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CLIPSTER Edit Tool User Guide
8.1 Introduction to Conforming with the Edit Tool
This section provides an introduction to conforming and the conforming tool in general. Additionally, you can find here some important
notes about what to observe prior to a conforming process.
8.1.1 Conforming in General
Conforming in general is the process of linking a data list, such as a cut
list or a list in the edit decision list (EDL) standard, to audio/video material on a storage which enables one to work further on already edited
projects. On a DVS system this would normally be the linking to the
original high-resolution material thereby taking advantage of the realtime power of the DVS system for further processing.
A conforming may be required, for instance, during the editing of digital movie shots in film projects: An editor cuts scenes of the film on an
editing workstation using low-resolution material. When finished, an
EDL can be created of the created project which can afterwards be sent
to other editors (i.e. only the EDL has to be sent). This EDL can then be
imported in other applications and after a conforming the work on the
respective project can be continued (e.g. color graded).
8.1.2 The Conforming Tool and its Mode
The conforming tool of the Edit Tool has been designed for an easy and
fast conforming: With it you can load (import) data lists, build up a
timeline from them as well as set up and perform the conforming. It can
handle EDLs and other data lists of various formats, such as CMX or
GVG, as well as ALEs or cut lists.
In the software as well as this manual, data lists that can be
handled by the DVS software may also be referred to as ’EDLs’,
i.e. implying not the standard but the term 'edit decision list' in
general.
Once everything is set up correctly, the conforming will be successful
and you will receive in the timeline properly linked clips. Then you can
continue your work on the project immediately. The first steps to perform a conforming are described in section “First Steps to Make a Conforming” on page 8-6.
However, if the first steps of a conforming procedure fail, you have to
adapt the conforming, for example, by applying another linking method or by editing the events of the EDL. This can be done either directly
in the timeline or by using the conforming mode of the Edit Tool. Then
you can, for example, configure individual clips or complete reels to the
requirements of your conforming. Additionally, with the conforming
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