[Application]

Set EDIUS operations.

[Timeline]

Set operation or display on timeline.

1) Click [Settings] on the menu bar, and click [User Settings].

2) Click the [Application] tree, and click [Timeline].

3) Set each item.

[Extend Clips when Applying Transition/Cross Fade]

When a clip transition/audio cross fade has been set to the clip on the timeline, right and left clips extend and overlap with each other. The total length remains unchanged.

Extend/Fix mode

[Insert Default Crossfade in Transition]

When a transition has been set to a video clip on a VA track, the default audio cross fade of the same length is simultaneously added to the audio clip at the same position.

Changing Default Effects

[Insert Default Transition in Crossfade]

When a cross fade has been set to an audio clip on a VA track, the default transition of the same length is simultaneously added to the video clip at the same position.

Changing Default Effects

[Set the Cut Point of Transition/Cross Fade to Front when at Middle of a Frame]

Set the cut points of clip transitions or audio cross fades to forward. For example, when the transition for 7 frames has been set, the cut points are set between the third and fourth frames.

[Hold the Next Clip when Trimming a Clip (except at ripple trim)]

Disable extension of clips across the edge of the clips on the left and right when trimming a clip with ripple mode off.

[Show Tool Tip During the Trim]

Display timecode information on the tooltip while dragging to trim the cut point of clips.

[Reset Pan Settings when Audio Clips are Moved to Other Tracks]

When an audio clip has been moved or copied to another track, the pan setting is reset aligned with the destination track. For example, when a clip on the 1A track has been moved to the 2A track, the pan that was set on the 1A track is reset on the 2A track with the L and R sides inverted.

[Select the Left Clip when Cutting a Clip]

Set which one of the previous and next clips will be selected when clip cutting has been performed.

[Snap Event]

Enable the snap function.

Check the event to be used as the snap point. When [Snap to Events Inside the Selected Area] is checked, all edit points of the clip in the selection area are snapped to.

[Default]

Change the default setting for the editing mode when creating a new project file.

Switching Mode when Placing/Moving Clips

[Waveform]

Set the display method for the waveform of the timeline to either [Log (dB)] or [Linear (%)].

[Clip Timecode]

Display the checked timecode on the clip.

[Clip Thumbnail]

Display the thumbnails of In/Out points at the clip edge on the timeline. Select [All] to display thumbnails in succession. To hide thumbnails, uncheck this item.

[Alt] + [H]

4) Click [OK].

[Match Frame]

Set the search direction or track.

1) Click [Settings] on the menu bar, and click [User Settings].

2) Click the [Application] tree, and click [Match Frame].

3) Set each item.

[Search Direction]

Select the direction for searching clips when [Match Frame (Player to Recorder)] is clicked. On the end of the search, it restarts the search from the beginning.

[Target Tracks]

Specify the track to be searched. Each track can be specified by selecting [Choose Tracks] or [Selected Tracks].

[Transition]

When you execute a match frame at the point where a transition is set, set whether to use a front side clip or back side clip.

4) Click [OK].

[Background Job]

Set background processing during playback.

1) Click [Settings] on the menu bar, and click [User Settings].

2) Click the [Application] tree, and click [Background Job].

3) Set each item.

[Default Settings for Background Job]

[Pause Background Jobs During Playback]

Check this item to pause the execution of the job when the Player or timeline is played back during execution of a background job.

Note

  • Copying is paused depending on settings even if multiple drives are connected and the drive that is copying is different from the drive that is playing back.

4) Click [OK].

[Proxy Mode]

Set operations in the proxy mode.

1) Click [Settings] on the menu bar, and click [User Settings].

2) Click the [Application] tree, and click [Proxy Mode].

3) Set each item.

[Proxy Mode]

[When there is No Proxy, Use HiRes]

Check this item to use high-resolution when there are no proxies in the clip.

[Automatically Generate Proxy]

Check this item to generate a proxy automatically in the background when no proxies are found when the proxy mode is set.

4) Click [OK].

Note

  • When both [When there is No Proxy, Use HiRes] and [Automatically Generate Proxy] are unchecked, operation is as follows:

    • When the proxy mode is set, clips without a proxy become offline clips.

    • When a project file that has been checked out only with its proxies using the field editing function of project is opened on a PC that does not have EDIUS license, all clips become offline clips.

[Project file]

Set project file save destinations, backup/auto save, and other settings.

1) Click [Settings] on the menu bar, and click [User Settings].

2) Click the [Application] tree, and click [Project file].

3) Set each item.

[Project File]

[Project File Folder]

Change the folder currently selected as the save destination for project files. Select the folder from the [Browse For Folder] dialog box displayed by clicking [Browse].

[File Name]

Change the default project file name that is given when a new project is created. To rename the file, enter a new name in the text box.

[Recent Project]

[Show the MRU List]

Display the list of history files from the [Recent Project] list in the [Start Project] dialog box, or by clicking the [Open Project] list button, or by clicking [File] on the menu bar → [Recent Project]. Set the number of history files to display by [Number of Files].

[Backup]

[Destination]

Check this item to automatically create a backup file.

When [Project Folder] is checked, a backup file is saved in “Project” → “Backup” in the project folder.

When [Select a Folder] is checked and [Browse] is clicked, another save destination can also be specified. In this case, the backup file will be saved in “specified save destination” → “project name” → “Backup”.

[Number of Files]

Set the maximum number of backup files that are created.

[Auto Save]

[Destination]

Check this item to automatically save project files.

Check [Project Folder] to save an auto save file in “Project” → “AutoSave” in the project folder.

When [Select a Folder] is checked and [Browse] is clicked, another save destination can also be specified. In this case, the backup file will be saved in “specified save destination” → “project name” → “AutoSave”.

[Number of Files]

Set the maximum number of auto save files that are created.

[Interval]

Specify the time interval for executing auto-save.

[Delete All Auto Save Files when the Project File is Saved.]

Check this item to delete the auto save file after the project file is saved.

4) Click [OK].

[Other]

Set how to display the history file or set existing titlers.

1) Click [Settings] on the menu bar, and click [User Settings].

2) Click the [Application] tree, and click [Other].

3) Set each item.

[Recent clip]

[Show the Recently Used List]

Click [File] on the menu bar → [Recent clip] to display the list of history clips. Set the number of history clips to display by [Number of Files].

[Show Thumbnail in the MRU List]

Click [File] on the menu bar → [Recent clip] to display thumbnails. To display thumbnails, select the size from [Large] or [Small].

[Save Window Positions]

Reproduce the last window and palette positions at the next start-up.

[Show Tooltip]

Displays the tooltip when the mouse cursor is moved over effect names.

[Create Waveform cache when registering clip]

Check this item to create waveform cache (waveform representation of audio) when registering a clip.

[Create waveform cache files in Project folder (for files in removable or network drives)]

Check this item to copy wave form cache (waveform representation of audio) on the removable drive or network drive to the project folder.

[Set anchor setting to ON when adding a new sequence marker.]

Check this item to enable the anchor setting when adding sequence markers.

Sync-Lock Setting of Sequence Marker

[Player Format]

Select the format ([Source Format]/[Timeline Format]) for the Player to be used in file playback. On HD video monitors, SD signals may not be displayed.

[Default Titler]

Select the titler (software for creating titles) that is started up when [Create Title] for the bin or timeline is clicked.

4) Click [OK].

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