Using Containers


You use containers to group certain elements in a Timeline so that you can move them around or send them to external applications using XSend. The container is, in reality, a proxy marker for the clips and effects that you place inside the container. The effects don't change, nor do the relative locations, unless you move them. You can also step into a container to fine-tune the edit at any point.

Tips

  • The Build container of active tracks button isn't on the default Liquid Edition interface. You need to add it from the customize Edit tab that you access by right-clicking on the Liquid Edition toolbar and selecting Customize from the menu that appears. For more details on adding buttons, see Chapter 1.

  • The Build container of active tracks button is always grayed out unless you've defined a mark-in and mark-out point on the Timeline.


To build a container

1.

Place the timeline cursor at the start of the area where you want to build a container, and press I on the keyboard to create a mark-in point.

2.

Place the Timeline cursor at the end of the area where you want to build a container and press the O key on the keyboard to create a mark-out point.

The Build container of active tracks button now becomes active (Figure 14.23).

Figure 14.23. A mark-in and mark-out point on the Timeline activates the Build container of active tracks button.


3.

Build the container by doing one of the following:

  • Click the Build container of active tracks button.

  • Right-click anywhere on the Timeline button area and select Edit > Build container of active tracks (Figure 14.24).

    Figure 14.24. You can also access the build container function without adding the button to the Toolbar.


The resulting container displays on the Timeline as one clip (Figure 14.25).

Figure 14.25. A container as it appears on the Timeline.


Tips

  • Make sure all the tracks between the mark-in and mark-out points are active before you attempt to build a container, because only active tracks are included.

  • Containers can be useful if you want to apply a filter across a set number of clips or even the entire Timeline. An example involves making a container from the whole Timeline and then adding the ColorCorrection Editor to legalize each clip, image, and title to broadcast standards. See Chapter 11 for details on the ColorCorrection Editor.


To edit a container

1.

Right-click the container and select Container > Step Into Container (Figure 14.26).

Figure 14.26. Opening a container for further editing…


2.

Once you've stepped into a container, you need to exit back to the Timeline by clicking the Main Sequence Level tab that appears only when you are working inside a container (Figure 14.27).

Figure 14.27. ...displays the contents in a sub-Timeline.




Pinnacle Liquid Edition 6 for Windows
Pinnacle Liquid Edition 6 for Windows
ISBN: 0321269160
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 245
Authors: Paul Ekert

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