Sony XDSPD2000 User Manual (XDS-PD1000 and XDS-PD2000 Operation Manual for Fir - Page 81

Chapter 5 Operations in Clip List Screens Clips on media Clip 1 (C0001) Clip 2 (C0002) Clip 3 (C0003) EDL (E0001) Clip 4 (C0004) Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3 1 Create EDLs: Use the CREATE NEW EDL command to create an EDL containing the selected clips. 2 Add sub clips: Use the ADD TO CURT.EDL command to add the clips you want to use to an EDL. You can add up to 300 sub clips to one EDL. 3 Delete sub clips: Use the REMOVE command to delete specified sub clips from an EDL. 4 Play the EDL: Use the PLAY button and other playback controls to play the current EDL and check its contents. In the above example, the whole of clip 2 has been added as sub clip 1, and the whole of clip 4 has been added as sub clip 2. Sub clip 3 is part of clip 3. Therefore, when EDL E0001 is played back, clip 4 is played after clip 2, and then the part of clip 3 shown in gray color is played. EDL editing (current EDL) To edit an EDL on media, you must first select the target EDL for editing. Existing EDLs and newly created EDLs can be selected. The target EDL for editing is called the "current EDL". EDLs are automatically saved to media when they are created and modified. The current EDL icon is displayed in the status indicator area in the clip list display when the current EDL is selected. Current EDL icon EDL playback Clips and EDLs are saved together on media. To play an EDL, insert the media into the unit, load the EDL that you want to play, and press the PLAY button. Clips are played according to the data in the EDL. Creating and editing EDLs The following table lists the steps in the creation and editing of EDLs with the EDL editing function. To create an EDL, you always need to carry out the steps inside the heavy lines. Other steps can be carried out as required. To create an EDL You can select multiple clips on the clip list screens and then create a new EDL. You can also create a new EDL by assigning an IN point/OUT point on the video monitor screen. Creating an EDL in the clip list screens See page 70 for information about screen operations. 1 In a clip list screen, select the clips that you want to become sub clips (multiple selections possible). 2 Press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the PUSH SET knob or display the P1 EDL page of the Clip F menu and press the CREATE NEW EDL (F3) button. The EDL creation starts. The name for the created EDL appears when the creation finishes. The created EDL becomes the current EDL. 3 Select "OK", and then press the PUSH SET knob. Creating an EDL in the video monitor screen You can create an EDL while checking the video on the video monitor screen by specifying the range to use as a sub clip. You can perform this operation during recording, playback (including when stopped), and searching. During recording, the currently recording clip cannot be used as a sub clip to create a new EDL, but IN/OUT points can still be set. 1 In the video monitor screen, cue the frame you want to specify for the IN point. 2 Press and hold the < button, and then press the PUSH SET knob. The IN/OUT setting window appears on the bottom right. The time code for the IN point is displayed in the IN/ OUT setting window, and the IN indicator is lit. 81 EDL Editing