Selection Scene 4 Chapter

Asterisk appears when clip list has not been saved to disc.

•Even when a clip whose thumbnail is not the first frame is added to a clip list, the thumbnail displayed in the clip list is always the first frame as a thumbnail.

To add sub clips using the expand function

You can include a part of a sub clip in the current clip list by dividing the content of the sub clip into parts and displaying thumbnails of the parts.

For details, see Chapter 3 “Searching With the Expand Function” (page 38).

Proceed as follows.

1 After carrying out step 8 of the procedure in “Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List” (page 49), press the EXPAND (F5) button.

Thumbnails of the target clip divided into eight equal parts appear in the upper portion of the scene selection window.

To vary the expansion ratio

Each time you press the EXPAND button changes the ratio through the sequence ×8 t ×64 t ×512.

To return to the previous setting, hold down the SHIFT button and press the EXPAND button.

To cancel the expand display

Press the RESET button.

You return to the scene selection window.

2 Carry out steps 8 to 12 of the procedure in “Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List” (page 49) to include thumbnails of the portions you want to include in the clip list.

The section from the selected thumbnail to the next thumbnail is included as a sub clip.

3 Save the current clip list to disc.

For details, see “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 57).

Note

Even if you select several thumbnails, they are added to the clip list as one continuous sub clip.

To add sub clips using the chapter function

The chapter function allows a thumbnail to be displayed for each shot mark recorded within a clip.

For details, see Chapter 3 “Searching for Frames With Essence Marks” (page 39).

1 Carry out step 8 of the procedure in “Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List” (page 49). An “S” mark appears in the upper right of thumbnails where short marks have been set. Select one of these thumbnails and press the CHAPTER button.

This displays thumbnails of chapters of the specified clip in the upper portion of the scene selection window.

2 Carry out steps 8 to 12 of the procedure in “Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List” (page 49) to include thumbnails of the scenes you want to include in the clip list.

The section from the selected thumbnail to the next thumbnail is included as a sub clip.

3 Save the current clip list to disc.

For details, see “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 57).

When you select several chapter thumbnails, they are added to the clip list as a single sub clip.

Quick Scene Selection (Adding Sub Clips During Recording, Playback, or Search)

Before starting, load the clip list to which you want to add a sub clip into the current clip list (see page 59).

52 Creating Clip Lists