click on the
Create Thumbnail
menu.
4.
To create a thumbnail for clip channel 1
select
Clip Thumbnail (ch1)
, to create
a thumbnail for clip channel 2 select
Clip Thumbnail (ch2)
,
The Create clip thumbnail window will
appear.
5.
Click on the
Create
button, as shown
on the right.
As an alternative, you may specify the
frame number of the clip you wish to
capture by selecting the Use frame #
radio button and entering a frame
number.
The desired image will then be
captured and appear on the Multi-View.
The image will be saved in the same
folder with the clip on the Workstation’s
D drive, and so if you use the same clip
in another show, you will not have to
create another thumbnail for it.
6.2.5 Creating Clip Thumbnails
Each clip can have its own thumbnail, which can be viewed on the Multi-View
PixPad. By default the first frame of video automatically becomes the clip’s
thumbnail. It may be desired to change the clip’s thumbnail, for instance if the first
frame of video is black. Once a thumbnail is selected it will be remembered for all
shows.
To create a clip thumbnail:
6.2.5