Chapter 6, Browsing for Footage
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Loading Shots into the Shot Bin |
Chapter 6, Browsing for Footage |
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Use the file browser to locate shots and load them into the Shot bin.
Click Editing, and then click Browse.
The Browse menu and the file browser appear.
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| Image courtesy of Moviworld / UK File & TV Company / Videolab |
When you are in the Browse menu, the work area is divided into three areas.
Shot bin-- Use to organize the shots you are using in your cuts.
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| Proxies | Display shots in the Shot bin as thumbnails. Traditional methods of multi-selecting (Shift-click, Ctrl-click) are enabled. |
| Details | Display shots in Thumbnail and Text view. Traditional methods of multi-selecting (Shift-click, Ctrl-click) are disabled. |
| List | Display shots in Text view. |
| Select All | Select all shots in the Shot bin so that they can be added to the Storyboard simultaneously. |
| Unselect All | Deselect the selected clips in the Shot bin. |
| Expand | Display the contents of the selected folder. |
| Collapse | Hide the contents of the selected folder. |
| New Folder | Create a new folder. First select the main folder under which the new one is to be created. Rename the folder by right-clicking it and entering a new name (the root, Shot bin, cannot be renamed). Shots already in the Shot bin cannot be moved to the new folder. |
| Delete Selected | Delete selected shots. |
| Delete All | Delete all shots from the Shot bin. |
File browser--Use to locate footage and bring it into the Shot bin. When copying captured footage into Lustre, always place the files into the Scans-Full home directory. In the file browser, you can see if the files are correctly located in the Scans-Full home directory. If they are, the path to the media file starts with the word <HOME>.
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| Image courtesy of Moviworld / UK File & TV Company / Videolab |
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| Details | Display details about all clips. |
| Proxies | Display only the clip thumbnails (without details). |
| List | Display shot information in a tabular Text view. |
| Refresh | Rescan the file systems and update the file browser with up-to-date information. |
The EDL Only button is specific to Wiretap footage.
Browse menu-- Use to create and manage the cuts in the project.
The following uncompressed file formats are all valid for use in Lustre:
DPX (8-bit, 10-bit, 16-bit)
Cineon (8-bit, 10-bit)
TGA (8-bit, 10-bit)
TIFF (8-bit, 10-bit, 16-bit)
SGI (8-bit, 10-bit)
BMP (8-bit, 8-bit w/ alpha)
Note: You cannot work with compressed files in Lustre.
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