Visual Editor Drawer

Elgato 2 software manual Visual Editor Drawer

EyeTV Software Manual

There are a number of items in the editor drawer:

Timeline: The horizontal blue bar represents the overall length of the recording. Light blue sections mark the clips of video. The yellow section in the screenshot is the currently selected clip. The currently selected clip can also be saved as a QuickTime movie or EyeTV recording. In this example, the selected clips are commercials that will be discarded later.

Playhead: A large triangle above the timeline indicates which point in the re- cording is currently playing (or paused). Use the spacebar to toggle between play and pause. All navigational features of the EyeTV Remote and menus are also available, e.g. Fast Forward, Reverse, and so on. (see Chapter 8, Advanced Features, EyeTV Keyboard Shortcuts).

Thumbnails: The top row of small pictures represents the beginnings of indi- vidual scenes in the recording. There are two levels of detail for the thumbnails. When Normal resolution is selected, each thumbnail starts at the beginning of a scene transition, as determined by the EyeTV hardware. When Fine is cho- sen, the thumbnail is at the beginning of groups of pictures, usually around 15 frames, which represent approximately half a second of video.

Markers: Pairs of smaller triangles beneath the time line are designed to book- end the clip you want to cut (or that you want to export) from the recording. There are no markers visible for a new recording.

To add a marker, use the button in the center of the editor, beneath the timeline. Press this button to add a new pair of markers at the current Playhead position. Markers are preserved with the recording when the editor drawer is closed.

This allows you to begin editing your recording and save your work during inter- ruptions.

To delete a marker group, click either one of the pair, and press the Delete key. To clear all markers, use the Clear All Markers command in the Action menu (which looks like a gear).

Arrow keys: The arrow keys on the keyboard have different functionality de- pending whether the editor drawer is visible or not. When the editor is visible the right and left arrow keys can be used to navigate between thumbnails.

When the editor is closed, and EyeTV is playing over a clip marked for deletion, the right arrow skips playback to the end of the clip.

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2 specifications

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