Grass Valley NewsEdit LT User Manual

User Guide

NEWSEDIT LT

DIGITAL NEWS PRODUCTION

software release 4.1

071-8203-00

SEPTEMBER 2002

This document may not be copied in whole or in part, or otherwise reproduced except as specifically permitted under U.S. copyright law, without the prior written consent of Grass Valley Group Inc., P.O. Box 59900, Nevada City, California 95959-7900

Trademarks

Disclaimer

U.S. Government Restricted Rights Legend

Revision Status

Grass Valley, GRASS VALLEY GROUP, NewsEdit LT, NewsQ, NewsQ Pro, Media Manager, and Profile are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Grass Valley Group in the United States and/or other countries. Other trademarks used in this document are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the associated products. Grass Valley Group products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Additional information regarding Grass Valley Group's trademarks and other proprietary rights may be found at www.grassvalleygroup.com.

Product options and specifications subject to change without notice. The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Grass Valley Group. Grass Valley Group assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this publication.

Use, duplication, or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.277-7013 or in subparagraph c(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR

52.227-19, as applicable. Manufacturer is Grass Valley Group Inc., P.O. Box 59900, Nevada City, California 95959-7900 U.S.A.

Rev Date Description

September, 2002 Release for Software Version 4.1

Preface

Grass Valley Group Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Safety Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Safety Terms and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Service Safety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Environmental Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsEdit LT

What is NewsEdit LT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Quick Overview of Editing with NewsEdit LT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Tour of the NewsEdit LT Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Main Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

The Timeline Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

The Source Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The Trim Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The Cut Point Edit Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The Transition Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The Audio Mixer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Navigating in NewsEdit LT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Shortcut Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Tour of the NewsEdit LT Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

The Record Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Main Tool Selection Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Track Selection Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Mark Point Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Deck Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Transport Command Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Edit Mode Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Clip and Track Selection Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Cut Point Edit Tool Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Other NewsEdit LT Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Chapter 2 Configuring NewsEdit LT

Adding Video Sources to NewsEdit LT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Setting General Source Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Setting Record Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setting Preroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting Record Handles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Setting Options for Your Newsroom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Setting General Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Setting Record Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setting Up Workgroups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Setting Up Send Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Setting Handles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Setting Timeline Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Setting NewsQ Pro Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Adding NewsQ Pro Categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Setting Up Media Files for Sharing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Chapter 3 Setting Up The Bin

The Bin Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Understanding the Bin Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Creating a New Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Working in Shared or Local Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Setting Up Your Bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Viewing the Material in Your Bins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Thumbnail View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Changing Thumbnail Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Selecting the Head Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Details View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Displaying Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Sorting Your Media Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the Context-Sensitive Bin Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Chapter 4 Editing In the Timeline

Editing Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Understanding the Timeline and Source Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

The Timeline Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Changing the Timeline View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

The Source Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Controlling a Deck from NewsEdit LT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Creating a New Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Changing Sequence Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Selecting and Deselecting Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Toggling tracks on the fly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Showing Audio Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Setting Up Your Edit in the Timeline Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Marking In and Out Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Setting Up a Split Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Setting Up Your Edit in the Source Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Marking In and Out Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Using Variable Speed Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Setting Up a Split Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Routing Audio Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Selecting Your Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Using a Clip Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Patching Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Changing Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using Auxiliary Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Creating Your Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Playing a Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Saving a Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Chapter 5 Other Ways to Edit with NewsEdit LT

Using Clips Stored in the Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Importing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Importing Media Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Importing EDL Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Importing Audio Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Importing DiskCam Media Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Pulling Media Files from a Profile Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Finding Clips in Your Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Linking to an Existing News Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Recording to the Bin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Moving Clips and Sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Copying a Clip or Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Moving a Clip or Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Renaming Bins and Media Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Deleting Clips and Sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Searching for a Clip or Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Chapter 6 Trimming Your Clips

Trimming Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Using the Trim Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Trimming Your Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Using Handles to Add Frames to Your Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Locking the Duration of a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Playing Past Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Changing Cut Points Between Adjacent Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Using the Cut Point Edit Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Changing Cut Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Navigating to Cut Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Using Audio Scrubbing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Extending Your Edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Trimming Your Media Clips in the Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Creating SubClips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Copying a Clip to the Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

A Quick Way to Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Chapter 7 Fine Tuning and Advanced Editing

Moving Clips in the Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Moving Audio Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Changing the Editing Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Using Quick Edit Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Splitting Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Lifting Clips From the Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Deleting a Clip from Your Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Inserting Filler Between Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Creating a Fit To Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Adding a Freeze Frame To Your Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Varying the Speed of a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Creating Split Edits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Using Control Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Using Match Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Match Frame to Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Match Frame to Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Chapter 8 Adding and Adjusting Audio

Using the Audio Mixer Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Changing Audio Levels in a Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Removing Fade Control Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Ganging and Adjusting Multiple Audio Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Setting the Pan Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Monitoring Audio Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Soloing a Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Muting Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Using the Master Audio Sliders to Set Output Level . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Channel Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Adjusting Audio Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Using Audio Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Showing Audio Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Removing Audio Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Crossfading Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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Chapter 9 Adding Transitions to Your Sequences

Using the Transition Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Describing Transition Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Dissolves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Pushes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Slides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Adding Transitions to Your Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Creating a Transition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Changing Transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Rendering Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Deleting Transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Adding Audio Crossfades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Applying Crossfades to the Audio Tracks Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Applying Crossfades Automatically With Transitions . . . . . . . . . . 149

Chapter 10 Sending & Storing Completed Sequences

Sending Sequences to Another NewsEdit LT or a Playback Server . 152

Recording Completed Sequences to Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Storing Sequences on NewsEdit LT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Creating a Playback List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Playing Sequences in the Playback List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Trimming Sequences in the Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Changing Playback Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Archiving Sequences on Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Appendix A The NewsEdit LT Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Appendix B Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

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Grass Valley Group Product Support

To get technical assistance, check on the status of problems, or report new problems, contact Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by phone or fax.

Web Technical Support

To access support information on the Web, visit the product support Web page on the Grass Valley Group Web site. You can download software or find solutions to problems by searching our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) database.

World Wide Web: Technical Support E-mail Address:

http://www.grassvalleygroup.com/support/

gvgtechsupport@grassvalleygroup.com.

Phone Support

Use the following information to contact product support by phone during business hours. After-hours phone support is available for warranty and contract customers.

USA and Americas (includes Latin America and Canada)

Telephone (800) 547-8949 (Toll Free)

(530) 478-4148 (Direct Dial Toll Call)

Fax (530) 478-3181

Europe and UK

UK Regional Service Location

France Tel +33 145 297 300

Tel +44 1753 218 777 Fax +44 1753 218 757

Fax +33 145 297 302

Italy Tel +39 72 901 428

Germany Tel +49 221 1791 234

Fax +39 72 905 371

Fax +49 221 1791 235

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Asia Pacific

Australia Tel (612) 8877 6800

Fax (612) 8877 6825

China Tel (86) 10 6235 1185

Fax (86)10 6235 1190

Hong Kong Tel (852)-2531-3000

Fax (852)-2802-2996

Authorized Support Representative

A local authorized support representative may be available in your country. To locate the support representative for your country, visit the product support Web page on the Grass Valley Group Web site.

Profile Users Group

You can connect with other Profile XP Media Platform users to ask questions or share advice, tips, and hints.

Send email to proﬁle-users@grassvalleygroup.com to join the community and benefit from the experience of others.

India Tel (91) 11 373 0544

Fax (91) 11 373 0543

Japan Tel (813) 5484 6869

Fax (813) 5484 3775

Southeast Asia

Tel (65) 7328 729 Fax (65)7327 649

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Safety Summaries

General Safety Summary

Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it.

Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.

While using this product, you may need to access other parts of the system. Read the cautions related to operating the system.

Review all system operator manuals, including manuals in electronic format on the system hard drive.

Injury Precautions

General Safety Summary

Safety Summaries

in other system manuals for warnings and

Use Proper Power

Cord

Ground the Product

Do Not Operate

Without Covers

Do Not Operate in

Wet/Damp

Conditions

Do Not Operate in

an Explosive

Atmosphere

Avoid Exposed

Circuitry

To avoid fire hazard, use only the power cord specified for this product.

This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.

To avoid electric shock or fire hazard, do not operate this product with covers or panels removed.

To avoid electric shock, do not operate this product in wet or damp conditions.

To avoid injury or fire hazard, do not operate this product in an explosive atmosphere.

To avoid injury, remove jewelry such as rings, watches, and other metallic objects. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present.

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Product Damage Precautions

Use Proper Power

Source

Provide Proper

Ventilation

Do Not Operate With

Suspected Failures

Battery

Replacement

Do not operate this product from a power source that applies more than the voltage specified.

To prevent product overheating, provide proper ventilation.

If you suspect there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel.

To avoid damage, replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the circuit board manufacturer. Dispose of used battery according to the circuit board manufacturer’s instructions.

Safety Terms and Symbols

Terms in This

Manual

These terms may appear in this and other product manuals:

WARNING

: Warning statements identify conditions or

practices that can result in personal injury or loss of life.

CAUTION

: Caution statements identify conditions or practices that can result in damage to the equipment or other property.

Terms on the

Product

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These terms may appear on the product:

DANGER

indicates a personal injury hazard immediately

accessible as one reads the marking.

WARNING

indicates a personal injury hazard not

immediately accessible as you read the marking.

CAUTION

indicates a hazard to property including the

product.

Service Safety Summary

Symbols on the

Product

The following symbols may appear on the product: DANGER high voltage Protective ground (earth) terminal

ATTENTION – refer to manual

Service Safety Summary

Do Not Service

Alone

No Power Switch

Use Care When

Servicing With

Power On

Do not perform internal service or adjustment of this product unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present.

To avoid electric shock, disconnect the main power by means of the power cord. The power cord is the main power disconnect. Ensure that the power cord is easily accessible at the rear of the product or at the power receptacle.

Dangerous voltages or currents may exist in this product. Disconnect power and remove battery (if applicable) before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components.

To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections.

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Certifications and Compliances

Canadian Certified

Power Cords

Canadian approval includes the products and power cords appropriate for use in the North America power network. All other power cords supplied are approved for the country of use.

FCC Emission

Control

Canadian EMC

Notice of

Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Grass Valley Group can affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

Canadian Certified

EN55022 Class A

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AC Adapter

Warning

Canadian approval includes the AC adapters appropriate for use in the North America power network. All other AC adapters supplied are approved for the country of use.

For products that comply with Class A. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Laser Compliance

Laser Safety

Requirements

Certifications and Compliances

The device used in this product is a Class 1 certified laser product. Operating this product outside specifications or altering its original design may result in hazardous radiation exposure, and may be considered an act of modifying or new manufacturing of a laser product under U.S. regulations contained in 21CFR Chapter 1, subchapter J or CENELEC regulations in HD 482 S1. People performing such an act are required by law to recertify and reidentify this product in accordance with provisions of 21CFR subchapter J for distribution within the U.S.A., and in accordance with CENELEC HD 482 S1 for distribution within countries using the IEC 825 standard.

Laser Safety

FCC Emission

Limits

Laser safety in the United States is regulated by the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). The laser safety regulations are published in the “Laser Product Performance Standard,” Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), Title 21, Subchapter J.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 825, “Radiation of Laser Products, Equipment Classification, Requirements and User’s Guide,” governs laser products outside the United States. Europe and member nations of the European Free Trade Association fall under the jurisdiction of the Comité Européen de Normalization Electrotechnique (CENELEC).

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesirable operation.

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Certification

Category Standard

Safety

Designed/tested for compliance with:

ANSI/UL60950-2000 IEC 60950 CAN/CSA C22.2, No. 60950-00 EN60950:2000

- Safety of Information Technology Equipment (3rd edition, 1999)

- Safety of Information Technology Equipment

- Safety of Information Technology Equipment (3rd edition)

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Environmental Criteria

The following table lists the environmental criteria for the NewsEdit LT system.

Characteristics Description

Operating Temperature Requirement: 10° to 40°C Storage Temperature Requirement: -40° to 65°C Operating Altitude Requirement: To 10,000 feet

Supplemental Data: IEC 60950 compliant to 2000 meters Storage Altitude Requirement: To 40,000 feet Mechanical Shock Supplemental Data: Class 5 (30G) Grass Valley Group 001131500

Environmental Criteria

Random Vibration Requirement: Operational: Class 6 Grass Valley Group

Requirement: Non-Operational: Class 5 Grass Valley Group

Transportation Requirement: Grass Valley Group 001131500 Equipment Type Supplemental Data: Information Technology Equipment Class Supplemental Data: Class 1 Installation Category Requirement: Category II Local level mains, appliances,

Pollution Degree Requirement: Level 2 operating environment, indoor use

Relative Humidity Requirement: Operating 80% from +30° to +40°C

001131500

portable equipment, etc.

only.

Non-Operating 90% from +30° to +60°C Do not operate with visible moisture on the circuit boards

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Introducing NewsEdit LT

NewsEdit LT is a digital nonlinear editing system for news applications, combining all of the functionality and speed of deck-to-deck editing with the power and performance of a nonlinear system.

This manual shows you how to use NewsEdit LT effectively and efficiently to produce quality on-air news stories.

This chapter discusses:

•What NewsEdit LT is

• The NewsEdit LT editing process

• The NewsEdit LT window

•NewsEdit LT navigation

• The NewsEdit LT keyboard

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What is NewsEdit LT?

NewsEdit LT is a digital nonlinear editing solution designed specifically for editing news stories. It replaces your record deck by displaying your edits in real time so you can quickly move on to your next edit without going back to review a completed edit.

Nonlinear editing systems provide greater efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility than analog tape-based systems. For instance, you do not need to edit the first shot first and the last shot last—you can edit shots in any order without rerecording all of your edits after a change. You can also update breaking stories quickly, save them, and then create different versions.

Re-editing stories, fixing mistakes, and adding shots in a tape-to-tape environment can require valuable time in a business where time isn’t always available. With nonlinear editing, however, you can make changes to cuts, transitions, and audio levels at any time during the editing process. NewsEdit LT trims precious minutes down to seconds with just a few keystrokes.

The NewsEdit LT interface is designed for ease of use. It consists of a bin, a record/playback viewing monitor, a four-track audio mixer, a trim tool, and an editing Timeline. NewsEdit LT’s unique dynamic display updates automatically to provide you, the editor, with the tools you need for every edit.

Because the audio and video are stored digitally, you can repeatedly use and manipulate media without duplication or degradation.

Quick Overview of Editing with NewsEdit LT

You create a news story with NewsEdit LT in three stages:

1. Record raw footage or feed directly to the NewsEdit LT Timeline or Bin. You can also import clips and sequences from other third-party sources or

other NewsEdit LT workstations.

2. Edit the story and fine-tune it. Use basic editing procedures to create simple cuts. Add dissolve, push, or

slide transitions. Adjust the audio or add new audio.

3. Save your final story to a network server, record it to tape for airing, or play it directly to air with your NewsEdit LT playlist.

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Tour of the NewsEdit LT Window

The NewsEdit LT window consists of a main toolbar, a Bin to hold your files, a record/playback monitor, a four-track audio mixer, an editing Timeline, and a dynamic window that changes depending on the tool you are using.

Main Toolbar

Bin

Record/Playback

Viewing Window

Dynamic Window

Audio Mixer

Editing Timeline

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Main Toolbar

The Main Toolbar lets you access common NewsEdit LT functions:

Icon Name Function

Send to File Sends a clip or sequence to another destination.

Bin

Timeline View Displays the main view with the selected sequence on the

Trimmer View Opens the selected clip in the Trimmer for editing.

Player View Displays the video in another player window.

Story View Displays the script for the selected sequence, if there is one.

Record to Bin Records clips directly into your Bin.

Play to Tape Records the selected clip or sequence to tape.

Properties Displays the properties for the currently selected clip or

Render Effects Renders the currently selected transitions or other selected

Render All Renders all unrendered transitions and effects in the current

ContentShare Explorer

Timeline.

sequence, including the description, creation date, and location.

effects.

sequence. Opens the ContentShare Explorer program, which allows you to

obtain and manage media files from your network.

The Bin is a database where clips and sequences are stored and organized. The top-level bin appears by default when you start NewsEdit LT.

You can create additional bins to organize your media. You can also customize the information about each clip and then search specific fields in the database.

See “Setting Up The Bin” on page 53 for details on using the Bin.

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Timeline

The Timeline is an all-purpose editing window that replaces a record deck in the editing process. The Timeline provides a graphic representation of your sequence in a single window, displaying its tracks, the name of each clip, and the current frame’s location.

The Timeline window has its own Toolbar:

Timeline

Timeline Toolbar

The Timeline Toolbar provides access to each of the NewsEdit LT tools and lets you select your editing mode:

Icon Function

Saves your sequence in the Bin.

Selects the Timeline Tool.

Selects the Source Tool.

Selects the Trim Tool.

Selects the Cut Point Edit Tool.

Selects the Transition Tool.

Selects the Audio Mixer Tool.

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Icon Function

Selects Overwrite Edit Mode.

Selects Splice Edit Mode.

Activates Fit To Fill.

Splits a clip at the cursor point.

Trims the top of the selected clip on the Timeline.

Trims the tail of the selected clip on the Timeline.

Deletes selected clips.

Lifts selected clips off the Timeline.

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Zooms in the view in the Timeline.

Zooms out the view in the Timeline.

Undo.

Redo.

Opens the Sequence Properties window.

Shows All Audio Tracks in the Timeline.

Tools

Each of the six NewsEdit LT editing tools displays in the dynamic window, leaving the Timeline unchanged. You select the tools from the Timeline toolbar.

Timeline T ool

Source T ool

Trim T ool T r ansition Tool

Cut Point Edit T ool

Audio Mixer Tool

The Timeline Tool

The Timeline Tool opens by default when you first create a sequence. You can select and move clips or audio tracks, play sequences, mark in and out points, and adjust master output audio sliders.

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The Source Tool

The Source Tool digitizes raw material directly to the Timeline. This is the fastest and most efficient way to generate clips from a source tape. You can also use other sources for your footage, such as video feeds or microphones.

The Trim Tool

The Trim Tool changes the head or tail of a clip to change its duration.

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The Cut Point Edit Tool

The Cut Point Edit Tool changes the edit points between clips in the Timeline. You can easily create split edits by only selecting audio or video. If you have handles on your clips, you can access the unused portions of the clip without returning to the source tape and redoing the edit.

The Transition Tool

The Transition Tool creates transition effects between clips in a sequence. You can create dissolves or slides between any two edits by selecting the transition you want and clicking at the point you want the effect to appear.

Tools

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The Audio Mixer Tool

The Audio Mixer Tool adjusts the audio settings in a sequence, including the level, the pan, and output channel routing. You can raise or lower the audio on each audio track, or ride the audio on the fly using the Write Automation option.

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Navigating in NewsEdit LT

NewsEdit LT supports any combination of mouse and keyboard navigation. This manual includes instructions for both mouse and keyboard commands.

Using the Mouse

To execute a mouse command, move the mouse pointer to a menu or button and click the left mouse button. This manual uses the term click when you press the mouse button once, double-click when you press the mouse button twice in quick succession, and press when you press and hold the mouse button.

You can also drag clips from the Bin directly into the Timeline. Place the mouse pointer on the title bar of the clip you want to move, press and hold the mouse button, drag the clip to the Timeline, and release the mouse button. This method of editing is track specific, so make sure you have the proper video and audio tracks enabled on the Timeline before performing the edit.

Using the Keyboard

The NewsEdit LT keyboard has color-coded keys that allow you to see editing commands at a glance. Keyboard commands can be single keystrokes or key combinations. You execute key combinations such as and holding the first key in the combination, while simultaneously pressing the second key. See Appendix A for complete list of keyboard keys and functions.

Navigating in NewsEdit LT

Ctrl + TAB by pressing

Using the Shortcut Menus

This application also makes use of right-click shortcut menus. Shortcut menus provide a quick way to access relevant commands without having to move the mouse pointer to the toolbar or menu bar. To access these menus, press the right-mouse button once and a menu appears. The commands that appear depend on the position of the mouse pointer when you right-click. For example, when you right-click in the Bin, the shortcut menu provides quick access to bin management commands.

If you are comfortable using a mouse, shortcut menus provide a valuable means of accessing commands quickly.

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Tour of the NewsEdit LT Keyboard

NewsEdit LT’s keyboard uses color-coded keys that correspond to NewsEdit LT functions. The different sections of the keyboard are introduced below. See Appendix A for a detailed key reference.

Esc

SuspendF1Setup

~ `

Tab

Caps Lock

Shift

Ctrl Fn

F2 F3 F10 F12

! 1@2#3$4%5^6&7*8(9)0

Q W

A G

Z XHC V

F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9

RE I O P

Y U

D FS

CTL

Alt

Prnt Scrn

SysRq

A1KA2

< ,

Alt

Num Lk

Scroll Lk

F11

Insert Home Page Up

Pause

Break

Delete End Page Dn

{ [

;

Ctrl

Backspace

}

]

Enter

Shift

The Record Key

F12

The record key starts recording.

Main Tool Selection Keys

The first six blue keys activate the corresponding NewsEdit LT tools. The last two dark blue keys move clips between cut points in the Timeline.

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