2 Do one of the following.

To confirm the edit and then exit the software keyboard: Press the Tab key

to move to “OK”, and then press the Enter key.

To discard the edit and then exit the

software keyboard: While “Cancel” is selected, press the Enter key.

To continue editing: Press any key except the Enter key, the Esc key, and the Tab key.

Setting clip flags

You can set three types of clip flags (OK/NG/KP (KEEP)) during recording or playback. Setting these flags in each clip that you record makes it easy for editors and other colleagues to find and select the clips they need.

See page 103 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

1 In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of the clip where you want to set a flag.

2 Display the Thumbnail Menu.

3 Select “Set Clip Flag”.

The clip flag setting screen appears.

Thumbnail Menu

Set Clip Flag

Return to Upper Menu

OK

NG

KP (KEEP)

none

4 Select the clip flag that you want to set (OK/NG/KP (KEEP)).

A clip flag icon (see page 97) appears for clips that have clip flags set.

To clear clip flags

Carry out steps 1 to 3, selecting a clip that has a flag set, and then select “none” in step 4.

You can also use switches to set and clear clip flags. For details, see “Setting clip flags with switches” (page 80).

Locking (write-protecting) clips

In a clip thumbnail screen, you can lock the selected clips so that they cannot be deleted or altered.

Locking prevents the following operations on clips.

•Deletion

•Renaming by FTP

•Changing the index picture

•Adding and deleting shot marks

•Setting and clearing clip flags

Notes

•Locked clips are deleted along with other clips when a disc is formatted.

•Clips cannot be locked or unlocked when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position.

To lock clips

See page 103 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

1 In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnails of the clips that you want to lock.

2 Display the Thumbnail Menu.

3 Select Lock/Unlock Clip.

4 Press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob.

A lock icon (see page 98) appears on the thumbnail of the locked clips.

In step 1, you can also perform a shortcut operation by pressing the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down.

To lock all clips

1 Display the Disc Menu.

2 Select Lock or Delete All Clips, and then select Lock All Clips.

A message appears asking you to confirm locking all clips.

3 Select OK to lock all clips or Cancel to cancel it, and then press the SET/S.SEL button or the MENU knob.

Screens GUI in Operations 5 Chapter

Thumbnail Operations 111