Cue Points; Virtual Timecode And The "Vtm; Locating To A Manual Entry; Locating Using Shuttle Mode (Spinknob) - Euphonix CS3000 Operation Manual

Section 4: Tutorial

Cue Points

Virtual Timecode and
the "VTM"
Storing & Locating to
Cues
Locating to a Manual
Entry
Locating using Shuttle
Mode (SpinKnob)
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Cue points enable the user to quickly and easily locate to specific timecode
locations within the program. Cue points can be edited, and are saved and
recalled with each title. The Cue list enables the engineer to store up to 999
cue points, name them, and easily navigate between them. The list can be
viewed in the DSC screen display by pressing [F1] (down arrow) from the
Locate menu.
Before going further, load an existing title or create a new title, then set up
your title Head and Tail times. See the Getting Started section for a refresher
on how to create a new title and enter title setup information. For the sake of
this discussion, create a new title, then enter the following settings from the
DSC Numeric keypad:
Title Head = 00:01:00
Title Tail = 00:02:00
T/C Standard = SMPTE 30 (default)
T/C Display = hh:mm:ss (default)
We will use the internal Virtual Tape Machine (VTM) in this discussion. To set
the console to generate and chase its own timecode, make sure the DSC
[Mstr Ctrl] and [TC Slave] keys are not lit. See the Automation section for
more information about these settings.
These keys should both be
OFF to use the console's
internal virtual timecode
generator
In the Euphonix Cue System, there are several sources of cue points for
locating. They are:
1. Locate to a single timecode point entered manually
2. Locate using the shuttle wheel (SpinKnob in Shuttle mode)
3. Locate to the title head or tail
4. Locate to a "Mark" point
5. Locate from the Cue list
The simplest utilization of the cue system is the manual entry of a timecode
point using the DSC Numeric keypad. From the Locate menu, enter the desired
timecode value on the Numeric keypad, followed by the [Enter] or [Loc] key.
Try this now. Since we are using the console's internal VTM, the locate will be
instantaneous and the timecode window in the Status bar will now display the
entered value.
You can also use Shuttle mode on the DSC to locate an external MMC device
or the internal VTM to a timecode location. Press the DSC [Shuttle] key and
use the SpinKnob to shuttle the timecode forward or backward. When control-
ling an external MMC device, the further you turn the SpinKnob to the right,
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