Playback and Recording 3 Chapter

and display a new thumbnail screen showing the first frame in each segment. This function allows rapid searching of the scenes within a particular clip. The expand function can be applied up to three times (12 divisions, 144 divisions, and 1728 divisions).

When FIND MODE on the ESSENCE MARK page of the MAINTENANCE menu is set to CLIP, this function operates in clip units. When FIND MODE is set to R.ST, it operates in REC START essence mark units (the range of a single recording operation).

Note

The maximum number of blocks may be larger than 1728 when the recorded duration of the clip is short. In this case, the frame interval of expanded thumbnails is fixed at 1 frame. This allows you to view expanded thumbnails at equal intervals.

1 With the THUMBNAIL indicator and SUB CLIP indicator off, press the THUMBNAIL button.

2 Use the SEL/SET button (four-way arrow key) or MENU knob to select the desired clip.

3 Press the DISPLAY/EXPAND button on the right side of the LCD monitor.

Thumbnails appear for twelve equal divisions of the clip.

Displays the number of clip divisions

Playing back in clip list order

Proceed as follows.

1 If the clip list that you want to play exists on the disc, load it into the current clip list (see page 88).

For the clip list loading operation, see “Loading a Clip List from the Disc as the Current Clip List” on page 97.

2 With the THUMBNAIL indicator off, hold down the SHIFT button and press the SEL/SET button up (SUB CLIP).

The SUB CLIP indicator lights.

3 Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.

Playback begins from the first sub clip in the current clip list.

To return from clip list playback mode to normal playback mode

With Clip list playback stopped, hold down the SHIFT button and press the SET/SEL to the top side (the SUB CLIP side).

Note

Depending on the length of sub clips in the clip list and their arrangement on the disc, playback may freeze momentarily between sub clips.

To change the expansion ratio

Each time you press the DISPLAY/EXPAND button changes the ratio in the sequence ×12 → ×144 → ×1728. To change the ratio in the reverse sequence, hold down the SHIFT button and press the DISPLAY/EXPAND button. Alternatively, press the RESET button on the right side of the LCD monitor to return to the previous screen.

Clip List Playback

You can play back clips in their order in a clip list created with the scene selection function (see Chapter 4).

Cuing up with sub clip thumbnails

With the desired clip list loaded in the current clip list, proceed as follows.

1 Press the THUMBNAIL button, lighting the THUMBNAIL indicator.

2 Hold down the SHIFT button, and press the SEL/SET button up (SUB CLIP).

The clip list display appears.

See page 89 for more information about the clip list screen.

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