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Play Button
The Play function becomes available after a clip has been loaded for playback. The Play
button initiates playback at 1x speed.
Looping
A LOOP button appears in each channel transport window. This alternate-action button
causes a clip to repeat continuously. Loop is a feature that can be turned ON or OFF at any
time. It can be left ON during off-speed play or editing without any effect. Loop only works
when the button is ON and the clip plays at 1x for at least 10 frames before the Out Point.
Playing a loop must be initiated with the PLAY button.
Disengaging LOOP while a clip is playing will let it play to its end point, then stop. Use the
STOP button to stop the clip immediately.
Loop can be very useful when doing voice -overs, dialog dubbing, creating bugs, or logo
animations. Loops of scenes with similar-looking beginnings and endings can be edited to
appear nearly seamless.
Eject Button
Eject unloads a clip. Playback, recording, or any other transport operation is terminated.
Video will go to black. The clip is cleared from the channel. It is not necessary to eject a
clip before loading another.
Stop Button (Still)
Stop pauses the current clip during Play, Fast-Forward, or Rewind. Video appears as a still
frame. Click Play, FF, Rew, Jog, GoTo, or Shuttle to continue from the current position.
E-E Mode
This button appears only in the Channel 1 Record/Play window. Prior to recording, it is
useful to monitor a signal to be recorded, but from the server's output. The term "E-E" (E-to-
E) refers to an electrical path through the server, from input to output connector, without
going to disk. E -E Mode toggles automatically as described below, but can also be switched
manually at any time.
When a new clip is created for recording, the E -E input monitor is automatically switched
ON. When a clip is opened for play on Channel 1, E-E monitoring is automatically switched
OFF.
When Channel 1 is switched to playlist mode, the E -E monitor is automatically switched
OFF. E -E mode cannot be toggled while the channel is in playlist mode.
When E-E is ON, the input video signal is routed to the CVBS and SDI outputs of Channel 1.
Manually toggle the E -E mode button OFF to switch the output to the disk, for conventional
playback operation.
Under automation control, Auto E-E behavior is slightly different than under GUI control.
The server will remain in E-E ON mode until a transport control command (Play, Stop, Jog,
etc) is received. After receiving such a command, the server will remain in E-E OFF mode
until the clip is ejected, a new clip is loaded, or record mode is entered. In record mode, E -E
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