Tascam Viewnet MX Graphic Interface Network MX-2424 Owners Manual
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ViewNet MX ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual 71 Multiple Clip Selection To select multiple clips, hold the shift key while clicking on each clip. Multiple clips will be selected and the edit region will encompass the area from the beginning of the first selected clip to the end of the last selected clip. If the selected clips are edited using commands from the Edit menu, the entire range of material on tracks selected for editing between the In and Out marks is affected. If multiple selected clips are moved by dragging them within the EDL view, only the selected clips will be included in the drag (edit) operation. Unselected material within the selected region will not be affected by dragging the multiple clip selection. Selecting Regions To select a region, set the In and Out marks then enable the Edit buttons for the tracks which will be included in the selection. The fastest way to select a region is to drag across the desired region using the In/Out selection tool. All edit operations performed on a region will include all material within the selected region. This may cause edits to occur within a clip rather than on clip boundaries. Multiple Clip Selection Selected Region
ViewNet MX ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual 72 Audio event Appearance In Record When material is being recorded, the new event(s) will appear as a new red colored clip streaming onto the EDL view at the playhead position on the track(s) being recorded. Once recording is stopped, the system will finish writing the recorded data into the file on disk and the event will change to the normal gray color with the event name inside. The red event shown during the recording is actually an estimate of the event’s true location based on the time when the recording was detected by ViewNet Audio. The true location and duration of the event will be displayed after the recording is finished. Horizontal Scroll Bar The Horizontal Scroll Bar at the bottom of the EDL view panel allows for scrolling the EDL view panel over the duration of the project from head to tail. The range of the current view relative to the entire project will be reflected in the size of the blue scroll selection handle within the scroll bar. To scroll the view, drag the selection handle within the scroll bar. Scroll Selection Handle
ViewNet MX ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual 73 Project View Adjustment The relative sizes of the Project EDL Panel and the Overview Panel can be adjusted by using the Project View Adjustment bar which is located directly beneath the horizontal scroll bar. The cursor shape automatically changes when it is placed over the adjustment bar to show that the bar can now be dragged to resize the division of the screen between the overview and the EDL view. Panel Resize Triangles There are two triangular-shaped buttons at the left side of the project view adjustment bar that can be used to immediately resize the Project EDL Panel and Overview Panel. From the default position (when the Project EDL View is first opened), click the upward facing triangle to maximize the Overview Panel or the Downward facing triangle to maximize the Project EDL View Panel. If a view is maximized, click the triangle facing the direction toward the middle of the screen to resize the panel to the previous position. Zoom A slider labeled Zoom on the left side of the screen below the head time in the overview display provides an alternate method to adjust the range of material displayed in the Project EDL View. Drag the Zoom slider to the right to show a smaller range of material centered on the current display region. Drag the Zoom slider to the left to show a wider range of material in the Project EDL View. EDL Height A slider labeled EDL Height on the left side of the screen below the head time in the Overview display provides a method to adjust the vertical height of tracks displayed in the Project EDL View. Drag the EDL Height slider to the right to increase the vertical height of tracks in the EDL. Drag the EDL Height slider to the left to decrease the vertical height of tracks in the EDL View Edit Buttons There is a row of Edit command buttons at the upper right side of the Project EDL View screen. These buttons provide a quick and convenient shortcut for the most commonly used edit commands. There is a full description of the operation of these edit commands in Chapter 6, Edit Commands. Adjustment Cursor Panel Resize Triangles
ViewNet MX ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual 74 Cursor Function Selection A set of icons between the Project EDL View display and the System Status Panel are used to set the function of the cursor for operations in the project EDL view. Click directly on the desired icon to set the function of the mouse cursor. Marker Placement Cursor Use the Marker Placement cursor to place the mark currently selected in the Entry Register (Current, In, Out, or Memory) directly on the Time Ruler. Select In / Out Cursor Drag the Select In/Out cursor within the Project EDL view to automatically set the In and Out marks around the selected region. Grab Cursor Use the Grab (hand) cursor to select clips in the Project EDL view. Use the grab cursor with Shift+Click to select multiple clips. The grab cursor can also be used to directly drag the playhead, In mark, Out Mark, and Memory Markers on the Time Ruler. Zoom Cursor Drag the Zoom cursor within the Project EDL view to automatically zoom in around the selected region. Use Shift + Click with the zoom cursor to zoom out. Marker Placement Select In/Out Grab Zoom
ViewNet MX ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual 75 View Menu Settings Items in the View menu affect what will be shown in the Project EDL view and how some elements within the view will behave. Items with a box act as view settings. When the box is selected (checked) the listed View menu setting will apply. The last item, View whole project, is a direct command and will show the entire project EDL. Follows Playhead If View Follows playhead is selected in the View menu, the playhead will remain stationary on screen when the system is in play. If View Follows playhead is not selected, the playhead will move across the screen when the system is in play. Pages with Playhead If View Pages With Playhead is selected in the View menu, the playhead will move across the screen when the system is in play, then the next screen will automatically appear when the playhead gets near the right side of the screen. If View Pages with Playhead is not selected, the playhead will move across the screen when the system is in play and will move off the screen when it plays beyond the current view. Show Subframes Choose this setting to show subframes in the Time Ruler and Time Displays. Show Feet-Frames Choose this setting to show feet - frames in the Time Ruler and Time Displays.
ViewNet MX ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual 76 Show Splice Points Choose this setting to show splice points in the Project EDL display. Show Volume Automation Choose this setting to show volume automation in the project EDL display when playing imported Open TL files which have volume automation. The volume automation data appears as a red line with break points layered on top of the track. The volume automation data is for display only and cannot be edited within the ViewNet application. Show Mute Automation Choose this setting to show mute automation in the project EDL display when playing imported Open TL files which have mute information. The mute automation data appears as a blue line with break points layered on top of the track. The mute automation data is for display only and cannot be edited within the ViewNet application. View Whole Project The View Whole Project menu item is a command to force the range of the Project EDL view to encompass the whole project from the head time to the tail time. Volume Automation Overlay (red line) Mute Automation Overlay (blue line) Splice Point at Edit – No Fade Splice Points at Fade
ViewNet MX ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual 77 Chapter 6 Machine Settings Opening the Machine Settings Window The Machine Settings window allows for viewing and changing any of the Setup menu items for An MX- 2424. To open the Machine Settings window from the Project View screen, choose “Settings…” from the Machine menu. Opening Machine Settings from the Network View To open the Machine Settings window from the Network View screen, first select a machine by clicking anywhere in the row of settings for the desired machine and then choose “Settings…” from the Machine menu to open the Machine Settings window for that machine. Opening Multiple Machine Settings Windows It is possible to open Machine Settings Windows for multiple machines by first selecting multiple machines (using Shift + Click or Ctrl + Click) in the Network View screen, then choosing Settings… from the Machine menu. A Machine Settings window will open for the first machine. When this window is dismissed by clicking in the close box, the Machine Settings window for the next machine will appear, and so on. Remember that opening the Machine Settings window establishes an active network connection to the selected machine. Click settings row to select machine
ViewNet MX ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual 78 Sections of The Machine Settings Window The Machine Settings window has several different sections, as shown below. Legend for Numbered Tabs The Machine Settings window organizes the Setup menus of the MX 2424 under tabs that are labeled in banks according to function. These are numbered according to the way they appear on the front panel Setup menu system of the MX 2424. The menu banks and their functions are as follows: • 000 Rates and References • 100 Bus Controls • 200 System Controls • 300 MIDI • 400 Input/Output • 500 Audio Controls • 600 Reserved for future use • 700 Disk • 800 Project • 900 System To open the Machine Settings page for any bank of settings, click the tab with the appropriate number. The selected bank will come to the front.
ViewNet MX ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual 79 Working With Settings Most settings have a limited number of choices organized in a drop-down list. To select a setting, click the box to open the list of choices, then click on the desired choice to select it and automatically close the box. Use the TAB key to automatically select the next settings item (moving top to bottom on the page) in a bank. Use Shift + TAB to select the previous item (moving from bottom to top on the page). Settings which hold a numeric value will only allow values to be entered that are within the valid range for that item. Settings Application Controls When settings are changed for an item, the change is not communicated to the MX 2424 until they are applied by using the Settings Application Controls at the bottom of the Machine Settings window. These controls provide a convenient method for choosing which settings and machines will be updated. Selecting Machines Before applying changes, first select to which machines the settings will apply. Original Machine To change settings to the original machine (identified by Name, Ident, and Serial number), choose this selection by clicking the radio button as shown above. Sync Group / Machine Set To broadcast settings changes to all members of a selected Machine Set , choose this selection by clicking the radio button. (As a reminder, Sync Groups pertain only to MM series machines.) Apply Changes. To apply only changes that have been made since the Machine Settings window was opened for the selected machine(s), click the Apply changes button.7 Apply All Settings To apply all current settings to the selected machine(s), click the Apply all button. Settings Files Named settings can be created, opened, and saved from the Machine Settings window. The system default location for these files is the ViewNet folder, but settings files may be stored in any disk directory and copied to floppy or network drives for ease of distribution.
ViewNet MX ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual 80 Save To save the current settings (all settings for all menu banks), click the Save button to open the window called Save machine settings as: Type the name of the settings file to be saved, then click Save. Open To open a Machine settings file, click the Open button in the Machine Settings window, choose the desired file, then click Open. The new settings will be loaded into ViewNet. Note that the settings will not be transmitted to any MX 2424’s on the network until they are applied by clicking Apply changes or Apply all. Revert To revert to the previous settings for all Setup menus, click Revert. To recall the default settings for all menus, choose the default item from the Store user settings drop down list in the 900 settings menu bank and then click Recall.