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Note: The Inspector values for begin and end times reflect the global presentation time; GoLive calculates the actual
values before encoding them.
3 Set the container's end time by doing one of the following:
Choose None to end the element at its position in the timeline.
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Choose At Time from the menu next to the End box, and then enter a time in the End box to stop the element at
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a specific time.
To change the item's clip-begin time, choose one of the following from the Clip-Begin menu, and then enter a time
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value (for SMPTE use hh:mm:ss.xy format) in the Clip-Begin box:
Normal Play Time.
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SMPTE if the item uses an internal SMPTE time code of 30 frames per second.
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SMPTE-25 if the item uses an internal SMPTE time code of 25 frames per second.
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• SMPTE-30 if the item uses an internal SMPTE time code of 29.97 frames per second.
Setting timing using the Timeline Editor
You can use the Timeline Editor to change start and end times for both containers and items. If the item is in a
container, the start time is relative to the start of the container rather than the start of the presentation. You can enter
time values, or you can use the pick whip in the Media Inspector to set a time-dependency relationship between an
item and another item or container.
You can also use the Timeline Editor to set the clip-begin and clip-end times to be different from the actual internal
times encoded in items such as video, audio, and animation. For example, you can set a video item to begin playing
at its 5 second time position rather than from its beginning. You can't set the clip-begin and clip-end times of static
items (such as still images) that don't have internal timelines.
To change an item's clip-start time
Position the pointer on the left lower corner of the timeline bar so that you see a cursor with a short vertical bar
and double arrows, and then drag the left corner to the new clip-start time. Likewise, you can change the clip-end
time by dragging the lower right corner.
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Using the Timeline Editor to set an item's clip-start and clip-end times
A. Drag lower left corner to change clip-start time only. B. Drag lower right corner to change clip-end time only. C. Portion of item not in
presentation after changing clip-end time
Setting the timing of containers
As with items, you can set the timing of containers in either the Inspector or the Timeline Editor. When you set the
timing of a container, you set the timing of all items in the container. By default, the items in the first container in a
presentation begin playing immediately at the start of a presentation, and any subsequent container's items begin
after the preceding container (or items) finish playing. You can set a delay on a container's playback by setting a Begin
time. For example, you can delay a container by 5 seconds by setting a Begin time of 5s.
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