Vision PHOENIX TABLE Bedienungsanleitung

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Welcome8© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Phoenix User Manual 2014Phoenix Finish - Phoenix RefinePhoenix Touch - Phoenix VideoWelcome to the Phoenix Re

Compositions98© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Limit clip insertion to a marked regionPlayback only a marked region etc.Starting marks are called In m

Composition Elements99© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Mouse :You can also use the mouse Right-Click on the timeline timecoderow at the top of the com

Compositions100© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Timeline BookmarkA timeline bookmark is attached to a specific timecode on thecomposition timeline its

Composition Elements101© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Valhall Control PanelUse the UP/DOWN arrows to navigate and ENTER to cue to theselected bookma

Compositions102© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Creating an Adjustment SegmentTo create an adjustment segment, use marks to select the timeline area f

Composition Elements103© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07No processing required.No timeline colour means the segment requires no rendering e.g. noappli

Compositions104© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07UnrenderedThe second segment needs rendering.This segment has an applied effect and requires rendering

Composition Elements105© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07manually splice BL or AUX segments using the keyboard :BLSHIFT + CTRL + b (or v)AUXCTRL + ALT

Compositions106© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07You may need to change from the effects to the editing toolbar usingthe switch button :The following s

Manipulating Compositions107© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07OverwriteHotkey : bThis operation will not move existing clip segments out of the way so

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Compositions108© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Editing and SelectionAn edit mode defines the behaviour of the timeline manipulation tools,including e

Manipulating Compositions109© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Region ZoomYou can use the mouse to drag a selection box around a section of thetimeline.

Compositions110© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Before : two segments selectedDuring : segments being moved by dragging. A vertical bar and arrowshows

Manipulating Compositions111© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07between them, and clipped if longer.Trim ModeFor discussion of trim mode, see Trim Modes

Compositions112© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Mark In and Mark OutWith both a Mark In and a Mark Out, the clip is inserted at the Mark Inposition. I

Manipulating Compositions113© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Ripple ModeRipple mode is a state that affects the behavior of all delete, move and trimo

Compositions114© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Ripple Off - gap remainsRipple Mode OnWith ripple mode on, the segment to the right is shifted left an

Manipulating Compositions115© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Trim ModeYou can enable trim mode via a shortcut key or a GUI button :CTRL + u (this togg

Compositions116© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07With a drag bar selected, you can trim a shot by :Dragging with the mouseUsing the keyboard shortcut k

Manipulating Compositions117© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Slip ModeSlipping allows you to change the range of source frames that are used in asegme

Overview2

Compositions118© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07CTRL + ySlide Mode handles outside segmentYou can slide the shot by typing a value into the trim edit

Manipulating Compositions119© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Normal cuts will (normally) have handles and allow head and tail trimming.Creating a Fiel

Compositions120© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Toggle Scene Cut to Normal CutShort-cut :N/AGUI :You can toggle a scene cut to a normal cut (and vice-

Shots View121© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The two illustrations below show the timeline view and its associated Shotsview.Timeline view.Shots view

Compositions122© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Effect BarsToggles the display of the effects bars above the shot.Src / Rec SwitchToggles the display

Shots View123© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Effect IndicatorsAny applied effects are indicated above the shot using coloured bars : Baselayer, CC/FX

Compositions124© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07FFit the whole timeline into the viewing areanone+ / - Zoom timeline in/outnonemouse wheelZoom timelin

Handy Hotkeys125© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Remove marked region from the timelineCInsert an edit/cutnoneShift + CInsert a field edit/cutCtrl + C

Versions8

127© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07When adding a media clip to a composition timeline it is possible to add it asa version of an existing clip segme

11© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Phoenix FinishPhoenix RefinePhoenix TouchPhoenix VideoWelcome to the Phoenix Restoration Environment from Digital

Versions128© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Delete current version.Hotkey : SHIFT + NAdding VersionsTo add a version you have to first determine which

Adding Versions129© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-072. Select the timeline segment to add the version to3. Press the Add Version button : The media cli

Versions130© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Two versions visible in dropped-down view.You can change the active version by selecting any other version

Managing Versions131© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Deleting VersionsHotkey : SHIFT + NTo delete a version at any time:1. select the version to be de

Rendering9

133© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Adding effects to segments, or transforming sources for output, willrequire CPU processing: rendering. This rende

Rendering134© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The following buttons control the rendering process in your project:Render ControlsThe automatic render c

Automatic Render Controls135© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Render BG can greatly reduce rendering requirements with littleimpact on your interactive

Rendering136© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07TransitionDefault : OnThe Transition button enables the rendering of transition effects (e.g.dissolves).M

Task Queue137© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Task ManagerRender tasks include both Render Output, Render BG and Export Mediatasks.Suspend TasksThe Su

Overview12© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Precision Control PanelDocumentationThe Precision Panel documentation includes an User Guide and a Hardware

Exporting10

139© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07There are two export options available from the Library :Library / Export buttonsExport Media renders and exports

Exporting140© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The Export BrowserThe Export Browser consists of a number of separate elements that let you :Navigate to

Export Media141© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Export Path PreviewA preview of the path and filename we will create using the current settings isdisp

Exporting142© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07be the base name for every exported shot (even when multiple shots arecreated on export).If you do not ty

Export Media143© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ExamplesFilenamePadSample File CreatedNote(nothing typed)6078456.dpx488370004883.dpx A Rec TC exportmo

Exporting144© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07NumberFramePaddingResult789078978960007894567894456789TargetExport graded material or source (ungraded) o

Export Media145© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07SMPTE Level ClipThe SMPTE Level Clip toggle button will clip the exported frame colour datato a SMPTE

Exporting146© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07TracksShots are exported per track. In this mode, clips are exportedeven when fully hidden by other clips

Export Media147© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Mixdown Rec TCExports as :Single clip - a flattened, mixed-down contiguous sequence into onefolder.BL,

New in This Release13© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Product SupportProduct Support is available to all clients with a valid maintenance contract.To

Exporting148© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Visible Multi Rec TCExports as :Multiple clips createdNo BL, AUX or fillerHandles allowed. Adjust via Han

Export Media149© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Tracks Multi Rec TCExports as :Multiple clips createdNo BL, AUX or fillerHandles allowed. Adjust via H

Exporting150© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Visible Multi Src TCExports as :Multiple clips createdNo BL, AUX or fillerHandles allowed. Adjust via Han

Export Media151© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Tracks Multi Src TCExports as :Multiple clips createdNo BL, AUX or fillerHandles allowed. Adjust via H

Exporting152© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Folder Hierarchy, Presets andVariablesThe Folder Hierarchy panel lets you create a folder structure as pa

Export Media153© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07PresetsPresets are pre-defined folder structures available in a drop-down list for easeof selection an

Exporting154© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07VariablesThe following variables are available :VarDescriptionNote$nMaterial nameNONAME used if material

Export Media155© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Export File FormatsChoose a file format to export to, via the format drop-down list at the bottom ofth

Exporting156© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Export Composition dialogNote that the export ignores :MarksTrack enableTrack visibilityIf you want to ex

Export Composition157© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07See the appendix for a description of the list formats.EDL/CTL OptionsThe ..O ptions button is a

Overview14© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07

Exporting158© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07A legal CMX tapename will have :no spaceseight characters or less.If you disable the CMX Legal option, yo

Scene Detection11

Scene Detection160© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The Scene Detect module can perform an automatic detection of scenechanges in a contiguous segment,

161© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07this option you allow the scene detector to insert edits where the scenechange actually occurs. If this options i

Viewer Tools12

163© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The viewer tools menu is opened from the project desktop by :Pressing the F12 hot key orClicking the up-arrow but

Viewer Tools164© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Tool ConfigurationThe available options are user configurable for the following tools :HUDGridsMasksGr

Head-up Display (HUD)165© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07OptionsThis drop-down list defines what HUD information to display over the image.Sample HUD

Viewer Tools166© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07GridsHot key : F8The grids functionality allows you to apply preset grid overlays to your image.Grids

Grids167© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Sample grids included are:full border16:9 grid16:9 blank1.85 grid2.35 gridGrid SpecificationsFor the Grid for

The User Interface3

Viewer Tools168© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07MasksHot key : F9Masks crop (black out) rectangular areas of the displayed image.Press the masks butto

Masks169© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-072.35 mask setUser maskThe user mask allows you to interactively draw your own mask over theimage. In User mas

Viewer Tools170© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Disable Edit ModeTurn off edit mode to see mask applied to image.Mask SpecificationsFor the Mask forma

Graphs171© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07This is display only and is not rendered into any final output.OptionsThis drop-down list defines available

Viewer Tools172© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Graph SpecificationsFor the Graph format and specification, see Appendix Graphs Specification.Histogra

Histogram173© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07OptionsThe available graph positions and types are as per the graphs.Unlike the Graphs settings, the Hist

Viewer Tools174© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Area SelectionBy default, the histogram will display RGB values related to the entire image.You can se

Histogram175© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Audio WaveformThe Audio Waveform button displays the audio segment waveform overlaidon your monitor outpu

Viewer Tools176© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Audio segment waveform shown overlaid on monitorHandy HotkeysiconhotkeyfunctionF12Toggles the viewer o

Handy Hotkeys177© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07

The User Interface16© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07This chapter will give you an overview of the user interface and some basiccomponents of the appl

Comparison Mode13

179© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Hot key : F6The compare function allows you to compare the frame you are viewingagainst other instances in your t

Comparison Mode180© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Split mode. You can interactively change thesplit using the mouse or panel.Dual mode. Comparison s

181© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Difference ModesThere are 3 difference modes: Diff red Diff luma Diff monochromeEach one will show you the differ

Comparison Mode182© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07You can compare against targets :Track - the track belowHead - the secondary play-headEvent - a sel

Stereo Multitrack14

Stereo Multitrack184© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07A Stereoscopic mode can be enabled on a per project basis. This allows boththe display and the gr

Setting Up Stereo185© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Preferences / Monitoring/VideoIO : Enable SDI I/O CardInterlaced DVIOutput of interlaced stereo t

Stereo Multitrack186© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07TrackStereoSDI OutputV1LeftAV2RightBYou can reverse this order via the toolbar button :or by chan

Using Stereo187© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Shots that are grouped into multitrack mode are shown with green triangleson their right-hand edge : M

Interface Conventions17© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Toggle ButtonsToggle button off.Toggle button on.A group of three toggle buttons, with one ena

Stereo Multitrack188© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Stereoscopic Depth GradingThe Stereoscopic Depth Grading button will cause Pan, Tilt and Rotate P

Colour Management15

Colour Management190© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Hot key : CTRL + F12The Colour Management System (CMS) lets you apply colourtransformations to yo

Effects16

Effects192© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07A variety of colour correction tools and effects are available, each of whichcan be applied independently t

193© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The following effects operations will be covered in the next sections:colour correction layersediting effectsmana

Effects194© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07effects from either layer by adding/removing the appropriate IDs from thepreferences file.See appendix Effe

Colour Correction Layers195© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Layers are always added to the active segment only, they are notadded to selected segments

Effects196© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07LightenDarkenHardlightSoftlightScreenOverlayThese modes will be familiar to Adobe Photoshop users.Managing

Managing Layers and Effects197© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07automatically shuffle down and be renumbered accordingly.You cannot place any effects a

Phoenix User Manual 2014© 2014 Digital VisionThis publication, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form, by any method, for anypurpose.The

The User Interface18© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Main ScreensThe application environment is composed of a number of components withinwhich you do

Effects198© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07You can use the control panel Undo button, or press CTRL+Z on yourkeyboard to revert mistakes.If you have m

Applying and Editing Effects199© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07View SelectedHot key : eYou can change the view mode from Play O utput to Play Selecte

Effects200© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The bold indicator in the effects tree signals that the effect has beenedited, not that the effect is activ

Applying and Editing Effects201© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Adding User and Layer EffectsYou can add individual effects to any segment in your com

Effects202© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07active segment. This is because the effects tree of each segment can bedifferent, i.e. have a different nu

Adding User and Layer Effects203© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07To select multiple effects, hold down the CTRL key on the keyboardwhile clicking them

Effects204© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Add User Effect (to Effect layer at top)Add Restoration Effect. This is a DVO Dust+Fix Effect layerDelete E

Adding User and Layer Effects205© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Composite EffectsLike an normal Effect, a Composite effect is added to all the select

Effects206© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Valid TransitionA valid transition will be shown in white, as a diagonal line between the twosegments, with

Transition Effects207© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Selected TransitionA selected transition is displayed as orange.If the transition is fully valid

Main Screens19© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Project DesktopThe Project Desktop is the main working environment inside your project.The Project Desk

Effects208© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07editing the dissolve now :A blue box will now appear around the transition to show that it is the activesel

Retime209© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ParametersModeThe retime Mode determines the accuracy of the retime calculation for thefinal output sequence

Effects210© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Brightness RegionsThe Brightness Regions effect allows separate adjustness of the shadows,midtones and high

Brightness Regions211© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Printer LightsPrinter Lights are named after the laboratory process of filtering light duringthe

Effects212© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Use Density with a dynamic to grade a fade to black.Gamma MatrixThe Gamma Matrix tool applies a matrix colo

Gamma Matrix213© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Switch to the Gamma settings using the Gamma button.Pre/Post GammaA gamma correction can be applied to

Effects214© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07preserveThe preserve setting leaves negative values as they are.The processing chain is :-val -> process

Gamma Matrix215© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Switch to the Matrix settings using the Matrix button.The Matrix page consists of three sections :Pres

Effects216© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07each component value stays the same relative to the others, thus keeping theoutput luminance the same.Trans

Gamma Matrix217© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ParamPresets{ ... GammaMatrix { PresetID1 { ... } PresetID2 { ... }

The User Interface20© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Project LibraryThe Project Library is where we import and export media, createcompositions and ma

Effects218© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Matrix PresetsA matrix preset specifies each red, green, blue and alpha column value asfollows :matrixID{

Gamma Matrix219© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Preset LayoutLocation : C:\Phoenix\2014_1\root\ParamLayout.configsThe ParamLayout.configs file arrange

Effects220© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Hue CurvesHue Curves is a powerful effect that allows you to modify the hue, lightness orsaturation (HLS) o

Hue Curves221© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Add Point / Delete PointYou can Add or Delete points from the graph by toggling these buttons on, andthe

Effects222© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07one color retained.Color panel [Menu 1], labeled All, selects all six points andconfigures the Hue Curves t

Soft Clip223© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The clips are useful for removing colors introduced by clip settings ina telecine or camera as well as cr

Effects224© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Notes are placed in the the notes library and display a thumbnail.Hovering your mouse cursor over a note wi

Effect Notes225© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Lens DistortThe Lens Distort tool can fix and undo camera lens distortion.A number of presets are incl

Effects226© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07GoPro Hero 1920x1080This preset is the tool default.This means that when we reset the tool, it resets to th

Lens Distort227© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07RadiusThe Radius determines the distance before we see distortion.ScaleThis scales the source image fr

File Browser21© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07File Browser (Import Media version) showing main functional areas1. Network and Drives2. Navigation and

Warper17

229© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Warp 4 and Warp 9 are sophisticated image warping tools. They can be usedto fix geometric issues and distortion w

Warper230© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The Warp 9 warper makes it very easy to bend the image forward orbackwards in depth. This is done by moving

Warper Basics231© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Control points change their look when used : An unselected controlpoint.A selected control pointA con

Warper232© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The Warp 4 GUI controlsThe Warp 4 GUI controls are shown above, and include separate sliders forthe X/Y move

Warper Basics233© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The Precision Panel has a 4 Points toggle to enable this mode. Ineffect, the Warp 9 tool changes to a

Warper234© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07You may want to hide warper boundary artifacts in somecircumstances and the Scale control can push these out

DVO Effects18

DVO Effects236© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO stands for Digital Vision Optics, a collection of imageprocessing tools running in software on gene

Introduction237© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The selector displays the groups and effects as a drop-down list :Applying a DVO EffectOnce you select

The User Interface22© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Local DrivesWhen browsing Local drives, the available drive letters will be shown in thepanel bel

DVO Effects238© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07In the example below, the selected effect (here DVO Flicker) is added at thetop of the effects stack in

Introduction239© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Additionally, a segment with effects applied is displayed in a different colour toa segment with no ef

DVO Effects240© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO Stereo FixDVO Stereo Fix is an advanced stereo enhancement tool designed to resolvecolour matching

DVO Stereo Fix241© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07A clip with Multi-track enabled will display edge markers as shownbelow :Adding the ToolDVO Stereo F

DVO Effects242© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07View ControlsMuteMutes both the colour match and the align match, as well as any associatedborder/blank

DVO Stereo Fix243© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Mirror ControlsThe Mirror Controls will automatically determine and correct for a mirrored leftor ri

DVO Effects244© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Colour MatchingThese controls allow us to correct the colour match between the left and righteyes.Colou

DVO Stereo Fix245© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Scene Mode requires proper scene edits as normally one scene willbehave very differently to another.

DVO Effects246© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Colour Match SafetyValues :0.0 - 1.0Default :0.5This parameter sets a general safety level for the Scen

DVO Stereo Fix247© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07MorphSpatially variable adjustment with linear variability over the image.Like Scene Mode colour mat

File Browser23© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07System Magners has a shared folder "S on Magners".If the target system (Magners above) requir

DVO Effects248© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07BlankingBlanking is closely linked to the Borders control and allows us to control howthe frame borders

DVO Stereo Fix249© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO DustDVO Dust is a fully automatic and highly accurate film dirt, dust and randomscratch concealm

DVO Effects250© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Enable BasicThe Enable Basic toggle button allows you to enable/disable basic mode.This mode uses prese

DVO Dust251© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Enable Black - for black/dark spotsEnable White - for white/light spotsBoth can also be enabled at the sam

DVO Effects252© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Spatial / Temporal / Mixed FiltersValues :Spatial, Mixed 1, Mixed 2, Mixed 3, Mixed 4, Temporal 1,Tempo

DVO Dust253© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07TemporalFilters named Temporal have both spatial and temporal taps but withmore temporal than spatial. Thi

DVO Effects254© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Filter SizeThis sets the size of the filter on the current frame, so it is only required forspatial and

DVO Dust255© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07current, and next field/frame.Default :OnHaving this option on ensures higher sensitivity and reduces arte

DVO Effects256© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Enable Black / Enable WhiteWhite/black dirt removal can be enabled via the corresponding togglebutton.E

DVO Dust257© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07 or set the contrast threshold to a low value or set the contrast threshold to a high valueContrast Adapta

The User Interface24© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Full Current LocationThe file browser always shows you the full current location to your currentf

DVO Effects258© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Other SettingsSignalThis selects the signal (channel) within which scratches/dirt will bedetected. Valu

DVO Dust259© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Values :Inside, Across, BypassDefault :insideChannelsThis control is for selecting the channels from which

DVO Effects260© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Values :Dirt On Luma, Dirt On Red Input, Dirt On Red Output,DifferenceDefault :Dirt On LumaWhere : Dirt

DVO Dust261© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07handles of a scene/shot. Normally, the history frames accumulated willterminate on a shot edit/event (star

DVO Effects262© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Values :Spatial, Mixed 1, Mixed 2, Mixed 3, Mixed 4, Temporal 1,Temporal 2, Copy Prev, Copy Next, Bypas

DVO Dust263© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07MDC ScaleThe MDC (Motion Detection Current) toggle button in the Processing sectiondetermines whether to l

DVO Effects264© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07TemporalThe temporal settings apply only if Temporal Adaptation has beenenabled in the Processing tab.T

DVO Dust265© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07By increasing the hit growth the processor is told that the dirt is bigger than itactually appears. The re

DVO Effects266© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO FixDVO Fix facilitates the repair of specific areas and imperfections in a singleframe, such as scr

DVO Fix267© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Rate The rate tool applies to when you drag the brush, affecting how many brush'stamps' are perfo

File Browser25© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Cascade Mode showing three folders (above and below current)In Cascade Mode, you can jump backwards (up

DVO Effects268© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07EraseThe Erase button becomes enabled as soon as a fix is made to the currentlayer.Default :OffTurning

DVO Fix269© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Enable Grain will turn on the grain compensation. This adds grain to the 'fixed'area as appropria

DVO Effects270© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO FlickerDVO Flicker analyses the image sequence to remove brightness andchrominance fluctuations. Th

DVO Flicker271© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Variation ControlNumeric slider, value range 0-1. Range :0 to 1Default :0.5The Variation Control parame

DVO Effects272© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Black Level SaveBlack Level Save lets us enable specific processing to preserve black levelsin the sequ

DVO Flicker273© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO Print AlignDVO Print Align uses a fully automatic process to align RGB separationprints, even if th

DVO Effects274© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07This is normally set to Green as more luminance (detail) is availablein the component.Fixed ColourSelec

DVO Print Align275© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO ScratchDVO Scratch processes vertical/continuous scratches. These are typically those not being

DVO Effects276© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07YLuminance detection only (fastest).R+G+BSeparate detection in R, G and B channels.Processing of each c

DVO Scratch277© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Scratch WidthSets the width-profile for scratches.Values :Thin, Normal, WideDefault :NormalIf detection

The User Interface26© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Files that exist within the current folder are displayed in a tabular format (seethe Tables secti

DVO Effects278© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Base StrengthDetermines base strength of the processing. This affects properties such as smoothness (as

DVO Scratch279© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO SteadyDVO Steady is used to reduce unsteadiness due to film weave duringscanning or camera shakes d

DVO Effects280© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Mode, Size and DensityModeThe analysis looks at the complete frame with selectable focus instead oflock

DVO Steady281© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Size SettingSuitable ForSmallSD - low/normal motionHD/2K - low motionFrame Only mode (any format)MediumS

DVO Effects282© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ROI SizeThis is the number of pixels from each edge where the frame (active area)starts.Range :0 to 204

DVO Steady283© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07the footage was shot with a video camera, select a linear format. If thiscontrol is not set correctly th

DVO Effects284© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Used to set how much the unsteadiness should be decreased, with separatecontrols for horizontal (X) and

DVO Steady285© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Quality SafetyAdaptively reduces the unsteadiness correction in accordance with ananalyze quality measur

DVO Effects286© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Specific - use settings as per Max Size parameterSizeSets the mask size for Specific mode.Range :0 - 10

DVO Steady287© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The Blanking Mode determines whether to use a masked or a full image.Set blanking mode to Specific and s

File Browser27© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Adding BookmarksTo add a bookmark for the current folder, or manage bookmarks, press theBookm arks butt

DVO Effects288© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO AliasDVO Alias takes care of the negative side effects of out-of-band verticalfrequencies that show

DVO Alias289© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO ApertureThe DVO Aperture tool is a high quality frame-based spatial filter thatincreases the apparent

DVO Effects290© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO BrickwallDVO Brickwall helps reduce signal entropy making compression easier. Itprovides an extreme

DVO Brickwall291© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07SizeValues :Small, Normal, LargeDefault :NormalCutoffThis numeric slider allows you to precisely cont

DVO Effects292© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO ClarityDVO Clarity is the fifth generation noise and grain reducer from Digital Visionand is design

DVO Clarity293© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ProcessThe Process group sets the basic processing parameters for the DVO Clarityalgorithms.AmountRange

DVO Effects294© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Less - try and preserve less detailMore - try and preserve more detailPreservationRange :0 to 100Defaul

DVO Clarity295© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Intensity per ChannelThe intensity of noise and grain might be very different in the low, mid andhigh-l

DVO Effects296© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO GrainDigital Vision DVO Grain algorithm is specifically designed to manage the lookof film grain an

DVO Grain297© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Enable BasicThe Enable Basic toggle button allows you to enable/disable DVO Grainbasic mode.When you edit

1ContentsUM-2014.1-07Table of ContentsWelcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The User Interface28© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Folder ManagementAt the top-right, the file browser displays the name of the current folder.To th

DVO Effects298© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07This makes it possible to mix in some of the original grain into theprocessed picture for a better film

DVO Grain299© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Temporal FilteringThe temporal or recursive filtering is the most effective filter in terms ofreducing gr

DVO Effects300© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07In addition to the above controls, the motion sensitivity control on the Setupsection adapts the tempor

DVO Grain301© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Use the spatial threshold sliders to adjust the setting for each channel.If there is a high enough intens

DVO Effects302© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Starting with enabling Basic mode and selecting one of the availablepreset modes will automatically set

DVO Grain303© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07in the Setup section, use the Pos/Neg Trim control to adjust the noisereduction levels equally for all RG

DVO Effects304© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The motion estimation drop-down button allows you to set the motionestimation to :Range :Off, Normal, B

DVO Grain305© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Click a colour picker toggle button to enable/disable colour picking from thedisplayed monitor image :Ena

DVO Effects306© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07SetupThe Setup screen allows various other effect parameters to be configured.ColourThe drop-down list

DVO Grain307© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Use HandlesThe Use Handles button controls whether the history includes availablehandles of a scene/shot.

File Browser29© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Use the drop-down list and select the desired filter :TablesMany areas of the application display infor

DVO Effects308© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Spatial FilterSpatio - TemporalEnabling this extends the spatial filter to become a 3D spatio-temporal

DVO Grain309© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07A high setting (e.g. Wide) is suitable for larger grain/noise and/or morepronounced variations in amplitu

DVO Effects310© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Luma ThresholdsThe range of luminance values affected by the Pos/Neg Trim can be set bytwo luma thresho

DVO Grain311© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO RegrainDVO Regrain allows you to quickly set up and generate natural looking filmgrain. The intuitive

DVO Effects312© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ParametersSizeDesired pixel size of the grain.Range :0 to 3Default :1 pixelSharpnessDetermines the shar

DVO Regrain313© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07HighSpecifies the amount of film grain to be added in high light (light) areas. Thefilm grain added is

DVO Effects314© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO SharpenDVO Sharpen is an advanced sharpening tool that greatly enhances out-of-focus shots. It uses

DVO Sharpen315© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ParametersOverall Strength Numeric slider, value range 0-200. Range :0 to 200Default :100Spatial Streng

DVO Effects316© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Range :0 to 2Default :1Low Light Trim Numeric slider, value range -25 - 0.Range :-25 to 0Default :0High

DVO Sharpen317© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO Cross ColourCross Colour (also known as Chroma Crawling) is a defect that results fromcrosstalk bet

The User Interface30© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Multiple SelectionTo select multiple items :SHIFT + select to select a continuous rangeCTRL + sel

DVO Effects318© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO Line SyncLine sync or line jitter is a very common problem with archived analog videotape. It is ty

DVO Line Sync319© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ProcessingShiftEnables correction of pixel shifting (left/right)StretchEnables correction of stretche

DVO Effects320© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO DeinterlaceDVO Deinterlace accurately creates progressive frames from interlaced videooriginated ma

DVO Deinterlace321© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07align to f1Keep field 1 and align the missing information in the newframe to the contents of the or

DVO Effects322© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO TwisterDVO Twister is an advanced software standards conversion tool.To use DVO Twister, you should

DVO Twister323© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-0750i to 23.98p50i to 24.00p50i to 29.97p50i to 59.94i50i to 60.00p59.94i to 23.98p59.94i to 24.00p59.94i

DVO Effects324© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07motion). Try if Motion Comp fails.Nearest FrameThis uses no processing other than skipping or repeating

DVO Twister325© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVO UpscaleDVO Upscale provides optimised up-scaling of material and is of specificvalue when convertin

DVO Effects326© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The setting of progressive or interlaced here is not the same asvideo/image format (e.g. HD 1080i 50).

DVO Upscale327© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DataValues :Linear , LogDefault :From projectSet the clip data format.Other ParametersReposX and Y repo

Tables31© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Show and Hide ColumnsYou can show (insert) or hide (remove) a column by using your mouse and aright-click :Re

DVO Effects328© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ResizeX and Y scaling after Fill mode is chosenSharpenAdjusts post-scale crispness.The controls differ

DVO Upscale329© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Advanced mode onlyEdge sharpening amountTextureValues :0 - 100Default :100Advanced mode onlyBalances fl

DVO Effects330© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07

Shapes19

Shapes332© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07You can use an unlimited number of editable shapes for isolation(mattes) or as an effect themselves.Shapes a

Available Shapes333© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07User clicks to add points (minimum three) and defineshape. Points are bezier spline style.Valhall

Shapes334© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07controls :Transform controls on shape.You can use your mouse to scale, move or rotate the shape by dragging

Transforming Shapes335© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07 Valhall Control PanelOn the Valhall Panel, you can manipulate and transform shapes(move, rotat

Shapes336© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Adding PointsTo add a point to a shape, enable the Add Point button and click on the shapeedge.Points added

Manipulating Shapes337© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Breaking a ShapeYou can break a corner of a shape by holding down the keyboard SHIFT +CTRL keys

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Shapes338© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Increase Inner and Outer SoftnessEnable Variable SoftnessVary the softness by manipulating thevariable softn

Shape Softness339© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Valhall Control PanelOn the Valhall Panel, you can manipulate Inner and OuterSoftness using the Imag

Shapes340© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Tracking ShapesYou can attach tracking information to shapes via the ..T rack Pointsbutton.

DVO Tracker20

DVO Tracker342© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Version 2009 introduces a sophisticated new tracker called the DVO Tracker.The tracker automates the se

Tracking Basics343© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07We draw our shape around the feature we wish to track :Ellipse shape drawn around our car "fea

DVO Tracker344© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Tracking forwards, feature points used appear in green.While tracking is in progress, the shape is draw

Using Other Tracks345© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Using Other TracksOne shot may have any number of effect layers, each including a Shapeslayer.CC

DVO Tracker346© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Offset Tracking Offset Tracking lets you use a different area of a shot for generating the trackcompare

Offset Tracking347© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Once in place, we can switch back to the Shape menu :and continue our tracking.The tracking data is

33© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Projects are used to store and organise your work. This includes the projectlibrary containing all your compositio

DVO Tracker348© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07If tracking fails because our tracked feature loses definition or goes out ofcamera, we can enable Pred

Reference349© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Every Shapes parameter pane includes the new DVO Tracker controlparameters as shown in the figures below.

DVO Tracker350© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Track backwards one frame from currentframe.Track forwards one frame from currentframe.Track forwards f

Reference351© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07pans.RotationEnable to calculate feature rotation.Scale XEnable to calculate scale changes in the X-axis.

DVO Tracker352© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07From left to right we have :Reset all track key-frames from currentposition to start of shot.Reset all

Reference353© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Predict TrackingThe Predict Tracking toggle button lets you carry on the track even if alltracked feature

DVO Tracker354© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07

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Video I/O356© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07You can capture and lay off video via the Library modules :Capture video Layoff videoThese options will o

357© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Timecode Box / CueThis field displays the current tape position.If you enter a timecode in the box and press the

Projects34© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Project properties displayed are :Project NameStatus (e.g. Offline, Available)Project LocationCreation Date

Video I/O358© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07VTR Deck Status FeedbackThe four deck status fields are read-only display fields and provide feedbackon :

VTR Settings359© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07SDI OutputThis shows the video format (resolution and frequency) of the video outputsignalVideo Format

Video I/O360© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Use 5.00 FPS (4K)BlankingVTR Output onlyThis setting will blank out the top and bottom video lines.This m

VTR Settings361© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Roll and Trim controlsPre-rollHow many seconds the deck should allow the tape to roll before capture/l

Video I/O362© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Project Settings for Video OutputIf you intend to lay off video from your project, make sure you enable t

Video Capture363© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Prior to attempting any capture you should always review and adjustall the values in the settings tab

Video I/O364© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Capture MethodsThere are three main methods for performing a video capture:Capture Marked - specify an in

Video Capture365© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07If you do a 'Capture Live' without having pressed play, i.e. with nofootage being displayed

Video I/O366© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07During capture, the Capture marked button will turn red and the VTR deck willcue to the pre-roll point be

Video Capture367© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Event ListThe event list table is composed of a number of fields per event.The Event List is displaye

Creating Projects35© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07To create a new project :Type the name of the new project in the project name text field. Press th

Video I/O368© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07MaterialOnce an event has been captured (Found), the path to the stored media willbe shown in the Materia

Video Capture369© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Event HandlesThis numeric slider specifies whether to capture more frames than the eventsrequire i.e.

Video I/O370© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Buttons Skip Event, Skip T ape and Stop Capture are also enablednow.In-between capturing each event, whil

Video Capture371© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07You can export as a CMX3600 EDL or a CUT style list.There are three options for export :Export all -

Video I/O372© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Event ListThe events to be output are shown on the right-hand side and correspond tothe events on your ti

Video Layoff373© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07in Source Order.MaterialThis column shows the location of the rendered material on disk. This may orma

Video I/O374© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Output ControlsThe VTR Output Controls are shown below.The Actions buttons in the centre perform the spec

Video Layoff375© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Record Edit ModeThis drop-down list allows you to select the edit mode, which determines howmaterial i

Video I/O376© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Timecode Output OrderThis drop-down list allows you to select which timecode order is to be usedwhen writ

Video Layoff377© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Pad Events controls whether padding is to be applied during output. Paddingconsists of black frames wi

Projects36© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Defined project output formats are displayed on the left. The project masterformat is the first in the list

Video I/O378© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Output Single This button is enabled whenever a single event is selected/highlighted in the event list. P

Video Layoff379© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Output SingleOutput Single will layoff a single selected event only.The Output Single button is only e

Command Line22

381© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The Command Line Interface (CLI) lets you run application commandswithout starting up the application interface (

Command Line382© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ConventionsRequired parameters are given in angled brackets <> i.e.--format-spec <path>Opt

383© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07User Login--user <username>Log in as named user To use the command line interface as a specific user, use t

Command Line384© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07including both outputs and sources. The output and source sections arespecified using the section tags

Creating a Project385© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07<Global Parameters># one or more output sections[output]key=value...# zero or more source

Command Line386© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Data TypesThe various data types we can use in the specification are as shown in thetable below.Data T

Creating a Project387© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07heightRequiredValues :<int>Default :The height (y resolution)of the output format in pixel

Creating Projects37© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Additional Output FormatsAll additional output formats are listed below the master format and arec

Command Line388© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07channelsValues :RGB RGBADefault :RGBColour channelsbitDepthValues :8,10,16,halfDefault :10Output colou

Creating a Project389© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07bitDepthAs output section above.convertFilterAs output section above.Only applicable if scale &g

Command Line390© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ nucoda_film_master --detach-project project-xINFO Detached project "project-x".Re

Creating a Composition391© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master --project PROJ2 --format-spec FORMAT \--composition COMP2INFO Creatin

Command Line392© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The default name will be taken from the two containing directories i.e. "imagestrain". See b

Importing Clips393© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07To specify a clip description in the library on import, use the --descriptionoption.Command :$ film

Command Line394© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Importing Folders--import-folder <path>Import clips found in namedfolder (and all sub-folders)--

Importing Folders395© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07FilteringWe can filter the sequences the command selects to import on imageresolution (e.g. choos

Command Line396© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07If you do not specify these options, the default settings will be usedas set up in your preferences.Co

Importing Folders397© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Splicing to a Composition--splice-order <file|timecode>This option imports the shots found

Phoenix User Manual2© 2014 Digital VisionImporting Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Projects38© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Output Format AttributesEach output format has a set of attributes defined, including :Format PresetsFrame

Command Line398© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master --project PROJ1 --composition COMP1 \ --add-version M:\images\shots\009\056_00

Replacing a Source399© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master --project PROJ1 --composition COMP1 \ --replace-source M:\images\shots\0

Command Line400© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Note that the timeline is assumed to start at 00:00:00:00.Clips will be placed at the end of the timel

Splice and Overwrite Clips401© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Splice/Overwrite By Clip NameCommand :$ nucoda_fuse --project PROJ1 --composition COMP1

Command Line402© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Splice/Overwrite to a SpecificRecord PositionWe can splice or overwrite to a specific position on the

Splice and Overwrite Clips403© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ nucoda_fuse --project PROJ1 --composition COMP1 \ --overwrite --name "s

Command Line404© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ nucoda_fuse --project PROJ1 --composition COMP1 \ --splice --name "slate" \ --r

Applying a Note to a Shot405© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Apply the note found at the given path to the shot.Command :$ film_master --project PROJ1

Command Line406© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07layer--cdl-layersCreate an ASC CDL and CDL base layerNote : track numbers are indexed from 1.Use the -

EDL Import and Conform407© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ nucoda_film_master --project "PROJ1" \ --import-edl S:\edl\ttt.edl --n

Creating Projects39© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07media in the project library.It is possible to create compositions with different frame rateswithi

Command Line408© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ nucoda_film_master --project "PROJ1" --composition "compname" \ --im

EDL Import and Conform409© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Conforming--conform-materialConform (link) any material referenced when importing the EDL. T

Command Line410© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07To ensure that any EDL referenced material is imported andconformed, you will also need to use some co

EDL Import and Conform411© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Other OptionsTapename Translation--no-translateThis option disables the automatic tapename t

Command Line412© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Capturing and Conforming--capture <path>Capture material from top-level path specified--capture-

Capturing and Conforming413© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master --project PROJ1 \ --import C:\edls\test.edlINFO Opening project &q

Command Line414© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07To perform the capture, use the --capture option, with an argument of a filepath to search :Command :$

Capturing and Conforming415© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master --project PROJ1 --composition "Test EDL" \ --capture Z:\

Command Line416© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master --project PROJ1 --composition "Test EDL" \ --capture Z:\server\shots

Generating Local Proxies417© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Generating Proxies for a Clip--clip-name N --generate-proxiesTo generate proxies for a spe

Projects40© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07output format) if the source format differs from the output. If the sourceformat matches the output, an out

Command Line418© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master --project PROJ1 --composition COMP1 \ --range 30 50 --generate-proxiesINFO Ope

Exporting Shots419© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The <path> argument should be the full path, including the driveletter, filename and extensio

Command Line420© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07--multi-mode <visible-src|visible-rec|tracks-src|tracks-rec>--export-handles <N>You can ex

Exporting Shots421© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07--export-handles <N>In multi-mode export, set how many handles to export per shot. This isreq

Command Line422© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07TITLE: comptestFCM: PAL001 tape-1 V C 05:04:46:13 05:04:56:03 01:03:16:04 01:03:25:19* FROM CLI

Saving and Loading Compositions423© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The <file path> argument should be the full path, including thedrive letter,

Command Line424© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Running Batch Operations--batch-mode <file>Run CLI commands from file--ops-file <file>Run

Running Batch Operations425© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ nucoda_film_master --project PROJ1 \ --composition COMP1 \ --ops-file ops.txt

Command Line426© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Interactive Mode--interactive-modeInteractive Mode lets you type command-line commands to the applicat

Listing Information427© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master --listProjects: 1: test1 - C:\Nucoda\... 2: Check Dange

Creating Projects41© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07format maintaining the source image aspect ratio. This may result in acropped or blanked image, de

Command Line428© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07This option lists details of all clips in specified composition, including :The clip material nameThe

Removing Items429© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master.exe --project et --remove-indexed-composition 2INFO Opening project "et&

Command Line430© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master.exe --project et2 --composition Comp \ --remove-clip "tc first"INFO

Counting and Adding Tracks431© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Command :$ film_master --project PROJ1 --composition COMP1 \ --add-track videoINFO Open

Command Line432© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07

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Appendices434© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07

435© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Application PreferencesTo access the application preferences, from the main project screen, clickthe Preferences

Appendices436© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The ROOT folder is set in the environment variable :PHOENIX_ROOT_V2014_1Some application preferences can

Application Preferences437© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Values :Still store, Live memoryDefault :Still storeSelect whether comparisons against the

Projects42© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Colour Management System (CMS)Each defined output format can have an independent colour Look Up Tableapplie

Appendices438© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Warn when playback sync is lostThis controls the display of a warning indicator (red arrow) on your moni

Application Preferences439© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Capture/ConformThe Capture/Conform preferences screen specifies global configurationsetting

Appendices440© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Material Name : clip two oneappend filenamePlace filename after the concatenated folders we use.Material

Application Preferences441© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07no auto folderDo not create library folders automatically. Material is imported into curren

Appendices442© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Start from SelectedThis sets whether we create the folders under our currently selected libraryfolder. I

Application Preferences443© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07KeycodeA keycode can only be extracted from a DPX file header. A keycode will giveus both t

Appendices444© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07To differentiate these multiple shot matches, we can extend our comparisonto include tape name (or film

Application Preferences445© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The default DPX image format used for DPX exports.Values :Big endian, Little endianDefault

Appendices446© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07These settings are dependent on the system type. See the Installand Configuration Guide for configuratio

Application Preferences447© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Fragmented cache files are displayed in bright-red on the timeline :MemoriesDisplay Ungrade

Creating Projects43© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07improve rendering speeds and realtime performance.To add a new source, press the New button below

Appendices448© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Cue MethodDefault :TimecodeValues :First frame, Middle frame, Last frame, TimecodeThis option sets which

Application Preferences449© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The Control Panel tab configures global settings used as defaults for variouscontrol panel

Appendices450© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The choices relate to the control panel menus visible under Shapes on theImage panel.Values :Aspect - Sc

Application Preferences451© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Default :1 secondThis refers to the length of time, in seconds, that you need to hold a but

Appendices452© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Default :5This setting controls how fast the trackball "starts".This parameter is deprecated a

Application Preferences453© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Higher values give more sensitivity.Fine SensitivityTicking this box will make the rings an

Appendices454© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07the control panel and the GUI interface.This configures the colourarrangement on the trackball.Values :V

Application Preferences455© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Default Layer Show ModeValues :Red,Green,Blue,Cyan,Magenta,Yellow,White,Black,Grey,Saturate

Appendices456© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07This parameter controls the default scaling mode used on a new project. SeeProject Colour Scaling. For a

Application Preferences457© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Monitoring / Video IOThe Monitoring/Video IO preference tab configures global settings for

Projects44© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Project Colour ScalingThe default colour scaling is a per project setting and is defined via a drop-down li

Appendices458© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DVI OrderValues :UI(1) - Monitor(2), Monitor(1) - UI(2)Default :UI(1) - Monitor(2)Use : All dual-display

Application Preferences459© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The Enable Dual Display checkbox should be on when usingNVIDIA SDI direct outputNVIDIA dire

Appendices460© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Always use default format for monitoringWhen enabled, the monitor is locked to the format set above and

Application Preferences461© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07SDI LinkThis specifies the default video card SDI colourspace and format.Values :YCrCb 422,

Appendices462© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Values :Match p formatDefault :Match psf formatRS422 COM PortDefault :1This sets the workstation serial

Application Preferences463© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Values :16 Bit, 32 BitDefault :16 BitUse Video IO Card as Audio MonitorThis setting will en

Appendices464© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Preferences AssistantThe Preference Assistant is a utility tool for display and edit of the general.pref

Preferences Assistant465© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Re-order Master Layer ToolsRe-order or remove colour tools available on your Master layer.The

Appendices466© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Re-Order Panel ToolsRe-order or remove tools available on your Control Panel.Using None will leave a gap

Preferences Assistant467© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Monitoring and Video I/OMonitor setup with presets for often used configurations. This is a m

Attach/Detach Project45© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07You should only import projects that were created on the sameversion of the application softwa

Appendices468© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07If the string entered starts with "Panel", the rest of the string is takenas the Control Panel

Preferences Assistant469© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07KeycodeKeycodes sre numbers appearing on the edge of film, incrementing once perfoot, used to

Appendices470© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Automatic NamingSome parts of the application assign names to items such as library materialor folders b

Automatic Naming471© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07CalculationBasic Name StringNote4 up, adding 2four three2 up, adding 1two2 up, adding 3two oneno m

Appendices472© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ChoiceMaterial NameresultNotereplace with filenameclipUse filename only,ignore above calculationprepend

Automatic Naming473© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Tape NameThe tape name field in the library can be assigned from both the file headerand the file

Appendices474© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Effect IdentifiersEffect Identifiers are unique names for application effects and are used touniquely sp

Effect Identifiers475© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07soft clipSoftClipHLSHLSColorCorrectblurBlur

Appendices476© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Effect Selector ConfigurationThe Effect Selector is the drop-down list that displays all available effec

Effect Selector Configuration477© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07User Configuration FileName : userEffectList.prefsLocation : C:\Phoenix\2014_1\rootTh

Projects46© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07to a version mismatch or to missing cache renders.Version Mismatch WarningIf you open a project that was cr

Appendices478© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The effect names used are the "effect id". You can list all the "effectid"'s by

Effect Selector Configuration479© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07HiddenHide the effects set in the "effects" list given.This means they do n

Appendices480© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Output Format ConfgurationEvery project a main output format defined and may also have one or moresecond

Output Format Confguration481© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07User Configuration FileName : userOutputFormats.prefsLocation : C:\Phoenix\2014_1\rootTh

Appendices482© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07DefinitionsSome configuration file parameters are of a specific type :Rational : A Rational number is a

Output Format Confguration483© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07size W HType : RationalThe size parameter specifies the pixel width and height as a rati

Appendices484© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Example :fieldOrder "Progressive"dropFrame BType : BooleanThe dropFrame parameter specifies if

Output Format Confguration485© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Colour Tool Order Colour tools are effects such as Keyer, Channel Mixer, RGB Curves andS

Appendices486© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Control Panel Tool OrderTwo preference file options are in the "panel" section :defaultMasterF

Colour Tool Order487© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-073D LUT File FormatLUT format v3 extends support to High Dynamic Range (HDR) images (e.g.OpenEXR)

Delete Project47© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Delete ProjectPress the Delete Project Button to delete the selected project. Thispermanently deletes

Appendices488© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07NUCODA_3D_CUBEFormat : INTInteger format version of LUT file.Example :NUCODA_3D_CUBE 3LUT_1D_SIZEFormat

3D LUT File Format489© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07LUT_3D_INPUT_RANGEFormat : FLOAT FLOATMinimum and maximum 3D input values allowed: min3D max3DOp

Appendices490© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07An example of the RGB values in an EXR pipeline is shown in the diagrambelow :Example EXR RGB values pip

3D LUT File Format491© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Format Description// version, title and sizes of LUTs:NUCODA_3D_CUBE version-number:int // versi

Appendices492© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Icon Tools ReferenceFile Browser NavigationiconfunctionUser preset directories - Opens the preset direct

Icon Tools Reference493© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Step Forward a frame Scene Detect - Applies scene detection on next playbackViewer Toolsiconfu

Appendices494© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Invert Tracker ToolsiconfunctionTrack Forward - Plays through the shot tracking as it goesTrack Backward

Format Support495© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07CineonCineon File FormatExtensions : cinRead / WriteOptions : None

Appendices496© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07TIFFTagged Image File FormatExtensions : tiff tifRead / WriteOptions :Bit Depth8 / 16 bitSGISGI Image Fo

Format Support497© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07PICSoftimage PIC FormatExtensions : picRead / WriteOptions :CompressionNone / RLEMPEGMPEG-1 VideoExt

3ContentsUM-2014.1-07Global Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Projects48© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Recover Project dialog windowUsing the From drop-down list, select a previous project revision :Then press

Appendices498© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07EXROpenEXR High Dynamic Range FormatExtensions : exrRead / WriteOptions : CompressionNone / RLE / ZIPS /

Format Support499© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07List FormatsEDLThis is the Edit Decision List.CMX3600 Standard FormatSupport :DissolvesRetimesBlack

Appendices500© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07See the Export Composition chapter for details of EDL export options.AAFThis is the Advanced Authoring F

Format Support501© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07lines that start with a string of asterisks (*).blank lines.A Title line becomes the title of the cr

Appendices502© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The ALE format is ascii text and usually tab-delimited (delimiters are specifiedin the header). It consi

Format Support503© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ContentData<shot1><shot2>...Each shot includes and encodes the fields as shown above. Ea

Appendices504© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07MXF FormatsRead SupportCodecOn AvidFormatBitsNotesDV25DV 25 MXF720x576 50i720x486 59.94i8[1]DV50DV 50 MX

Format Support505© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07[1]DV25/DV50. For NTSC DV, sample height is actually 480.These formats are DVPRO, not consumer DV (4

Appendices506© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Camera FormatsRedThe Red digital camera format.Read onlyExtension : .R3DSee the Red chapter for details.

Format Support507© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07LUTA LUT is important in an ARRI D-21 workflow.We include a standard set of ARRI LUT files in our cm

Recovering a Project49© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Grandstand EP 01 - This is the current project - the project thatopens. This project is actuall

Appendices508© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07HighBrightnessSlider : -100 to 100ContrastSlider : -100 to 100GammaGamma correction used to transform th

Format Support509© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07TimecodeThe timecode can be retrieved from :The file header or The filename.TapenameThe tapename is

Appendices510© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07SI-2K Look File LUTs have to be installed before use. See below.Decode ResolutionSet the resolution we d

Format Support511© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Extra MetadataAll available metadata is also displayed in a raw format :Installing Look File LUTsSI-

Appendices512© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The LookInstaller program compiles the .look file and installs it as a .cflook file to the folder :C:\Pr

Format Support513© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07CINE PropertiesOptionsCINECustomScaleSet the resolution we decode to.Options1/11/21/41/8Decode Quali

Appendices514© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ContrastSlider : -100 to 100GammaGamma correction used to transform the camera data for display.Slider :

Format Support515© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Audio Interchange FormatThe audio interchange format.Extension : .aiff .aif .aifcCompressed and unco

Appendices516© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07OFX PluginsOFX is an Open Source standard for visual-effect plugins.We support the full OFX API (Applica

OFX Plugins517© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Configurable Viewer ToolsViewer tools let you display various pieces of information and guide elementso

The Project Library5

Appendices518© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07GraphsDisplay a graph or histogram of image colour map.The displayed information and its position can be

Configurable Viewer Tools519© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07ProjectName/monitorGraphs/private.graphsGrids SpecificationOverlay lines, rectangles and

Appendices520© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07NOTEGrid specification lines must end with a semi-colon ";" character.A '#' characte

Configurable Viewer Tools521© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07lineline <FLOAT x0> <FLOAT y0> <FLOAT x1> <FLOAT y1>;Draws a line

Appendices522© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07textSizetextSize <FLOAT> ;Set the size of text drawn.colorcolor <FLOAT R> <FLOAT G> &l

Configurable Viewer Tools523© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07originorigin "<VERT>" "<HORIZ>" ;where :StringValuesVERTb

Appendices524© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07##segmentVersionVersion number of segmentAudio Information##audioNameAudio material name##audioOriginato

Configurable Viewer Tools525© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07monitorGrid 1.0 -1{ name "Poly" ; units "normalised" ; fill &qu

Appendices526© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07monitorGrid 1.0 -1{ name "Center Cross" ; lineWeight 3.0 ; units "normalised"

Configurable Viewer Tools527© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07monitorGrid 1.0 -1{ name "Greyscale" ; units "pixels" ; color 1

51© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Keyboard Shortcut : F1The Project Library is used for a wide variety of tasks, including :Importing and exporting

Appendices528© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07HUDs SpecificationThe Head Up Display (HUD) configuration is the same as for the Grids.Masks Specificati

Configurable Viewer Tools529© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07NOTEMask specification lines must end with a semi-colon ";" character.A '#

Appendices530© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07system. The area outside this rectangle will be blanked.User MasksA special mask named "User"

Configurable Viewer Tools531© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Graphs SpecificationDisplay a graph or histogram of image colour map.Parade style centred

Appendices532© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Main ParametersGraphIDThe unique identifier for the graph e.g. NameOfGraph{ ...}This identifier is n

Configurable Viewer Tools533© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Graph name in drop-down listintervalsintervals <INT>The intervals parameter define

Appendices534© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Where :STRING VVertical alignment.Values : bottom center (or centre) topSTRING HHorizontal alignmentValu

Configurable Viewer Tools535© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Example :current{ origin "bottom" "left" ...}compare{ origi

Appendices536© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Legal NoticesThe software described in this document is furnished under a licenseagreement.This license

Legal Notices537© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07AAFhttp://aaf.sourceforge.net/[12]OpenEXRhttp://www.openexr.com/[13]libsigchttp://libsigc.sourceforge

The Project Library52© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The Caches folder contains the renders for all project compositions.It cannot be deleted.Create

Appendices538© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWIS

Legal Notices539© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "ASIS" AND ANY EXPRESS

Appendices540© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Copyright (c) 2003-2004, The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd. All rights reserved.Redistribution and use in so

Legal Notices541© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER ORCONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT

Appendices542© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimerin the documentation and/or other

Legal Notices543© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,THE IMPLIED WA

Folders53© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Delete FolderTo delete a folder, select it and press the delete folder button.RecurseThe library only displa

The Project Library54© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07For more detail on tables and their use, see the Tables section.Item TypesEach library item has

Library Contents55© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The copy will be named using a prefix "Copy of .." and is completelyindependent of the or

The Project Library56© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The layout of the Property dialogProperty Editor LayoutAs can be seen in the illustration above,

Properties and Metadata57© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Format PropertiesSome items have format specific properties we can edit and these are showni

Phoenix User Manual4© 2014 Digital VisionEffect Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Project Library58© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Nucoda PropertiesThe Nucoda Properties are an extra set of metadata fields that can be set onlib

Properties and Metadata59© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Open the File Browser and navigate to the new path required and select theclip located in th

The Project Library60© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07CurrentDisplay the library item that corresponds to the segment under the active play-head.Marke

Cache Management61© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07FiltersSelect a filter via the drop-down menu :The filter will operate on all library item types se

The Project Library62© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Composition Save and LoadYou can use the Save and Load buttons (and also Store and Recall, seebe

Composition Save and Load63© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Save / LoadSavePressing the Save button will open a File Browser dialog and let you choose

The Project Library64© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07If sequences are deleted or moved after the paths are stored, thenwe will fail to locate this me

Importing Material6

Importing Material66© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07This chapter describes :How to get media (both video and audio) into the project library for useH

67© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Directly importing media (image or audio)Importing material via a list (and then doing a List Capture)Capturing me

5ContentsUM-2014.1-07Valhall Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Importing Material68© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07As shown in the screenshot above, you can import multiple items atonce by selecting more than one

Importing Media69© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07We can extract the timecode from the file header (e.g. a DPX formatsequence) or from the sequence fi

Importing Material70© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Folder ImportIf you select a folder and press the ..Im port button, the folder contents andall su

Importing Media71© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Import as background task Select to import as a background task. After pressing Im port, you canclos

Importing Material72© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Importing List FilesImport a list into the library in the same way as image media.In the Library

Importing List Files73© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07List Import OptionsWhen we import a list file, a new dialog opens and lets us set various impor

Importing Material74© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07All events as new compositionA new composition is created from the list file.If the list has a &q

Importing List Files75© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Overwrite existing trackWith an active composition, this will cause the new list events to over

Importing Material76© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07e.g.001 OE5012E V C 19:08:57:15 19:08:58:15 01:00:01:0001:00:02:00* FROM FILE: S:\media\anno

Importing List Files77© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Conform to record TCSelecting Conform to record TC changes the default conforming behaviourand

Phoenix User Manual6© 2014 Digital VisionControl Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Importing Material78© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07List CaptureOnce you have imported your list file, we have a composition timeline that hasno medi

Importing List Files79© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The List Capture window displays an alternative view of the compositiontimeline, showing each s

Importing Material80© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Capturing MediaAfter importing our list, we can proceed to Capture media into our Library viathe

Importing List Files81© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Any matching material is loaded into the library, but not yet linked (conformed)to the event.Ma

Importing Material82© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Event ControlsUse the Event Controls to :Switch the selected event when multiple matches occur.Di

Importing List Files83© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Detach Event MaterialDetach Event Material will unlink the selected events from their conformed

Importing Material84© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Conforming the ListConforming will link the Found events in your capture list to specific mediama

Compositions7

Compositions86© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07A composition can be considered a container within which you compose yourwork. A project can contain an

Creating Compositions87© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Manual CreationTo manually create a composition, press the New Composition button in theLibrar

Welcome1

Compositions88© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Composition ElementsThe main element of a composition is the tim eline. This view is where you can arra

Composition Elements89© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Per Track ControlsPer track, a set of track indicators on the left :Enabling a Track The track

Compositions90© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Track Picture and Sound Output Toggle the timeline monitor picture and audio output via the togglebutt

Composition Elements91© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07IconDescriptionCreate a new video trackCreate a new audio trackPush selected tracks up a levelP

Compositions92© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Active SegmentThe active segment lies under the currently active play-head and isdisplayed in blue. Gra

Composition Elements93© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Components : Number of audio channels in file e.g. 2 chanDepth : Sample bit depth e.g. 16 bitsR

Compositions94© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Audio PropertiesTo view and modify the audio metadata and properties, select the audio clipin the Libra

Composition Elements95© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Audio clip properties dialog and patch panel.The audio clip channels (In) are labelled C1, C2,

Compositions96© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07The available audio channels for the composition are in the In column andlabelled :Track : Channele.g.

Composition Elements97© 2014 Digital VisionUM-2014.1-07Timecode versus FramesYou can choose to display fields as timecodes or frames via the drop-down