Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Users Guide
Lightworks v12.6
EditShare EMEA
Clifton House
Bunnian Place
Basingstoke
Hampshire, RG21 7JE
England
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7183 2255
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http://www.editshare.com
February 3, 2016
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Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hardware Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hardware I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Standard Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Customized Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lightworks Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Additional Documentation and Tutorials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Technical Support Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Opening the Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Browsing the Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Creating a New Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Content Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using Bins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Working with Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Arranging Bins and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Reviewing and Updating a Filecard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Updating Metadata from the Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CHAPTER 3: IMPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Import Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the Import Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Import using Drag and Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the Batch Import Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Import Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Creating an Import Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Removing an Import Destination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Selecting an Import Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reveal Imports View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Supported Import Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Stereoscopic Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Single Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Image Sequences and DPX Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
AVI, AVCintra, MOV, MXF, MPEG, MTS, M2T and M2TS Video . . . . . . . . . . 50
Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) and XML Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Avid Log Exchange (ALE) Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Open Media Framework (OMF) Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
RED (R3D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
WAV Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Audio Files in 30 fps and 24 fps Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Transcoding Imported Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CHAPTER 4: PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Playing a Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Playing in a Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Opening a Tile in a Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Playback in a Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Resizing the Viewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Displaying Full Screen Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Linking Tiles to Viewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Playback Control Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Timecode and Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting Timecode Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adding a Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Removing a Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Timecode Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Moving Through Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Jumping to a Timecode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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CHAPTER 6: TIMELINE EDITING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Displaying a Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Navigating the Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Locking the Timeline Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Enabling Audio while Scrubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Customizing the Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Zooming the Position Indicator In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Resizing the Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Displaying Text on the Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Working with Tracks on the Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Selecting Tracks on the Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Grouping Tracks in an Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
About Editing Grouped Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Ungrouping Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Advanced Timeline Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Audio Tracks in the Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Displaying Audio Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Displaying Audio Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Changing Audio Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Using Nodes to Set Audio Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Copying Audio Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Audio Fade-In and Fade-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Trimming Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Auto Unjoin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Using Trimview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Trimming an Outgoing Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Trimming an Incoming Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Moving a Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Slipping a Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Sliding a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Reopening Edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Console Trimming Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Replacing a Clip with Black or Audio Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Inserting Black or Audio Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Trimming by Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Previewing Trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Rejoining a Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Changing Sync Using the Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Syncing by Aligning Marks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Fixing Sync using Timeline Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Fixing Sync using Timeline Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
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Undo and Redo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Undo the Last Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Redoing Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Using Drag-and-Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Moving with Drag-and-Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Copying with Drag-and-Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Inserting or Replacing Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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CHAPTER 9: SEARCHES AND FILTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Quick Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Advanced Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rearranging the Search Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Media and Edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Searching by Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Bins and Multicam Bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Search Dialog Box Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Stopping a Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Searching for a Clip or Subclip in an Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Creating a Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Creating a Search Based Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Managing Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Deleting a Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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Tear-Off Bins and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tearing Off Bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tearing Off Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Using Tear-Off Bins and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
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User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Selecting Tool Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Lightworks Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Lightworks is an Academy and Emmy award-winning, professional Non-Linear Editing
(NLE) system for editing and mastering of audio-visual media. It supports resolutions up
to 4K as well as video in PAL, NTSC and HD formats. Lightworks provides an enhanced
user experience with an optional keyboard and Console control surface, allowing you to
easily perform your NLE work.
This document introduces you to the purpose and functions of your Lightworks system,
explains the concepts youll need to understand to use it effectively, and describes
workflow procedures. The manual is designed for anyone who uses the Lightworks
system.
Lightworks was first developed back in the early 1990s and has been used on some
incredible films over the years. The interface is different from other editing software you
may have used, but this does not mean it is difficult or not suited for your needs. It is a
powerful and friendly application which just needs some basics explained in order to
use it as it was intended. A number of video tutorials and supplementary documentation
have been prepared which can be used in conjunction with this User Guide. See
"Additional Documentation and Tutorials" on page 15.
One of the critical differences with Lightworks compared to other applications is that
Lightworks is constantly saving everything you do. There is no Save or Save As function
for this reason, and is why you will not find anything about it in this Guide. Any changes
you make within the project, moving a panel, changing an edit or adding an effect, is
backed up the moment you have made the change.
See the following topics:
"Features" on page 12
"System Requirements" on page 12
"Hardware Components" on page 13
"Additional Documentation and Tutorials" on page 15
"Troubleshooting" on page 16
"Technical Support Contracts" on page 16
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Features
Lightworks has the following features:
To enable all of Lightworks features, including advanced codec support, you must
purchase a Lightworks Pro license. Advanced codec support is for export markets only.
Instructions for upgrading to Lightworks Pro are provided in the EditShare Lightworks
Installation and Activation Guide.
You can compare how the versions of Lightworks differ by navigating to the web site
www.lwks.com/compareversions.
System Requirements
Minimum system specifications are described in the EditShare Lightworks Installation and
Activation Guide. They can also be found at www.lwks.com/techspecs
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Hardware Components
The Hardware components supported by Lightworks are described below:
Hardware I/O
Mouse
Lightworks has many functions that can be accessed by a standard two-button mouse
with a central wheel. For details on mouse usage, see "Controlling Objects with the
Mouse" on page 21.
Standard Keyboard
Many of Lightworks editing functions can be accessed from shortcuts on your keyboard.
Although the default set of shortcuts will be familiar to regular users of Lightworks, you
can change the key assignments to your own preferences, such as editing applications
you are already familiar with. See "Selecting Tool Preferences" on page 206.
A keyboard specially designed for use with Lightworks is available, see "Customized
Keyboards" on page 14.
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Customized Keyboards
You can order a custom designed USB keyboard specially designed for Lightworks,
containing shortcuts and application functions. Color coded for ease of use, the keys are
printed with icons and labels to ensure a fast learning curve.
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Lightworks Console
The Lightworks Console can be used to play video and audio, and to control many of
Lightworks editing functions.
The console has keys for the more common editing functions and a flat bed-style paddle
to facilitate post production operations. A free USB port is required to connect the
Lightworks Console. Power for the Lightworks Console is provided from the USB port of
the host system.
Consoles may be ordered from the Lightworks web site: www.lwks.com. For a full
description of the Lightworks Console, see "Appendix C: Lightworks Console" on
page 225. A series of video tutorials for the Lightworks Console are available on the
Lightworks website at www.lwks.com/the-console.
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Troubleshooting
If you experience an issue with your Lightworks installation, or something isn't working
as expected, visit our FAQ page at http://www.lwks.com/faq where you can type in a
question relating to the issue and view the search results. If you do not find an answer to
your question, you can refer to the Lightworks forums at http://www.lwks.com/forum
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This chapter provides you with the essentials for starting to use your Lightworks
software. See the following topics:
Starting Lightworks
To start Lightworks:
TASK
1. Windows: Double-click the Lightworks icon on the
desktop.
Linux and Macintosh: Single left-click on the
Lightworks desktop icon.
2. The Lightworks application opens, displaying the Lobby and Projects Browser.
See "Menu View" on page 18.
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Lightworks Desktop
There are two main views in Lightworks - Menu View from where you start new and
existing projects, and Project View where you complete your video projects. See the
following topics:
Menu View
5
1
4
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Project View
1 2 3 4 5
10 6
1) Project Menu - allows you to review and update your project settings
2) Rooms Menu - allows you to divide your project into separate areas
3) Viewer - provides playback and review functions
4) Content Manager
5) Shrink button - minimizes the Lightworks application to the task bar
6) Close button - shuts down the Lightworks application
7) Import Panel - navigation tool for finding and importing video clips from your
system
8) Shark Tool (Red = Pro version, Grey = Free version)
9) Toolbar - provides shortcuts to major Lightworks functions
10) Exit Project - exits the Project Browser and return to the Lobby
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The Toolbar
The Toolbar provides access to several tools you use during your recording and editing
process. It is open by default in Project View.
Record
Opens the Record tool for recording new clips
Import
Opens the Select Files to Import dialog box
Edit
Opens the viewer and timeline for a new edit
Content Manager
Opens and closes the Content Manager tool
Search
Opens the Search tool
Playout
Opens the Playout Tool for playing an edit to tape
Export
Opens the Export tool
Editor Preferences
Opens the Editor Preferences dialog box
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You use the mouse buttons to control the position and behavior or screen objects. When
the system is busy, the cursor changes to an hourglass and you cannot use its functions
until it returns to its usual appearance (white arrow).
See the following table.
Left click Activate Click the left mouse button on an object, button, or command, and then
release the button.
Reset default position For sliders. Click the left mouse button on a slider to reset it to the default
position.
Drag-and-drop Click the left mouse button on an object, drag the object to where you want
it, and then release the button.
Jump red-diamond For objects with the red diamond current frame marker. Place the cursor at
frame marker the new position on the Indicator Strip, and click the left mouse button.
Resize For Viewers, Timelines, and Bins. Click the left mouse button on the border of
the object, drag the mouse to resize the object, and then release the button.
Foreground obscured For Viewers, Timelines, and Bins. Place the mouse over the object and click
objects the left mouse button.
Right click Menu display Click the right mouse button over any object to view the menu for
that object.
Hover Tool Tips Hover the mouse over an object until information appears.
Wheel Moving through rows Scroll the mouse wheel to move through database rows and to jump
and cut points through cut points within an edit.
Sharking
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By default, playback controls are located on the source and edit viewers, and have the
functions shown below:
You can also choose to place the transport controls at the bottom of the Lightworks
desktop, instead of on each source and edit viewer. The on-screen controls also include
editing functions that are found on the Lightworks Console. See "Playback Control
Options" on page 63.
Importing Media
If there is no media available in Lightworks to play, you can import your own media. See
"Chapter 3: Importing" on page 41.
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TASK
1. In the Projects Browser, click Create a New Project.
1 2
2. Click the Name text box, and type a name for your project.
3. Select the frame rate you want your project to use from the Frame rate
drop-down list.
If you do not know the frame rate of your media, select Auto. Lightworks will
determine the frame rate for you.
4. Click the Create button.
5. The Project Browser window closes, and Lightworks changes to Project View, with
the Shark, Toolbar, and Import dialog box open (see "Project View" on page 19).
6. You are now in the room for the project. The project name and an arbitrarily
assigned room name appear in the upper left corner of Lightworks.
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7. To change the room name, click the room name, type the name you want, and
then press Enter to save the name (see "Working with Rooms" on page 24).
8. Click the name of the project in the top left corner to see current project details.
9. To return to the Projects Browser, click the Exit Project button at the top left of the
screen.
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TASK
1. In the Project Browser, click the thumbnail for the project to which you want add
a room.
1 2
2. A submenu opens, displaying existing room(s) in the project and a blank new
room labeled New Room.
3. Click on New Room.
4. You enter the new room. The project name and an arbitrarily assigned room
number appear in the upper left corner.
5. Click the room name, type the name you want, and then press Enter to save the
name.
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You can also create a new room from within an existing project. This can be useful if you
are working on several episodes from one project, so each episode can be on the screen
in its own room. All of your media and edits are accessible in the new room, you will not
lose any media.
Do the following:
TASK
1. With an open project, click the room name.
4 1
2. A submenu opens, displaying existing room(s) in the project and a blank new
room labeled New Room.
3. Click on New Room.
4. You enter the new room. The project name and an arbitrarily assigned room
number appear in the upper left corner.
5. Click the room name, type the name you want, and then press Enter to save the
name.
TASK
1. Click the room.
NOTE: If the project is password-protected, you are returned to the Lobby and
prompted for the password. Type the password and press Enter.
2. You enter the room. All the screen objects that were in the room when you last
used it are displayed.
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Deleting a Room
To delete a room:
TASK
1. In your project, open the Room drop down list.
2. Mouse over the image for the room you want to delete.
3. A cross displays. Click the cross to delete the selected room.
4. Note that you cannot delete a room you are currently in.
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Clips, Subclips, and Edits
"Clips" on page 27
"Subclips" on page 28
"Edits" on page 29
Clips
A clip is created by a single continuous recording of picture and or sound into the
system. A clip is stored on the system as both a log file and a material file.
The log file for a clip contains logging information such as the clip name, reel ID and
timecode. The material file contains pictures or sound for the clip.
Clips recorded into the system may need further preparation - for example, breaking
down long recordings into subclips or syncing up separate picture and sound clips. The
products of these processes are called Subclips (see "Subclips" on page 28).
The following illustration shows the relationship between a clip, a subclip, and an edit.
EDIT = LOG
Edit plays material
from Clip
Edit refers to Clip logs
for timecodes, etc.
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Subclips
A subclip is so named because it has no material of its own. When you play a subclip, it
plays the pictures and sound from the material files of its original clip(s).
There are three types of subclips, which can be identified by the color of the flag
displayed at the top left corner of edit and tile views:
Basic Subclip
Blue A subclip taken from a longer recording.
Sync
Beige The result of syncing up separately
digitized picture and sound clips.
Print
Yellow Made from an edit when a videotape
master from an online has to be recut.
See also "Marking a Section on a Source" on page 72 and "Working with Subclips" on
page 75.
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Edits
An edit is an edited sequence of clips or subclips. You can combine clips and subclips in
an edit.
NOTE: The edit that you see on the graphics screen does not exist in the same way as
a film cutting copy or videotape master. The edit is simply a list of edit points in
Lightworks own format without pictures, sound, or timecode. The edit refers to
the logs of its constituent clips for labeling information such as timecode.
When you view the edit, it plays the pictures and sound from the material files
of the original clips.
Content Manager
The Content Manager is a project window that allows you to organize and manage all
your Clips, Edits, Bins and Searches in one location.
You can select Bins from the Content List panel and filter results by selecting the
appropriate filter. You can also add your own filters through the Search function. Some
views have tabs across the top of the Manager to allow you to view all clips, video-only
clips, audio-only clips and rendered media.
See the following topics:
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TASK
1. Click on the Content Manger icon on the
toolbar.
TASK
1. Select a view by clicking on any item displayed under Filter or Bins in the Content
List panel.
3 2 4
5 Tile View
1
List View
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You can display Bins and Groups as separate containers by creating a new Content
Manager window for each bin. Each window gives you access to all the same Content
Manager controls, allowing you to switch between bins, groups and edits.
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
On the toolbar, right-click on the Content Manager icon and,
from the menu that opens, click on Make new Content
Manager.
Right-click on a bin entry in the Content List and, from the menu that opens,
click on View in new browser window.
2. Alternatively:
a) Click on a bin entry in the Content List and drag the bin off the Content
Manager window.
b
b) Click the Enlarge icon.
c) The window expands, displaying the contents of the selected bin.
3. To minimize the Content Manager you created, click the Shrink (-) button at the
top right corner.
4. The Content Manager re-displays as a minimized bin.
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The Content Manager uses a set of filters that allows you to organize your media by type,
creation date, search criteria, etc.
The Content Manager has filters for all media types you use.
TASK
1. In the Content List panel, click on one of the following media types:
1 3 2
Clips
Subclips
Edits
Everything
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Recent Filter
TASK
1. Click on Recent in the Content List.
1 3 2
2. The Recent Filter window displays with tabs for the following categories:
Today
Yesterday
This week
This month
Current
3. Click the relevant tab to display media for the time frame you require.
Using Bins
Bins are used to organize and display your clips and edits. You can move and copy clips
to other bins, and change the way bins display clips.
It is possible for a clip to be in more than one bin at the same time. You can use this
feature to help organize your material more flexibly. However, seeing a clip in more than
one place on the screen does not mean there is more than one copy of the clip on the
hard disk.
See the following topics:
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Creating a Bin
TASK
1. Clicking the Bins + icon in the Content List panel.
1 4 3
2. Right-clicking the Content manager icon and selecting Make > New Bin, or
Make > New Multicam Bin
3. Clicking the Cogs icon on the Content Manager, and selecting Make > New Bin, or
Make > New Multicam Bin.
4. Right-clicking a video tile and selecting Make Bin of clip references.
The new bin displays as an entry below Bins in the Content List panel.
Playing Clips
TASK
In Tile View, play a clip by clicking the thumbnail picture and pressing Play on the
on-screen console (if displayed).
Open a tile into its own viewer by double-clicking it in List or Tile view. Press Play
on the on-screen console, or the playback controls on the source viewer
Alternatively use the following keyboard shortcuts:
Play / Stop: Spacebar
Play (Backwards): j
Stop: k
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Groups are a collection of bins, multicam bins or other groups. They display in orange,
below Bins in the Content List, and can also be identified by an orange marker that can
be clicked to expand or collapse items contained in the group.
Expand / Collapse
Group Items
Groups can be minimized to save space or left open to show content in the Content
Manager
Bins can be dropped into single or multiple Groups
Groups can be placed in other groups
See the following topics:
Creating a Group
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
Right-click in the Content List panel of the Content Manager and select
Make > Empty group.
Select multiple bins by Shift or Ctrl-clicking them (Shift or Cmd for Mac OS X)
click the cogs icon and select Make Group.
2. A new group is created.
Renaming a Group
To rename a group:
TASK
1. Double-click on the groups title bar and then type the new name.
2. Press Enter.
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TASK
1. Left-click on the bin, and drag it onto the group you want to move it to.
To select multiple bins, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key (Cmd key for Mac OS X)
while clicking.
2. When the destination group is highlighted, release the mouse button.
3. The bin displays inside the Group.
TASK
Left click on the bin and drag it out of the group into an empty space in the
Content List panel of the Content Manager.
To select multiple bins, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key (Cmd key for Mac OS X)
while clicking.
In the Content List panel of the Content Manager, right click a group and select
Ungroup. The group is removed and all bins within the group are ungrouped.
TASK
1. In the Content List of the Content Manager, right-click on the group you want to
copy or move and, from the menu that opens, click Copy to... or Move to..., as
required.
2. A sub menu opens, displaying a list of available projects.
3. Click on the project you want the group copied or moved to.
4. A message box opens, confirming the operation, and which bins and logs were
copied or moved. If one or more items already exist in the destination, a dialog
box opens, asking you what action you want to take:
Yes, Overwrite - overwrite the item in the destination.
No, skip - do not overwrite the item in the destination.
Overwrite all - overwrite all items in the destination.
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5. Click the Close button at the top right of the box to clear the message box.
6. When you open the destination project that the group was copied or moved to, a
message box displays:
7. Click on the Content Manager icon. The Content Manager opens, displaying the
newly added content.
8. Click on the Close button at the top right corner to close the message box.
You can drag a bin or group to any position on the screen, or even place it partially off
screen. You can also resize a bin.
NOTE: It is recommended that you keep the number of on-screen bins and groups to
a minimum.
Do the following:
TASK
1. To move a bin or group, click the object and drag it to where you want it.
2. To resize the object, click on the border and drag it to the size you require.
NOTE: You can drag any of the four borders.
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Metadata
Information, or Metadata, about each clip, subclip and edit is held in a Filecard. You can
access the metadata from the Filecard or via the List View of the Content Manager.
See the following topics:
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
a) Open the clip, subclip or edit in a Viewer, and click on its Filecard button.
Alternatively, press the shortcut key (the default is F4).
b) In Tile View, click on the Filecard icon for the clip, subclip or edit you want to
review.
1a 1b 3 6
5
Fields that cannot be
changed.
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You can also add information directly into the List View of the Content Manager or Bin.
TASK
1. Locate the Bin containing the material you want to review or update.
2. Click the View button to set the Bin to List View.
3 2
3. To update a clip, subclip or edit, type directly in to the metadata field you want to
change. Note that some fields are read-only and cannot be changed.
4. To change the columns that display in List View, see "Displaying Bin Columns" on
page 170.
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This chapter describes the methods for importing media, supported file types and
formats. See the following topics:
Import Methods
See the following topics:
"Using the Import Tool" on page 42
"Import using Drag and Drop" on page 43
"Using the Batch Import Tool" on page 43
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TASK
1. Click the Import icon on the toolbar.
5
3. Click on Places at the top-left corner of the dialog box. From the menu that opens,
navigate to the directory containing the files you wish to import.
4. The Select Files to Import dialog box displays the Name, Format, Rate, Size and
Date of each clip. Make sure the frame rate of the file is compatible with the
project frame rate.
NOTE: If the frame rate is of a clip is not compatible with your project, it displays in red.
You will be unable to import the clip into your project.
Clips with incompatible frame rates may be playable in a new project set to the
same frame rate as the clip.
5. Click Import. A message box opens, reporting the progress of the import process.
6. The message box closes and the imported clips display in the Recent or Search
filter ready of the Content Manager.
7. You can select where to place your imported files and if you want to transcode
them to a new compression format. See "Transcoding Imported Video" on
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By default, any valid media files dragged and dropped into an empty bin is imported
automatically. Disabling Drag and Drop allows you to use the batch Import Tool.
To disable drag-and-drop, Right click the Import icon and, from the
menu that opens, set Start import on drag/drop to No.
Before using Batch Import, ensure that drag and drop is disabled in Lightworks, see
"Import using Drag and Drop" on page 43.
To use batch import:
TASK
1. Right-click the Import icon on the toolbar and, from the menu
that opens, select Batch Import.
2. The Batch Import dialog box opens.
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7. To start Batch Import, click Start. Click Import. An Import message box reports
progress as the files are imported.
8. When the import finishes, a bin called Imports opens, containing your imported
files. The Import dialog box closes.
Import Destination
In order to import media to your project, you must have a media drive to hold all the
relevant data. By default, Lightworks creates and uses the following locations for all
media imports:
Windows: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Lightworks\Media
If you have upgraded from an earlier version, Lightworks may be using the default
location that was set in that version of Lightworks.
If you do not want to use the destination folder set by Lightworks, or you want to
organize your media imports into separate folders, you can create alternative
destination folders and choose which one you want to use when you import media.
The Content Manager opens to reveal newly imported media in the Recent or Search
Filter, a user defined option.
See the following topics:
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TASK
1. Open the project card and select the Media tab.
5 4
When you remove an import destination, you will no longer be able to see media files
stored in that location. However, the media stored at those locations will not be deleted,
nor will any logs referenced to it.
To remove an import destination from Lightworks:
TASK
1. Open the project card and select the Media tab.
2. Click the Remove button. A message box displays, warning you that you are about
to remove a media location from Lightworks.
3. Click Yes to remove the entry from the Project card, or No to cancel.
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TASK
1. Click the Import icon on the toolbar.
3
4
By default, when new media is imported, the Content Manager opens to display the
imported media in the Recent Filter. You can choose to display imported media in the
Search filter instead. Do the following:
TASK
1. Click the Import icon on the toolbar.
3
4
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Stereoscopic Media
You can import stereoscopic media if it is named correctly. All stereoscopic media must
be of the same duration and contain the words left or right in the otherwise identical
filename in the same position, for example, clip001left.mxf and
clip001right.mxf. Lightworks imports pairs of files as a single synced file.
NOTE: For information about selecting stereoscopic 3D options, see "Stereo 3D Tab"
on page 148.
To import stereoscopic media:
TASK
1. Make sure the pair of files you want to import has identical filenames with the
exception of left or right in the same position in the filename.
For example, clip001left.mxf and clip001right.mxf will import
successfully. A pair named clip001left.mxf and rightclip001.mxf will not
import successfully.
2. Make sure the pair of files has identical durations. A pair with different durations
will not import successfully.
3. Do one of the following:
Select the pair of files in your operating system file browser and drag them into
the application.
Select the pair of files and import them using the Import tool.
4. Lightworks syncs the pair into a single file and displays it in the Recent filter of the
Content Manager. The Tracks column displays V1 LR, which is evident that
Lightworks successfully synced the two cameras and created a V track from the
pair of files.
5. Open the shot in the Timeline. A single V track displays that contains V1 L and
V1 R.
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Single Images
Importing a single image (BMP, JPG, PNG, TGA, and so on) produces a clip with a single
frame in the project. The original aspect ratio of the image is maintained. You can add
black borders to the top or sides of the image to make it fit a standard viewer for the
current resolution. Images larger than the standard current resolution are reduced to fit
a standard viewer.
TASK
1. Open the Import Tool and click on the Cogs icon.
2. From the menu that opens, click on Stills Duration (seconds).
3. Select the duration you require from the drop down list.
You can key still images over background video, via the Image Key feature of the effects
tool. Unlike image import, image key does not convert the files to a piece of video, but
is referenced in its original state. This allows graphics files with an alpha track to be keyed
over a video background. It also gives the user more control over which part of the
image is seen, and where it is to be placed within the viewer.
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In the same way that you can import single frames, you can simultaneously import a
sequence of images, including Digital Picture Exchange (DPX) to form a single clip in
Lightworks. Do the following:
TASK
1. In the Import tool, click the Cogs icon (or right-click) and from the menu that
opens, select Detect Image Sequences > Yes.
2. Select multiple clips and follow the procedure in "Using the Import Tool" on
page 42.
AVI, AVCintra, MOV, MXF, MPEG, MTS, M2T and M2TS Video
MXF Import
Sometimes when importing an MXF file, the file is split into a number of separate chunks.
Lightworks can import all these separate chunks and merge them into one file. To merge
the chunks into one file:
TASK
1. Click the Cogs icon on the Import panel.
2. From the menu that opens, select Detect split MXF files and set the option to Yes.
3. If the setting is set to No, each MXF chunk will be imported into Lightworks as a
separate file.
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Lightworks supports AAF / XML files from many applications including Avid, Resolve,
Protools and EditShare Flow Browse. When you import an AAF, the frame rate of the AAF
must match the frame rate of the project.
Lightworks also supports XML files generated from Final Cut Pro 7. These can be
imported into Lightworks as long as they adhere to the XML version 5 protocol. Versions
4 and earlier cannot be imported into Lightworks.
AAF files with embedded audio information can be imported into Lightworks. This
information is extracted from the AAF and a new media file created on the media drive.
If the AAF contains media locators to a location that is available, Lightworks imports this
media automatically using the locators specified in the AAF. You must make sure that
the Search for media option is set to Simple or Thorough.
If the media locators exist but the location is not available, i.e. a network path no longer
exists, Lightworks still imports the edit and creates empty dummy clips that cannot be
relinked as there is no media link file. In this scenario there are two options available:
1) Manually import all the media into the same project as the AAF / XML and on the
edit settings menu select Find >Clips to fill edit and relink the media this way.
2) If you have access to all the media that the AAF / XML file references, then you can
move the file into the same location and import it. Lightworks attempts to import
the media located in the same folder as the AAF / XML, and fill the edit with this
media.
To import AAF / XML files:
TASK
1. In the Import tool, click the Cogs icon.
2. From the menu that opens, locate AAF/XML Options > Search for media.
Select No if you do not want relink media.
Select Simple to look in the AAF/XML folder to find media, or use the media
locators in the AAF if the path exists.
Select Thorough to look in the AAF/XML folder to find media along with all
child folders in the tree.
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ALE (Avid Log Exchange) files from post production houses or Avid editing systems can
be imported into Lightworks. All the media is imported with the ALE and the data
contained in the ALE is added to the imported media.
NOTE: You cannot import an ALE file unless its corresponding media resides in the
same folder location.
In order for the ALE import to succeed, the media must match the data supplied in the
ALE. The four parameters used are: Reel ID, Start Timecode, Name and Duration. The
import process looks at this data in the ALE then proceeds to find a file with the
matching metadata in the same location as the ALE. If the ALE track information differs
from the number of tracks available in the media, the import will also fail.
The Import Tool has media matching and track matching settings to overcome these
issues as described below:
TASK
1. In the Import tool, click the Cogs icon.
2. From the menu that opens, select ALE Options > Media-matching tolerance. Set
the option you require from the drop down list:
Not Strict: Matches any one of the original parameters, plus Duration
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3. Repeat step 1 and, from the menu that opens, select ALE Options >
Track-matching tolerance. Set the option you require from the drop down list:
Strict: Start Timecode, Duration, Name and Reel ID between the ALE
and the available media are matched
Semi-Strict: Start Timecode, Duration - and Name or Reel - between the ALE
and the available media are matched
Not Strict: Start Timecode and Duration between the ALE and the available
media are matched
Lightworks supports the sound and edit-decision parts of the Open Media Framework
(OMF) standard. Any picture material contained in the OMF file is discarded on import
into Lightworks.
NOTE: OMF files with more than 16 audio tracks cannot be imported.
When you import OMF files into Lightworks, the audio sample rate of the file must match
the audio sample rate of the project.
Also consider the following:
Composition information and media data. Although OMF interchange files allow
applications to store the media in separate files from the composition information,
media files must be embedded into the OMF file (and not stored in an external file)
when importing into Lightworks.
OMF edit rate. When you import an OMF file into Lightworks, the edit rate of the file
must match the edit rate of the project. For example, if you are working in a 25fr
project, the OMF edit rate must be 25.
Source track mapping for OMF assigns imported material. When Lightworks imports
the OMF source material, it assigns the first referenced audio track to A1, the second
to A2, and so on. This happens even if the audio tracks were A3 and A4 on the
original source tape. This does not affect the imported material as it is used in the
imported composition (the edit). If you want to re-digitize the audio from the
original tapes using the imported information from the OMF composition, you need
to manually confirm that the correct audio tracks are being recorded. This can be
done by patching the source device so that audio tracks are all recorded as A1, A2.
NOTE: The extra track mapping data is contained within the OMF format, but this
information is not used by Lightworks to create the audio material.
RED (R3D)
You can import RED files into Lightworks. See the following topics:
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You can import RED R3D natively. You can choose full resolution or one of the standard
reduced resolution modes (, ) to change the decode quality of the imported R3D file.
Currently R3D files with aspect ratios of 4:3 or 16:9 are supported. No R3D export is
available, but you can export EDLs or AAF files for transferring edit decisions. The AAF
carries file pointers to the material for networked or shared storage operations.
There are some performance considerations when you use RED R3D files with
Lightworks systems. Depending on the workflow and formats required, older systems
might require a hardware upgrade.
NOTE: Working natively with sequences of R3D files is very demanding on disk
storage, CPU, and graphics card performance, particularly at higher
resolutions.
For file-based operations, a conform (render) to DPX is also possible. However you must
provide adequate storage capacity and performance.
For the procedure to import RED files, see "Importing R3D Files" on page 54.
TASK
1. Select the R3D file or files you want to import by doing one of the following:
Click the Choose button in the Import tool and browse to the bin you want.
Click the file you want and drag it onto the desktop.
2. Click Do It in the Import tool.
3. The file imports. Click on the Project name at the top-left corner of the workspace.
4. The Project panel opens. Click on the Video tab if it is not selected.
5. Click on the drop down list to the right of the RED decode quality field, and select
the required resolution from the list.
6. The R3D file opens and plays in the resolution you selected.
7. If your system performance allows it, you can select a higher resolution when the
edit is ready for playout.
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WAV Files
The Lightworks system can import WAV files of from 1 to 16 tracks. Any WAV files
conforming to the RIFF standard and using PCM audio encoding can be imported. This
includes uncompressed Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) files.
Sometimes Lightworks must change the playback rate of imported audio files in order
for it to sync with picture. This might be necessary when you edit film material in video
projects. For example, when editing a film clip at 24 fps in an NTSC video project, audio
recorded on location runs at a speed which syncs with the film projected at 24 fps. But
when this film is telecined to NTSC using pulldown and digitized into Lightworks, its rate
effectively becomes 23.98 fps, and the audio playback rate has to be slowed accordingly
to sync with the picture.
Playback rate change is achieved at import time on the Transfer details dialog box.
Depending on the type of project you are working in, you may also want to assign
specific types of timecodes to your imported files. This can be important where the files
are required for subsequent conforming from EDLs.
You select timecode type on the Audio Speed Transfer Details dialog box. Options
include the following:
What kind of primary timecode should be assigned to the imported clips:
In a 25-frame PAL project: Auto, 24 fr, 25 fr.
In an NTSC project (29.97, 30, or 24 frame): 30fr drop (NTSC), 30fr non-drop
(NTSC), 24 fr.
The Auto option attempts to read from the header of the WAV file the kind of timecode
with which the audio was recorded. All other options override the file header timecode
information.
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Picture at 24 fps.
Tells the system that the audio was recorded to sync with 24 fps picture.
Picture at 23.98 fps (or pulled down 29.97 fps)
Tells the software the audio was recorded to sync with video at 23.98 fps (or
pulled down 29.97 fps) media
24 fps picture telecined at 25 fps.
Tells the system that the audio syncs to 25 fps media in a 24 fps project.
2) The type of Primary Timecode that should be assigned to the imported audio:
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TASK
1. In the Select Files to Import dialog box, select the file you want to import.
2. Click the Cogs icon.
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3. From the drop down menu that opens, select Video Transcoding.
4. The Video Transcoding dialog box opens.
5. Select the file type and compression options you require for SD and HD.
6. At bottom left corner of the Select Files to Import dialog box, select one of the
following options from the drop down menu:
Create Link. Keeps the imported file in its original location and format so you
can work with the file natively.
Copy Local. Copies the file to the material drive without transcoding.
Transcode. Converts the file into the file type and compression option chosen
on the cogs menu mentioned above.
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This chapter describes the procedures you follow to play and move through your
material. You can play your material in a tile or in a viewer.
See the following topics:
Playing a Tile
When you import a file, it displays by default in one of the locations:
TASK
1. Click anywhere in the picture area of the tile.
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4. Hover your mouse over the tile to reveal the scrub bar, then left click on the red
timeline marker to drag it backwards or forwards through the scrub bar.
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Playing in a Viewer
You can play material in a viewer. You can also link tiles to viewers, and you can change
the label display and the viewer size. See the following topics:
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
Hover the mouse over the tile and click on the Viewer icon (a) when it appears.
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Playback in a Viewer
TASK
1. Open a tile in a viewer. See "Opening a Tile in a Viewer" on page 60.
2. Left-click in the picture area. The border brightens, indicating that the viewer is
active.
3. Play the material by doing one of the following:
Use the Lightworks Console playback buttons, the lever, or the jog wheel.
Use the keyboard shortcuts, l (lowercase L) for play, spacebar for play / stop.
The playback controls on the viewer. See page 22.
The on-screen playback controls. See page 63.
To change where the playback controls display, see "Playback Control Options"
on page 63.
4. To move through the material, click the red frame marker in the Indicator strip and
drag it where you want.
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5. To jump to a new point, left-click the mouse in the Indicator strip at the timecode
position you want to jump to.
6. To lock the viewer on the screen, click the Pin button in the upper right corner. To
unlock the viewer, click the Pin button again.
7. To shrink the viewer back to a tile, click the Shrink button.
8. To close the viewer, click the Close button. Clicking the Close button does not
delete the clip, it only removes the viewer being displayed. The clip remains in
your project, and can be accessed from the bin in the Content Manager.
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Click on any edge of the viewer and drag to resize it. The pixel size of the viewer displays
over the video at the top left corner as you resize the viewer.
If you have only one monitor, the full screen display uses that monitor, obscuring the
user interface. If you have dual monitors, only the extended display is used for full screen
display. It is recommended that both displays are of the same resolution.
To display full screen video on a second monitor:
TASK
1. Press the Toggle Full Screen shortcut key (the default key is F12).
2. The viewer / edit displays in full size on the monitor.
3. Press the Toggle Full Screen shortcut key again to close full screen video.
Alternatively, move your mouse onto the extended display,
and then click the Exit Full Screen button.
You can link tiles to viewers. This preserves the tiles mark and park information, as well
as In and Out points. Do the following:
TASK
1. Right-click the Content Manager icon in
the Toolbar.
2. From the menu that opens, select Link Bin Tiles to Viewers and then select Yes.
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You can choose to where to display Lightworks playback controls. Do the following:
TASK
1. Click the User Preferences icon in the
Toolbar.
2. The Preferences dialog box opens.
3. Under User Interface, select the option you require from the Playback controls
drop down list. The options are:
On each viewer - Playback and edit controls display in all open source and edit
viewers. See "Viewer Playback Controls" on page 22.
Global - Playback controls are fixed at the base of the Lightworks screen - as
shown in the example above.
None - Playback controls do not display on the Viewers or Lightworks screen.
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TASK
1. Left-click the arrow to the right of the viewer timecode.
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Primary T/C Source timecode for the current frame (in blue).
Marked Duration Duration between the mark and the current frame
(shown in purple), or the duration between the start
and the current frame if no mark exists.
Total Duration Total length of the clip in the viewer (shown in red).
Alternatively, you can hover your mouse over the timecode label, using the
mouse wheel to change the label.
4. The selected timecode format displays below the viewer.
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Adding a Label
To add a label:
TASK
1. With the Labels dialog box open, click the Add button.
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Removing a Label
You can only remove labels you have created manually. You cannot remove the default
labels for a clip or edit.
To remove a label:
TASK
1. With the Labels dialog box open, select the label you wish to remove.
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2. Click Remove.
3. The Remove Label dialog box opens.
4. Select the Label you want to remove from the displayed list.
5. Click OK. The Label is removed.
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Timecode Calculator
Clicking the cogs icon opens the Timecode Calculator (previously a separate tool).
TASK
1. With the Labels dialog box open, click the Cogs icon.
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Jumping to a Timecode
TASK
1. Click the Timecode text box in the label, type the timecode you want, starting
from the left-most position, and press Enter.
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Timecode Tear-off
You can cue a source or edit viewer to a timecode by doing the following:
TASK
1. Create a Tear-off timecode as follows:
a) Load a clip or edit into a viewer, and stop at the timecode you want to
tear-off.
b) Left-click and drag the timecode label off the viewer onto the Lightworks
desktop.
c) You can create as many tear-offs as you want for a given clip or edit. They do
not have to contain different timecodes.
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Cues
Cues in Lightworks let you mark points of interest in your material. You can use them
later for reference points, you can move through material by jumping to them. Cues are
long-term markers and display as small green triangles on the viewer indicator strip.
You can use Cues as references for subclips, see "Multiple Subclips from a Single Clip" on
page 78.
Adding Cues
To add a cue:
TASK
1. Move to the position in the clip you want.
2. Do one of the following:
Press the Cue key. The default key is the apostrophe key (). For information on
assigning keys, see "Selecting Tool Preferences" on page 206.
Press the Cue button on the Lightworks Console.
Jumping to Cues
To jump to a cue:
TASK
1. In the Viewer, click the Cogs icon. From the menu that opens, select Cue Panel.
2. The Cue Panel opens.
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TASK
1. In the Viewer, click the Cogs icon. From the menu that opens, select Cue Panel.
2. The Cue Panel opens.
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Exporting Cues
TASK
1. In the Viewer, click the Cogs icon. From the menu that opens, select Cue Panel.
2. When the Cue Panel opens, click on the Cogs icon at the top right corner of the
panel.
3. From the menu that opens, select Export.
4. The Export panel opens asking you where to save the file. The destination
displayed is the default directory.
5. Click Places to open the drop down list of folder locations to save your file.
6. Type a name for your export file in the text box.
7. Click OK.
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This chapter describes how to get started editing. Your editing workflow and procedures
are described in the following topics:
Editing Workflow
A typical editing workflow in Lightworks might be as follows:
1) Open a clip in a source viewer
2) Marking a Section on a Source.
3) Starting a New Edit (if a record edit is not open, one is opened automatically when
inserting or replacing).
4) Select / deselect the tracks you want.
5) Use the following functions to add or remove source material to or from the edit
viewer:
Adding Material
Removing Material from an Edit
Replacing Material in an Edit
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The easiest way to mark a section from a longer clip is to use the Mark and Park function.
You do this by marking the In point and using the current frame as the Out point. Do the
following:
TASK
1. Position the red frame marker where you want the In Point.
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2. Press the Mark In button on the viewer. Alternatively, press the assigned shortcut
key, the default is i.
3. The mark displays in blue, superimposed over the red frame marker.
4. Move the current frame to where you want the section to end.
5. The section between the mark and the current frame is now selected and displays
in white.
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If you are accustomed to using Out points (as in Avid or Final Cut Pro editing
applications), you can mark the clip with In and Out points by doing the following:
TASK
1. Position the red frame marker where you want the In Point.
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2. Press the Mark In button on the viewer. Alternatively, press the assigned shortcut
key, the default is i.
3. The mark displays in blue, superimposed over the red frame marker.
4. Move the current frame to where you want the section to end.
5. The section between the mark and the current frame is now selected and displays
in white.
6. Press the Mark Out button on the viewer. Alternatively, press the assigned
shortcut key, the default is o (lowercase O).
7. You can now move the red timeline marker to a new position without losing the
Out Point marker.
8. To change the In or Out Points, repeat steps 1 to 7. You do not need to remove the
existing In and Out Points before selecting new ones.
TASK
1. Press Stop+Mark on the console. Alternatively, press the assigned shortcut key,
the default is ].
2. The entire clip is selected.
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If you mark an In point and then want to jump to a different In point, you lose your Out
mark. To swap In and Out points without losing the Out point:
TASK
1. Mark a section in the clip timeline using the Mark and Park procedure (see "Mark
and Park" on page 72).
2. Press the key assigned for Swap, the default key is [. Alternatively, press the Swap
button on the Lightworks Console.
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3. The blue marker A replaces the red current frame marker, and the red current
frame marker B replaces the blue marker.
NOTE: Although you have swapped the points around, the first marker is still the In
point, that is, if you mark and park then press the Swap button, the In Point is
now park, where previously it was mark.
4. You can now change the position of the In point using the playback controls.
Removing a Mark
You can remove a mark that you no longer need by doing the following:
TASK
1. Press the Unmark button on the console, or the assigned shortcut key. The default
key is p.
2. The mark is removed.
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You can mark your cutting point while the clip is playing by doing the following:
TASK
1. Play the clip (see "Playing in a Viewer" on page 60).
2. Press the Mark button where you want the In point. Alternatively, press the
shortcut key, the default is i.
3. Play backward and forward to make sure you have the point you want. If you
change your mind, press Mark again.
NOTE: If you need to mark more than one point in the clip, use the Cue function,
instead. See"Jumping to Cues" on page 68.
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You can create a basic subclip from a clip with In and Out or Mark and Park pointers. You
can also make a basic subclip containing the entire content of the source clip. Do the
following:
TASK
1. Open the clip you want to edit in a source viewer.
B
Lightworks has a keyboard shortcut function called Copy Marked Section that allows
you to create a subclip from the marked section. There is no default assignment to this
function, so you need to assign a shortcut key to this command - see .
To copy a marked section:
TASK
1. Mark and Park the area from which you want to create a subclip.
2. Press the assigned shorctcut key for Copy Marked Section.
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You can create a basic subclip using the Timeline Marker the In Point and the end of the
clip as the Out point. Do the following:
TASK
1. Open the clip you want to edit in a source viewer.
B
2. Position the Timeline Marker at the point you want the subclip to start.
3. Make a copy of the clip. Either:
Click on the Make Subclip icon in the viewer sidebar (A).
Click on the cogs icon and, from the menu that opens, select Make > Subclip
(B).
4. The new subclip can be found in the Recent and Subclip Filters of the Content
Manager.
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You can create multiple subclips from a single clip by adding cue points to the timeline
to mark In and Out points. The first cue point marks the In point of the first subclip and
the last cue point marks the Out point of the final subclip. Any cue points in between
mark both the Out point of the preceding subclip and the In point of the following
subclip.
TASK
1. Open the clip you want to edit in a source viewer.
B
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2. Clear any marks from the timeline by clicking the Unmark button or by pressing
the Unmark keyboard shortcut (default is p).
3. Create a cue point for the In point of the first subclip. See "Adding Cues" on
page 68.
4. Create a cue point for the Out point of the first subclip. See "Adding Cues" on
page 68.
5. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the remaining subclips.
6. Make a copy of the clip. Either:
Click on the Make subclip icon in the viewer sidebar (A).
Click on the cogs icon and, from the menu that opens, select Make > Subclip
(B).
7. A message box opens, asking you to confirm that you want to create multiple
subclips.
8. Click Yes.
9. New subclips are generated. These can be found in the Recent and Subclip Filters
of the Content Manager.
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Deleting a Subclip
If a subclip is deleted, the original clip (log and material) remains on the system. Deleting
a subclip is like deleting an edit, since a subclip does not actually have material of its
own.
If you delete the material for the original clip, any subclips that are
referenced to them are also deleted.
To delete a subclip:
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
Right-click on the source viewer and, from the menu that opens, select
Destroy this clip.
Click on the cogs icon and, from the menu that opens, select Destroy this clip.
2. A message displays, warning you that the subclip is about to be deleted. Click Yes
to delete the subclip.
3. The subclip is deleted.
When applied to a subclip, this command produces the original clip for whichever video
or audio track is the first active track. When applied to an edit made of subclips, this
command pops out the subclip.
TASK
1. Open the subclip in the source viewer.
2. Click on the Pop out original icon. Alternatively, press the shortcut key (the
default is n).
3. The original clip displays as a highlighted clip in the Recent filter of the Content
Manager.
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Auto Synchronising
The Auto Synchronise feature syncs separate audio and video together based on the
labels selection. This feature can be useful in workflows where the sound is imported
separately from the video, and they need to be synced together. You can choose to
display the result as a sync or as an edit.
To use Auto Synchronise:
TASK
1. Open a bin of material that you wish to sync together.
2. Click on the Cogs icon and, from the menu that opens, select Make > Sync(s).
3. The Synchroniser dialog box opens.
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4. Select the sync option from the Synchronise by drop down list.
5. If you selected Clip labels or Playout timecodes from the previous step, make the
settings for the following options:
a) From the Picture clip drop down list, select the timecode method you wish to
sync by. The label must have valid data for the sync to work correctly.
b) From the Sound lablel drop down list, select the sound clip label you wish to
sync by. The label must have valid data for the sync to work correctly.
c) Type the value (in frames) to offset the sound by in to the text box.
d) Tick the Match date box if you want to match by date.
6. Set the options you require for Result starts at and Result ends at.
If the picture and audio clips do not share common start and / or end times, but
overlap, you may want some way to determine how the start and end points are
treated in the sync. You can elect to:
have a black slug at the start and / or end of each track
Omit the blank sections and create a sync that starts later and / or finishes
earlier
7. From the Produce result as drop down list, select Sync or Print.
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If the media cannot be synced based on the criteria set, the syncing process will fail, and
a message displays, explaining that no media was synced. Change the criteria you set in
the previous steps and try again.
Undo and Redo have no effect when applied to a subclip. An edit made of subclips
behaves in the same way as an edit made of clips.
Tracing Subclips
This feature allows you to trace back from subclips to their original clips. Where an edit
is made of subclips, the Trace command produces a version of the edit with the original
clips as sources instead of the subclips.
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You can set the number video and audio tracks you want in new edits, and you can set
the length of black in your edits. do the following:
TASK
1. Right-click the Edit icon on the Toolbar.
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You use the Edit Viewer and Timeline to edit your media. To start a new edit:
TASK
1. Click the Edit icon on the Toolbar.
B
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3. Select a Tile from a Bin, or Viewer that you want to use as the edit source, and:
Press the Insert shortcut key - the default is v.
Click on the Insert button (source viewer only)
The Insert button on the Console.
4. The clip loads into the Viewer (A) and Timeline (B).
5. Click the Audio channel labels (A1, A2, etc.) to toggle the selected channel OFF or
ON as required. The audio channels may also be toggled OFF or ON from the
Viewer (C). Select only the record tracks you want. Make sure no other tracks are
selected.
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Adding Material
Use the Insert function to add material into an existing edit without overwriting
anything. A cut is made into the edit and the selected part of the source is inserted into
it. The edit is lengthened by an amount equal to the selected part of the source. You can
insert into all edit tracks or into selected tracks only.
If you insert into selected tracks only, tracks that follow the insert move up to close the
gap where material is missing, causing subsequent tracks to go out of sync with each
other. Use the Preserving Track Sync feature on Page 85 to insert black or silence into any
edit tracks that do not have a corresponding selected source, in order to maintain sync.
You can also insert in material into the Timeline using drag-and-drop. See "Inserting or
Replacing Clips" on page 130.
Inserting Media
To insert media:
TASK
1. If the timeline is not visible, click the Show timeline button on the Edit viewer.
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Edit Viewer Source Viewer
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2. The timeline for the Edit viewer opens.
3. In the Edit viewer or timeline, drag the red indicator to point where you want to
start the insert.
4. To insert part of a clip into the Edit:
a) In the Source viewer, select the part of the clip you want to insert using the
Mark and Park method.
b) Click the Insert button, or press the Insert shortcut key - the default is v.
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Lightworks has a keyboard shortcut function called Insert and Next (preserve track
sync). When you want to insert material with one or more deselected tracks, pressing
the shortcut key inserts black into the edit to ensure that tracks in subsequent clips are
not forced out of sync. See .
When a clip is removed from the edit timeline, an empty black section is left where the
clip used to reside.
To remove material, right-click on a clip in the Edit timeline and, from the menu that
opens, select Remove. Alternatively, do the following:
TASK
1. Click the Show timeline button on the Edit viewer.
Edit Viewer
Timeline
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2. The timeline for the Edit viewer opens.
3. Press the Jump button on the Console to jump to the start of the first clip you
want to remove. Alternatively, use the shortcut keys to jump left or right to the cut
you want - the default keys are A and S respectively.
4. Press the Mark button, or press the In Point shortcut key. The default is i.
5. A blue In point marker is placed over the timeline pointer.
6. Press the Jump button until you are parked at the end of the clip you want to
remove. Alternatively, use the shortcut keys to jump left or right to the cut you
want - the default keys are A and S respectively.
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7. Press the Remove button on the Edit viewer. The entire marked clip is removed,
leaving a black section where the clip used to be.
When a clip is deleted from the edit timeline, the following clip moves forward to close
the gap where the deleted clip used to reside.
To delete material, right-click on the clip in the Edit timeline and, from the menu that
opens, select Delete. Alternatively, do the following:
TASK
1. Click the Show timeline button on the Edit viewer.
Edit Viewer
Timeline
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You use the Replace button in the console to place or replace material in the Edit viewer.
You can replace material in several ways. See the following sections:
Open-Ended Replace
In an open ended replace, the In point is the first frame of the clip. Do the following:
TASK
1. In the Edit viewer place the timeline marker where you want the In point to start.
Edit Viewer
Source Viewer
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NOTE: Do not press the Mark button. The current frame is the In point.
2. On the source viewer (blue border) place the timeline marker where you want the
In point.
3. Make sure neither viewer has a blue mark in the timeline strip. If a blue mark is
present, click the Unmark button on the relevant viewer.
4. Press the Replace button on the console. Alternatively, press the assigned
shortcut key, the default is b.
5. Everything from the source In point on replaces everything from the Record In
point on.
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Use this method if you want to edit in a specific cutaway with a known start and end
point.
TASK
1. Select the cutaway in the source viewer using the Mark and Park method.
2. Make sure the Edit viewer (which has a red border) does not have a blue mark in
the timeline strip. If a blue mark is present:
Click the Unmark button on the console.
Press the Unmark shortcut key the default is p.
3. Click the In point you want in the Edit viewer.
Edit Viewer
Source Viewer
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4. Press the Replace button on the console. Alternatively, press the assigned
shortcut key, the default is b.
5. The selected section in the source replaces the material after the current frame
marker in the edit viewer, to the same length. The frame marker rests at the start
of the replaced section.
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Use this method if you want to replace a section in the Edit viewer with a different
section of the same length. Be aware that there must be sufficient material in the source
media to fill the section in the Edit viewer that you want to replace.
TASK
1. In the Edit viewer, select the section of your edit that you want to replace using
the Mark and Park method.
Edit Viewer
Source Viewer
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2. Make sure the source viewer does not have a blue mark in the timeline strip. If a
blue mark is present:
Click the Unmark button on the console.
Press the Unmark shortcut key the default is p.
3. Go to the In point in the source viewer.
4. Press the Replace button.
5. The selected section in the edit is replaced by the source from the In point
onwards.
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Use this method if you want to replace a video track but not the audio, or selected audio
tracks but not the video. For example, if you want to replace a piece of bad audio, you
should deselect all video tracks before you press Replace.
TASK
1. In the Edit viewer, select the section of your edit that you want to replace using
the Mark and Park method.
Edit Viewer
Source Viewer
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2. Make sure the source viewer does not have a blue mark in the timeline strip. If a
blue mark is present:
Click the Unmark button on the console.
Press the Unmark shortcut key - the default is p.
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1. Click the Show timeline button on the Edit viewer.
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Edit Viewer Source Viewer
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If you know only the Out point for a replace in the source viewer, you can use the
Backward Replace method.
TASK
1. In the Edit viewer, select the section of your edit that you want to replace using
the Mark and Park method.
2. Make sure the source viewer does not have a blue mark in the timeline strip. If a
blue mark is present, click the Unmark button on the console, or the unmark
shortcut key (the default is p).
3. Go to the last frame in the source viewer that you want to use in your edit. This is
the Out point.
4. Press the Backtime shortcut key, the default key is \.
5. The selected section in the Edit viewer is replaced by material from the source
viewer trimmed to the same duration. The start point of the source viewer
material is calculated backwards from the source viewer end (Out) point.
If you know only the Out point for a replace in the Edit viewer, you can use the Backward
Replace method.
TASK
1. Select the section of your source using the Mark and Park method.
2. Make sure the Edit viewer does not have a blue mark in the timeline strip. If a blue
mark is present, click the Unmark button on the console, or the unmark shortcut
key (the default is p).
3. Go to the last frame in the Edit viewer that you want to replace. This is the Out
point.
4. Press the Backtime shortcut key, the default key is \.
5. The selected section in the Edit viewer is replaced by material from the source
viewer trimmed to the same duration. The start point of the source viewer
material is calculated backwards from the edit viewer end (Out) point.
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Fit to Fill
The Fit to Fill command is very useful, especially for cutaways, when you know the In and
the Out Points on both the Edit and the source, but the two marked sections are different
in length.
TASK
1. With the Edit open in the Edit viewer, open with the material.
2. Press Alt+V.
3. The speed of the clip that is replaced changes, that is, it speeds up or slows down
to match the marked section on the Edit.
The default start time for an edit defaults to 00:00:00:00. To change the start time:
TASK
1. Click on the viewer timecode.
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Making a Print
Prints are copies of edits which display as one continuous clip, with no apparent joins
between cuts. Prints behave like clips during editing and behave like edits during
project management processes. When working with prints, do not delete any of the
original clips, as each print refers to the log of its original clip for labels such as timecode.
TASK
1. Open the edit in an Edit Viewer.
2. Click on the Cogs icon and, from the menu that opens, select Make > Print.
2
3. If you marked a section of the timeline on your edit, a message displays asking you
if you want to print the entire edit or just the marked section:
Click All to make a print of the entire edit.
Click Subclip to print only the section marked on the timeline.
4. The print displays in the Print and Recent Filters of the Content Manager.
5. Prints are identified by a yellow flag in the top left corner of their Tile or viewer.
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Normally you do not have to save anything as every change or modification you make
in Lightworks is saved automatically. If you want to save your edit, you can make a copy
of it, and continue working on the original edit.
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
a) Click the Make copy icon on the side of the Edit viewer.
1b
1a
b) Click on the Cogs icon and, from the menu that opens, select Make > Copy.
2. If you marked a section of the timeline on your edit, a message displays asking you
if you want to copy the entire edit or just the marked section:
Click All to make a copy of the entire edit.
Click Marked section to copy only the section marked on the timeline.
3. A copy of the edit is created, with the text (copy) appended to the name in the
title bar.
4. The copy displays in the Content Manager as a separate Edit.
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Freeze Frame
The Freeze Frame function holds - or freezes - the first frame of a marked region in the
Edit viewer until the timeline marker reaches the end of the region, or the next cut,
whichever comes first. When the timeline marker passes the marked section, the Edit
viewer resumes playing the current content. If there are no marks in the timeline, it holds
the first frame of the current cut until the end of the Edit is reached.
Before using Freeze Frame, you must first assign a shortcut key for the function. See .
TASK
1. In the timeline of your edit:
a) Click the Advanced button so that the speed controls display.
2a 3a
1b 5b
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b) Select the video track and deselect the audio tracks.
2. Stop the Edit viewer where you want to freeze the frame:
a) Press the Empty Cut shortcut key (the default is c).
b) A cut is inserted into the timeline at the point you specified.
3. Move the current frame to where you want to resume playing the current content:
a) Press the Empty Cut shortcut key (the default is c).
b) A cut is inserted into the timeline at the point you specified.
4. Press the keystroke combination you assigned for Freeze Frame.
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In order to create a single frame image from an Edit, you must first assign a keystroke to
the Save current frame function. See .
Frames are saved in the Portable Network Graphic (PNG) format. To save the current
frame from an edit:
TASK
1. Pause the Edit viewer at the frame you want.
2. Press the keystroke you assigned for Save current frame.
3. The still frame is saved as a Portable Network Graphic (PNG) file on your local
drive.
4. The file manager for your system opens in the folder where your image was saved.
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The Timeline provides a simple view of a clip or edit. Its most powerful feature is that it
allows you to make changes to an edit. This chapter discusses editing operations
controlled by the Timeline, particularly trimming.
See the following topics:
Displaying a Timeline
To display a Timeline:
TASK
1. Open an Edit viewer.
2. Click the Timeline button on the side of the Edit viewer.
Edit Viewer
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4. The Timeline contains each track of video, audio, and effects in the edit. Time runs
from left to right.
The current frame marker marks the current position in the clip or edit. The
Indicator bar is on top, and shows the position of the current frame as well as any
markers.
5. Each track has its own current frame marker.
Main Features
TASK
1. The left end of a track represents the beginning of the clip or edit and the right
end represents the end.
2. The Zoom In (+) and Zoom Out (-) buttons are used to zoom in and out on the
timeline. The Timeline ruler A rescales according to the level of zoom selected.
A B C
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3. Cues display as small green triangles on the timeline, in the same way as in source
and edit viewers.
4. Marked sections on the timeline display as a white section on the timeline
indicator bar C, in the same way as in source and edit viewers.
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5. The Timeline marker B shows the position of the current frame on each track.
When you play or shuttle with the Console Lever or Jog Wheel, the current frame
marker moves along the track until it reaches the end of the section displayed in
the Timeline.
6. To move the current frame, left-click on the timeline marker B and drag it to the
position you want.
Alternatively, click on the point on the timeline indicator bar C you want to go to.
7. To lock and unlock the Timeline:
a) Click the Pin button. The position of the Timeline is fixed (pinned) on the
screen.
b) Click the Pin button again to unpin the Timeline.
8. Do not click on individual edits unless you want to unjoin them for trimming. See
"Trimming Cuts" on page 113.
You can lock the timeline marker in a fixed position. When the edit is played, the timeline
marker stays fixed, rather like the heads on a synchronizer or flatbed editor, and the
tracks scroll past it.
TASK
1. Press and hold the Alt key, and then left-click on the timeline marker.
2. Release the Alt key. The timeline marker locks in the current position and changes
color from red to purple.
3. When the edit is played, the timeline marker stays fixed while the timecode ruler
and tracks scroll in the reverse direction.
NOTE: When the Timeline is completely zoomed out, or when it is close to the start or
end of an edit, the current frame marker behaves in the normal way.
4. To unlock the timeline marker, press and hold the Alt key, and then left-click on
the timeline marker. Release the Alt key.
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NOTE: For precise control over an Edit, we recommend using the Jog Wheel on the
Lightworks Console for audio scrubbing.
To listen to audio while scrubbing through an edit:
TASK
1. Hold down the SHIFT key, and then left-click on the timeline marker, keeping the
mouse button held down.
2. The timeline marker changes color to light blue.
3. With the mouse button held down, drag the timeline marker backwards and
forwards through the edit. The audio tracks can be heard as you scrub through
the edit.
4. Release the SHIFT key to disable audio playback.
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You can change the magnification of the position indicator. This can be useful when you
have many cuts in the edit. Zooming in or out changes the amount of time represented
in the Timeline.
To zoom in or out, do one of the following:
TASK
1. Click the Zoom In button or the Zoom Out button.
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2. Position the cursor over either end of the position indicator, and when it changes
to a double-pointed arrow, click and drag it.
3. On the keyboard, press + to zoom in or - to zoom out.
To resize the entire Timeline or any of the tracks, do any of the following:
TASK
Left-click or right-click either side and drag it horizontally.
Left-click or right-click the top or bottom edge and drag it up or down.
Left-click or right-click any corner and drag it out to resize in both dimensions.
Left or right-click the top or bottom edge of a track button and drag it up or down.
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You can change the text shown in the clips by doing the following:
TASK
1. Click the Cogs icon in the Edit Timeline.
4. Click any of the lists and select the text you want to appear on each track.
5. Click Do It.
6. The Timeline is updated.
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Each displayed track has a Track Selector button. When the track is selected, the button
is blue - when it is deselected, it is grey.
Any edits using the console buttons or keyboard shortcuts affect only selected tracks. A
track does not have to be selected for you to edit it in the Timeline.
To select tracks, do any of the following:
TASK
Click a Track Selector button to select the track. Click the button again to deselect
the track.
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You can group tracks together so that any edits or trims affect all tracks in a group. This
is particularly useful when you edit stereo pairs. You can group audio tracks together or
group video tracks together in an Edit. However, you cannot group audio and video
tracks together.
To group tracks:
TASK
1. Open an edit and then click the Cogs icon
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You can select cuts on individual tracks for trimming by Shift-clicking them. Console
edits apply to all grouped tracks that are currently selected.
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Ungrouping Tracks
TASK
1. Open an edit and then click the Cogs icon.
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1. On the Timeline Panel, click the Advanced button.
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c) Alternatively, type the speed you want directly into the text box.
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You can display audio waveforms, and you can select Pre Levels or Post Levels. Pre Levels
refer to the original level of the audio clips, and Post Levels refer to adjustments you
subsequently make to audio levels.
Do the following:
TASK
1. Click the Cogs icon on the Timeline.
2. From the menu that opens, click on Show
Audio Waveforms, and then click on Pre Levels or Post Levels.
3. Audio waveforms display in the audio tracks.
4. To see the waveforms more clearly, resize the Timeline. See "Resizing the
Timeline" on page 103.
TASK
1. Click the Cogs icon on the Timeline.
2. From the menu that opens, click on Show
Audio Levels, and then click Yes.
3. To hide audio levels, repeat step 1, click on Show Audio Levels, and then click No.
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You can use a Mackie Sound Controller, or you can use the mouse to manipulate the
audio levels on the Timeline. Audio levels settings apply only to individual clips within
the edit, or cut point to cut point.
Do the following:
TASK
1. If the advanced timeline controls are not visible, click the Advanced button.
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2. To boost or lower the audio level of a clip, park the timeline marker in the clip and
do one of the following:
a) Type the decibel (dB) level you want into the audio track level window.
b) Drag the slider at the bottom of the audio track level window to the dB level
you want.
c) Position the mouse over the audio track and roll the mouse wheel to raise or
lower the level.
NOTE: Also, nodes need to be added to each track individually.
3. Repeat step 2 for each audio track you wish to adjust.
4. To reset the audio level to unity (zero) for the clip:
a) Mark the beginning of the clip you want to reset.
b) Park at the end of the clip.
c) Click the - button in the audio track level window.
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You can set nodes on the audio tracks and use them to adjust audio levels as described
below:
TASK
1. If the advanced timeline controls are not visible, click the Advanced button.
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2. On the selected audio track, right-click on the yellow line at the point where you
want the change in audio level to start. This creates the first node, which displays
as yellow square when you hover the mouse over the yellow line.
3. On the selected audio track, right-click on the yellow line at the point where you
want the change in audio level to finish. This creates the second node.
4. Press and hold down the right mouse button over the second node, and drag it
up or down to the required audio level.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add more node points and to set their audio levels.
6. To delete a node, park directly on the node and press the - button next to the
audio track level window.
7. To delete a series of nodes, mark and park the section you want to reset, and click
the - button. The last node prior to the mark and the first node prior to the park
are connected.
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You can make changes to the audio levels made in one clip and apply the settings to
another clip by copying the nodes. Audio levels are copied over while the audio content
remains unchanged in the target clip.
TASK
1. While holding down the Alt key, left click and hold the middle of the clip that
contains the audio levels you want to copy.
2. Drag the section to the destination clip in the Edit timeline.
NOTE: If the audio segment you are dragging has audio equalisation (EQ) applied,
copies the EQ, not the audio levels, unless you are in Advanced mode.
ALT dragging an audio only segment that doesn't have EQ always drags the
audio levels.
3. Release the mouse button.
You can easily create an audio fade in or fade out on a clip, as follows:
TASK
1. In the timeline, position your mouse over the audio track you want to apply a fade
in or fade out.
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2. A small triangle displays at the top left (A) and top right (B) corners of the track.
3. Do one of the following:
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To create a fade in, position your mouse over the triangle at the top left corner
of the audio clip until the cursor changes to a double-ended arrow.
To create a fade out, position your mouse over the triangle at the top right
corner of the audio clip until the cursor changes to a double-ended arrow.
4. Hold down the right mouse button and drag the triangle out to the desired
position.
5. The slope of the line indicates the rate of audio fade in or fade out.
Trimming Cuts
The main purpose of the Timeline is to make adjustments to the timing of cuts. You do
this by opening or unjoining the cuts so when you play the edit, you can move the
position of the cut. When you are done, you rejoin the cuts.
You can unjoin a cut in three places:
On the outgoing (left) side
On the incoming (right) side
In the middle (moving a cut)
You should unjoin the cuts on every track of the edit together to avoid tracks sliding out
of sync. After you unjoin cuts and nudge or play backward or forward, the clip is
extended or shortened. The rest of the edit is pushed along or pulled back, but is
otherwise unaffected.
See the following topics.
"Auto Unjoin" on page 114
"Using Trimview" on page 114
"Trimming an Outgoing Clip" on page 116
"Trimming an Incoming Clip" on page 117
"Moving a Cut" on page 118
"Slipping a Clip" on page 119
"Sliding a Clip" on page 120
"Reopening Edits" on page 121
"Inserting Black or Audio Spacing" on page 122
"Trimming by Numbers" on page 122
"Previewing Trims" on page 123
"Rejoining a Cut" on page 123
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Auto Unjoin
Auto Unjoin is a function which, when a user clicks a cut point, all the tracks at that point
unjoin. By default, all trims in Lightworks use Auto Unjoin. This feature can be turned off
by clicking the cogs icon on the edit timeline and setting Auto Unjoin to No. When set to
No, you have to click each cut point on each track that you want to trim.
TASK
1. In the Edit Timeline, click on the Cogs icon.
2. From the menu that opens, click on Auto Unjoin.
3. From the submenu that opens, click Yes to enable Auto Unjoin, or No to disable
Auto Unjoin.
Holding down the ALT key while trimming, temporarily overrides the current Auto
Unjoin setting, thus avoiding the need to keep changing the setting.
Using Trimview
The Trimview feature controls the way that picture trims display on both the graphics
screen and the system video outputs. Trimview is on by default.
To use Trimview:
TASK
1. Click the Cogs icon.
2. In the menu that opens, in the Edit Commands list, select Trimview > Yes.
3. The edit viewer expands and you see the two sides of a picture trim at the same
time.
OutgoingClip IncomingClip
4. To disable Trimview, click the Cogs icon and, in the Edit Commands list, select
Trimview > No.
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The pictures displayed in Trimview are governed by the kind of trim you make:
During trimming, the image shown on the left side of the Trimview viewer is the
current outgoing clip A, while the image on the right side of the viewer is the
incoming clip B.
Changing clip lengths: only one side of the cut is changing. The side of the Trimview
viewer that represents the unchanging clip shows a freeze of the first (or last) frame.
The other side shows the clip that is changing.
Trimview A B
Timeline A
B
Non-changing clip Trimmed Clip
See "Trimming an Outgoing Clip" on page 116 and "Trimming an Incoming Clip" on
page 117.
Moving a cut: the left side of the Trimview viewer shows the outgoing clip, while the
right side shows the incoming clip. Both sides change. See "Moving a Cut" on
page 118.
Trimview A B
Timeline
A B
Trimmed Clip Trimmed Clip
Slipping a Clip: both the In points and Out points are changing. The left side of the
Trimview viewer shows the first frame of the clip, while the right side shows the last
frame of the clip. See "Slipping a Clip" on page 119.
Trimview B1 B2
Timeline A C
B1 B B2
Unchanged Clip Trimmed Clip Unchanged Clip
Sliding a Clip: the In points and Out points of the clip being slid are not changing.
The left side of the Trimview viewer shows the last frame of the clip before the clip
you are sliding, while the right side shows the first frame of the clip after. See
"Sliding a Clip" on page 120.
Trimview A C
B
Timeline A C
Unchanged Clip
Sliding Clip Sliding Clip
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TASK
1. Left-click on any track close to the end of the cut you want to trim.
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2. The cut is unjoined on the outgoing side. The Timeline adds a small curl just
before the cut.
3. The Edit viewer changes to the Trim viewer, displaying both sides of the cut.
4. Shorten or lengthen the outgoing clip by doing one of the following:
moving the mouse left or right while holding down the left mouse button
pressing the Play button on the viewer. Press Shift+Play button to play it in
reverse
pressing the play shortcut keys (spacebar or L) or reverse playback shortcut
key (J)
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1. Left-click on any track close to the start of the cut you want to trim.
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2. The cut is unjoined on the incoming side. The Timeline adds a small curl just after
the cut.
3. The Edit viewer changes to the Trim viewer, displaying both sides of the cut.
4. Shorten or lengthen the incoming cut by doing one of the following:
moving the mouse left or right while holding down the left mouse button
pressing the Play button on the viewer. Press Shift+Play button to play it in
reverse
pressing the play shortcut keys (spacebar or L) or reverse playback shortcut
key (J)
5. Release the left mouse button to set the cut point.
6. Playing changes the first frame after the cut. Everything before it is unaffected.
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Moving a Cut
To move a cut:
TASK
1. Unjoin the cut by left-clicking directly on the cut.
2. The cut is unjoined down the middle, with both sides showing a curl.
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3. The Edit viewer changes to the Trim viewer, displaying both sides of the cut.
4. Shorten or lengthen both sides of the cut by doing one of the following:
moving the mouse left or right while holding down the left mouse button
pressing the Play button on the viewer. Press Shift+Play button to play it in
reverse
pressing the play shortcut keys (spacebar or L) or reverse playback shortcut
key (J)
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Slipping a Clip
Slipping a clip is where you change the In and the Out points of a clip at the same time.
Do the following:
TASK
1. Left-click on any track close to the start of the clip you want to trim.
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2. The cut is unjoined on the incoming side. The Timeline adds a small curl just after
the cut.
3. The Edit viewer changes to the Trim viewer, displaying both sides of the cut.
4. Left-click on any track close to the end of the clip you want to trim.
5. The cut is unjoined on the outgoing side. The Timeline adds a small curl just
before the cut.
6. Shorten or lengthen the cuts either side of the clip by doing one of the following:
moving the mouse left or right while holding down the left mouse button over
a cut
pressing the Play button on the viewer. Press Shift+Play button to play it in
reverse
pressing the play shortcut keys (spacebar or L) or reverse playback shortcut
key (J)
7. Release the left mouse button to set the cut point.
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Sliding a Clip
Sliding a clip is where you move the entire clip up or down the edit timeline. Do the
following:
TASK
1. Left-click on any track close to the end of the outgoing clip you want to trim.
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2. The cut is unjoined on the outgoing side. The Timeline adds a small curl just
before the cut.
3. The Edit viewer changes to the Trim viewer, displaying both sides of the cut.
4. Left-click on any track close to the start of the cut you want to trim.
5. The cut is unjoined on the incoming side. The Timeline adds a small curl just after
the cut.
6. Shorten or lengthen the outgoing clip by doing one of the following:
moving the mouse left or right while holding down the left mouse button
pressing the Play button on the viewer. Press Shift+Play button to play it in
reverse
pressing the play shortcut keys (spacebar or L) or reverse playback shortcut
key (J)
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Reopening Edits
You can reopen edits at the points where they were last opened for trimming.
Lightworks recommends practising unjoining cuts in the Timeline before you start
serious work to familiarize yourself with what happens when you click in different
places.
Do one of the following:
TASK
Click the Unjoin button on the edit timeline
Press the Join shortcut key, the default is Tab
Press Stop+UnMark on the Lightworks console
You can use the keyboard shortcuts assigned for trimming and the Lightworks Console
trimming buttons:
This is the process of removing part of a clip and replacing it with black in the Edit
timeline. The rest of the edit is unaffected, only the clip where you unjoined is changed.
TASK
1. (Option) Group the tracks to maintain sync.
2. Windows and Linux: While holding down the Ctrl key, left click and drag on the cut
you wish to add black to.
3. Mac OS X only: While holding down the Cmd key, left click and drag on the cut you
wish to add black to.
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This is the process of adding additional black to the Edit timeline without affecting the
clip length. Black is inserted at the cut point that is unjoined, shifting all other clips down
the Edit timeline.
TASK
1. (Option) Group the tracks to maintain sync.
2. While holding down the Shift key, left click and drag on the cut you wish to add
black to.
Trimming by Numbers
You can type the number of frames by which you want to trim a cut using the numeric
keypad on your keyboard.
TASK
1. To trim forward:
a) Unjoin the cut using one of the trim functions.
b) Press the plus sign (+) on the numeric keypad.
c) The Nudge Forwards dialog box opens.
d) Type the number of frames you want to
trim, and then press Do It.
2. To trim backward:
a) Unjoin the cut.
b) Press the minus sign (-) on the numeric keypad.
c) The Nudge Backwards dialog box opens.
d) Type the number of frames you want to
trim, and then press Do It.
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Previewing Trims
You can preview trims by playing or shuttling through cuts while they are unjoined. You
can then make adjustments quickly without needing to join the trim. You will have to
assign a keyboard shortcut to the Preview function, as described in "Setting Keyboard
Shortcuts" on page 207.
To preview trims:
TASK
1. Press the shortcut you created for the Preview function.
2. The current frame marker jumps back by the preview preroll time. The edit
immediately plays forward across the unjoined cut and continues to play.
3. To stop the preview, press the Stop button on the console, or K on the keyboard.
4. The current frame marker returns to its original position. This is usually at the first
trim point.
5. Adjust the trim using the following controls:
Play button, Jog Wheel and Lever on the Lightworks Console.
Holding down the Shift key on the keyboard and then pressing the Console
Play button plays the clip in reverse.
Playback controls on the viewer
The shortcut keys on the keyboard
Rejoining a Cut
To rejoin a cut:
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
Click the cut point that you clicked initially to perform the unjoin.
Click the Join button.
Press the Join shortcut key (the default is Tab).
Press Stop+UnMark on the Lightworks console.
2. The cut is joined and the Trim viewer reverts to the Edit Viewer.
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TASK
1. Find the sync point on the video.
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2. Press the Mark In button on the viewer or console, or the shortcut key - the default
is i.
3. Click the video track indicator to deselect the video.
4. Find the matching sync point on the audio.
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5. Press Mark again. Each track now contains a separate blue mark.
6. Select the video track again to enable it.
7. Click the Unjoin button on a cut on the video or audio track - but NOT both. The
Unjoin button changes to a Join button.
8. Do one of the following:
On the edit timeline, click the Cogs icon and, from the menu that opens, select
Trimming Commands > Align Marks.
Press the keystroke assignment for Align Marks.
NOTE: This is a user-defined assignment - see "Keyboard Shortcuts" on page 207.
9. The mark on the track that you unjoined is lined up with the mark on the other
track.
10. Click the Join button. The edit is now in sync.
You might introduce the loss of the original sync relationship for video and audio that
were recorded into the system together. You can fix this type of sync loss using the Show
Original Sync Losses and Fix Original Sync commands.
TASK
1. Click the Cogs icon on the edit timeline and, from the menu that opens, select
Timeline Commands > Show Original Sync Losses.
2. The number of frames out of sync is indicated in yellow boxes.
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3. Position the current frame marker so it sits within both the video and the audio
you want to fix. Make sure it is not on a clip that is in sync.
NOTE: Start with the leftmost sync error and work your way to the right end of the
Timeline.
4. Choose appropriate cut point to trim to restore sync, and then unjoin those cuts.
5. Click the Cogs icon and, from the menu that opens, select Trimming Commands >
Fix Original Sync.
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6. The Timeline updates to reflect the sync fix. The cut closes automatically.
7. To fix a single clip where the picture is in the wrong place but the audio is correct,
unjoin the incoming and outgoing cuts on the video track, and then select Fix
Original Sync in the Trimming Commands list.
You may also lose sync relationships when you make a cut or trim on one track and not
on others. You can fix this type of sync loss using the Timeline Sync buttons. Do the
following:
TASK
1. Select the track you want to fix.
2. A Sync button appears at the right end of any track that is out of sync.
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3. The Sync button displays the number of frames by which the audio track is out of
sync with the video track. A positive value indicates that the track has increased
in length. A negative value indicates that the track has been shortened.
4. Unjoin the tracks at the appropriate places.
5. Left-click the Sync button for the track you want to fix.
6. The track returns to sync.
NOTE: If you did not unjoin the tracks in a way that allows the sync to be fixed, a
message box opens saying that the current selections do not allow sync fix.
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TASK
1. Click the Undo button.
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Alternatively click the shortcut button for Undo - the default is Ctrl+Z (Windows
and Linux) or Cmd+Z (Mac OS X).
2. The last action is reversed.
3. You can undo up to the last 10 operations.
Redoing Changes
If you click Undo too many times, you can click the Redo button to step back to the
previous Undo operation.
TASK
1. Click the Redo button.
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Alternatively click the shortcut button for Redo - the default is Ctrl+Y (Windows
and Linux) or Cmd+Shift+Z (Mac OS X).
2. The last undo action is reversed.
3. You can redo up to the last 10 operations.
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Using Drag-and-Drop
You can copy or move a section of video or audio to a new position in the Timeline using
drag-and-drop. You can also insert or replace clips in the Timeline.
See the following topics:
TASK
1. Make sure the edit viewer is in record mode, i.e. the red light is at the bottom right
hand corner of the viewer is lit.
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2. Select the section you want using the Mark and Park method.
NOTE: If you want to move a single clip, you do not need to use Mark and Park.
3. Place the mouse in the middle of the section you wish to move. A
double-ended arrow displays to the right of the mouse pointer.
4. Do one of the following:
Left click and drag the clip to the required point in the timeline - a gap is left
where the clip previously resided.
Hold down the Shift key, then left click and drag the clip to the required point
in the timeline - no gap is left behind.
5. Before dropping the selected material onto the timeline, do one of the following:
To overwrite material (Replace), release the Shift key before releasing the
mouse button.
To insert the section without overwriting material in the timeline, hold down
the Shift key.
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NOTE: The tooltip next to the mouse pointer displays Insert when the Shift key is held
down, and Replace when it is released.
6. When the mouse button is released, the section snaps to the nearest cut point,
mark, cue or timeline marker.
TASK
1. Make sure the edit viewer is in record mode, i.e. the red light is at the bottom right
hand corner of the viewer is lit.
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2. Select the section you want using the Mark and Park method.
NOTE: If you want to copy only a single clip, you do not need to use Mark and Park.
3. Place the mouse in the middle of the section you wish to move. A
double-ended arrow displays to the right of the mouse pointer.
4. Press the Ctrl key (Windows and Linux) or the Cmd key (Mac OS X) and then do
one of the following:
Drag the clip to the required point in the timeline - a gap is left where the clip
previously resided.
Hold down the Shift key, then drag the clip to the required point in the timeline
- no gap is left behind.
5. Before dropping the selected material onto the timeline, do one of the following:
To overwrite material (Replace), release the Shift key before releasing the
mouse button.
To insert the section without overwriting material in the timeline, hold down
the Shift key.
NOTE: The tooltip next to the mouse pointer displays Insert when the Shift key is held
down, and Replace when it is released.
6. When the mouse button is released, the section snaps to the nearest cut point,
mark, cue or timeline marker.
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You can insert or replace clips in to the Timeline or Edit viewer using drag-and-drop.
In the Timeline
TASK
1. Open a bin containing your clips, in tile or list view.
2. Select the clip you want to add to the timeline by left-clicking on it, and dragging
it to where you want on your edit timeline. To select more than one clip, while
holding down the Shift key, click on the clips you want to select.
You can also select multiple clips by Ctrl+clicking (Windows and Linux) or
Cmd+clicking (Mac OS X).
3. Dropping the selected clip on the timeline replaces the existing clip with your
new selection.
4. Holding down the Shift key before dropping on the timeline inserts or adds the
clips to the existing list of clips. The text on the dragged clip(s) change from
Replace to Insert.
TASK
1. Open a bin containing your clips, in tile or list view.
2. Select the clip you want to add to the edit viewer by left-clicking on it, and
dragging it to the edit viewer. To select more than one clip, while holding down
the Shift key, click on the clips you want to select.
You can also select multiple clips by Ctrl+clicking (Windows and Linux) or
Cmd+clicking (Mac OS X).
3. Drop the selected clip or clips into the viewer:
Dropping selected clips into the viewer inserts the existing clip with your new
selection.
Holding down the Shift key before dropping the clips into the viewer replaces,
or overwrites, the existing material. The amount of material that is overwritten
is equal to the total duration of the inserted clips.
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For procedures about exporting media, and for information about supported file types
and formats, see the following topics:
Export Formats
You can export edits, clips, and material to any local, removable, or network drive
recognized by the operating system.
NOTE: Only YouTube and Lightworks Archive export options are supported in
Lightworks Free.
A Lightworks Pro license is required to use other export options, this can be
purchased from the Lightworks Shop (www.lwks.com/shop).
Supported export formats are listed below:
MXF XDCAM HD
QuickTime
WAV
WebM
WMV
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Exporting a Project
To export a Project:
TASK
1. Left-click on the Export icon on the
Toolbar.
2. The Export Tool, with Content option (3), opens.
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3. Click on the Content drop down list at the top right corner.
4. From the menu that opens, select the item you want to export from the Groups or
the Logs options.
5. Click on the Format drop down list.
6. From the menu that opens, select the format you want from the export options.
7. Set the format options as described in the relevant procedure listed in "Export
Format Options" on page 133.
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TASK
1. Do one of the following:
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a) Drag the Toolbar Export icon onto the Edit, Clip, Tile or Bin you want to
export.
b) Right-click on the Edit, Clip, Tile or Bin you want to export, and from the menu
that opens, select Export. From the submenu that opens, select the export
option you require.
2. The Export Tool window opens.
3. Set the format options as described in the relevant procedure listed in "Export
Format Options" on page 133.
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Uploading to YouTube
NOTE: A connection to the internet and a valid YouTube user account are required for
uploading.
Lightworks Free allows a maximum resolution of 720p.
To save an H.264 / MP4 file, or to upload your media directly to YouTube:
TASK
1. From the Format drop down list, select YouTube which is listed under Targets.
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2. Select the frame rate you require from the Frame rate drop down list.
3. Select the definition you require from the Size drop down list.
4. Tick the Use marked section box if you only want to upload the marked section
on the timeline from your source.
5. If you are uploading your media directly to YouTube:
a) In the Export Tool window, make sure the Upload to YouTube box is ticked.
b) Type your YouTube user name if it is not already displayed.
c) Type your YouTube password.
d) Type any tag words you want associated with your media.
6. (Option) Select the destination drive for the exported media.
7. (Option) Type a name for the exported file.
8. Click Start.
a) The Project Card opens, displaying the progress of the export in the Tasks tab.
b) Click on the image thumbnail to view the export task in a larger window.
c) When the export has completed, a report displays in a Tasks Log window.
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9. Depending on the options you set, your media is saved to a local drive, and / or
uploaded directly to YouTube.
Uploading to Vimeo
NOTE: A connection to the internet and a valid Vimeo user account are required.
Lightworks Free allows a maximum resolution of 1080p.
To upload your media directly to Vimeo:
TASK
1. From the Format drop down list, select Vimeo which is listed under Targets.
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2. Select the frame rate you require from the Frame rate drop down list.
3. Select the definition you require from the Size drop down list.
4. Tick the Use marked section box if you only want to upload the marked section
on the timeline from your source.
5. Log into Vimeo:
a) Click the Log In button. Your web browser opens on the Vimeo log in page.
b) In your browser, log into Vimeo with your user name and password.
c) Once logged in, your Vimeo user name displays in the Export panel.
d) Optional: Type any tag words you want associated with your media.
6. Optional: Select the destination drive and folder for the exported media.
7. Optional: Type a name for the exported file.
8. Click Start.
a) The Project Card opens, displaying the progress of the export in the Tasks tab.
b) Click on the image thumbnail to view the export task in a larger window.
c) When the export has completed, a report displays in a Tasks Log window.
9. Your media is uploaded directly to Vimeo. A copy is also saved to the destination
you specified in step 6.
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Media Files
This section describes the export parameters for the following media file formats: AVI,
H264 / MP4, Image Sequence, MOV, MPEG-4, MXF, QuickTime, WAV, WebM and WMV.
Note that QuickTime player is required for MPEG4 and QuickTime on Windows 32-bit
systems.
TASK
1. From the drop down list, select one of the formats listed under Media files.
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2. Select the video format you require from the Format drop down list. The format
options vary according to the media file format you chose in the previous step.
3. If the Compression type drop down list is visible, select the compression type you
require from the list.
4. If the bit rate icon is highlighted, choose one of the options displayed:
a) Bit rate (mbits)
Type a value directly into the text box or drag the slider with your mouse to
set the bit rate level.
b) Bit rate variance
Constant: Type a value directly into the text box or drag the slider with
your mouse to set the bit rate level.
Variable: Type a value directly into the text box or drag the slider with
your mouse in turn to set Average (Avg) Minimum and
Maximum bit rate levels.
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5. Set the audio option you require from the Audio tracks drop down list:
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6. If you selected an audio option other than None, further options display:
a) Sample rate: Select the sampling rate you require from the drop list.
b) Sample size: Select the sampling size you require form the drop down list.
c) Audio location: Select whether you want audio Embedded in the video or
saved as separate WAV files.
7. Check the Use marked section box if you want to export just the marked section
on the timeline, rather than the whole edit.
8. (Option) Select the destination drive for the exported media.
9. (Option) Type a name for the exported file.
10. Click Start.
a) The Project Card opens, displaying the progress of your export in the Tasks
tab.
b) Click on the image thumbnail to view the export task in a larger window.
c) When the export has completed, a report displays in a Tasks Log window.
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Lightworks Archives
You can export whole projects, the contents of whole bins, or single clips (logs and/or
material), subclips or edits, from Lightworks. You can export in the Lightworks format for
backup purposes or for reimport into other Lightworks systems.
NOTE: Lightworks-format exports are not interchangeable with any other
applications or systems.
Exporting in Lightworks format creates an ARCHIVE folder with a name derived from the
name of the backed-up object.
TASK
1. If you clicked the Export toolbar icon, the Export tool will have an extra panel
titled Content. To export the entire project, select Whole project from the
Content drop down list.
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2. Ensure Lightworks archive is selected from the Format drop down list.
3. Option: Tick the box Include local media to include local media files in your
archive.
4. Option: Tick the box Include linked media to include linked media in your
archive.
5. If a Lightworks archive already exists, select one of the options from the If archive
exists drop down list:
Update. Adds any new clips or edits to the currently saved archive.
Overwrite. Overwrites the saved archive with the new version.
Create New. Saves the backup as a new file, with a .1 suffix in the filename.
6. (Option) Select the destination drive for the exported media.
7. (Option) Type a name for the exported file.
8. Click Start.
a) The Project Card opens, displaying the progress of your export in the Tasks
tab.
b) Click on the image thumbnail to view the export task in a larger window.
c) When the export has completed, a report displays in a Tasks Log window.
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TASK
1. Ensure AAF is selected from the Format drop down list.
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2. From the Target drop down list, select the application you are exporting to.
NOTE: If you select Flow (EditShare Flow Browse) as your target application, the
remaining Format fields are greyed out. You can proceed directly to step 5.
3. Select the audio format settings as follows:
a) Select WAV or AIFC from the Embedded audio drop down list.
b) Select the conversion sample rate from the drop down list.
If the destination system cannot handle mixed sample rates, select Force 32
kHz, Force 44.1 kHz or Force 48 kHz.
When exporting to targets that are not Lightworks, select Force 48kHz.
Otherwise, select Keep original.
c) Set the sample size from the drop down list. The options are 16 bit or 24 bit.
d) Select the Audio clip handle time, in seconds, from the drop down list. This
consolidates the audio media with extra media not used in the edit, which is
very useful when sending an AAF file to Protools.
The options are: 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15 or 20.
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4. Depending on the features the target application supports, tick to select or untick
to deselect the following options:
a) Remove audio clip gain - this removes clip sound information from edits
b) Remove track levels
c) Link to existing Avid Media MobIDs - allows sequences to be shared between
Lightworks and Media Composer via AAF, and have all the media link up
automatically. It prevents new clips and media being created when
importing into Avid Media Composer.
d) Flatten edit - this removes sub-edit information
5. Select the destination drive and folder for the exported media.
6. Type a name for the exported file. If this field is left blank, a filename derived from
the Edit name will be generated.
7. Click Start.
a) The Project Card opens, displaying the progress of your export in the Tasks
tab.
b) Click on the image thumbnail to view the export task in a larger window.
c) When the export has completed, a report displays in a Tasks Log window.
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TASK
1. Select Blu-Ray or DVD, as required, from the Targets section of the Format drop
down list:
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2. Select the required container from the Container drop down list.
3. Select the required video format from the Format drop down list.
4. Blu-Ray only: If the Compression type drop down list is visible, select the
compression type you require from the list.
5. Blu-Ray only: Select the audio source you require from the Audio tracks drop
down list.
6. Blu-Ray only: If you selected an audio option other than None, further options
display:
a) Sample size: Select the sampling size you require form the drop down list.
b) Audio location: Select whether you want audio Embedded in the video or
saved as separate WAV files.
7. Check the Use marked section box if you want to export just the marked section
on the timeline, rather than the whole edit.
8. (Option) Select the destination for the exported media. Note that you can specify
a local drive and folder if you want to copy the media to a DVD or Blu-Ray drive at
a later time.
9. (Option) Type a name for the exported file.
10. Click Start.
a) The Project Card opens and displays the progress of your export in the Tasks
tab.
b) Click on the image thumbnail to view the export task in a larger window.
c) When the export has completed, a report displays in a Tasks Log window.
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It is essential that a project is set up with the correct options for both the source material
and type of project you are working on. You select these options in the tabs on the
Project Card. You can also set editor preferences and key assignments.
See the following topics:
TASK
1. Click the project name in the top left corner of the screen.
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The Creation Date and Location fields are informational only. Creation Date is the date
the project was initially set up, and Location shows where the project is stored on your
system. Clicking this location opens the project location in an explorer window for your
operating system.
See the following topics:
TASK
1. In the Details tab of the Project Settings panel, click Password > Change. The Set
Project Password dialog box opens.
2. Type a new password and press Enter.
3. You are prompted to type the password again.
4. Type the password again, and press Enter.
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TASK
1. In the Details tab of the Project Settings panel, click Password > Change. The Set
Project Password dialog box opens.
2. Type the current password for your project and press Enter.
3. When prompted to type the password again, leave the field blank, and press
Enter.
4. The password is removed.
You can attach notes and comments in to your projects by typing them directly into the
text box at the bottom of the Project Details panel.
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Main Tab
Do the following:
TASK
1. With the Video tab open, click on Main.
2. Select the format you require from the Output Format drop down list.
3. Select a precision level: 8 bit or 10 bit.
4. If you are using RED R3D footage, set the RED decode quality.
Letterbox Tab
TASK
1. Open the clip, subclip or Edit you want to crop.
2. With the Video tab open, click on Letterbox.
3. The currently selected clip displays in the main viewer in the Letterbox panel.
4. Type the number of pixels you wish to crop from the top and bottom of the video
frame into the Top and Bottom text boxes respectively.
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5. You can also set the number of pixels to crop by left-clicking and dragging the
mouse from the top or bottom video frame.
6. Alternatively, click on From picture. This lets Lightworks calculate the picture
cropping for you.
7. Click on Apply to apply the changes you made.
8. Tick the Affect output monitor(s) box to apply cropping to connected monitors.
Conversions Tab
NOTE: Source material with 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios can be contained together in
the same project or edit.
Do the following:
TASK
1. With the Video tab open, click on Conversions.
Displaying narrow as wide The entire image displays The 4:3 image is enlarged so A medium enlargement.
(4:3 as 16:9) with black bands on each it fills the width of the 16:9
side. frame. The top and bottom of
the 4:3 image are cut off
Displaying wide as narrow The entire image displays The 16:9 image is enlarged so A medium enlargement.
(16:9 as 4:3) with letterboxing at top and it fills the height of the 4:3
bottom. frame. Both sides are cut off.
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Stereo 3D Tab
NOTE: These output settings are only available to users of Lightworks Pro.
To select stereoscopic 3D options:
TASK
1. With the Video tab open, click on Stereo 3D.
2. For each of viewers, tiles, and output monitors, select the option you require.
NOTE: Output Monitors has the additional option, Left-Right Dual Stream. If your
system includes an I/O card, an additional option, Left-Right Dual Stream,
displays on the Output Monitor List. When selected, it sends the left eye out
through SDI 1 and the right eye out through SDI 2.
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TASK
1. The audio rate displays as a read-only option.
2. Select a soft-cut duration (clip audio cross fade) in milliseconds (ms) from the drop
down list.
3. Select a delay for the audio monitor from the drop down list. This delays the audio
so that it plays in sync with the hardware output monitor. You will require a
hardware I/O device from Matrox, AJA or Blackmagic to use this feature.
TASK
1. Open Project Settings and click the Film tab.
2. Select the camera film speed from the drop down list.
3. The Play viewers at option is usually set according on project creation. You can
change it for 24fps projects only.
4. Select a sync film-set option from the drop down list.
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Media Manager
The Media Manager is divided into two tabs, Locations and Manage.
Locations Tab
You can specify any media location for your Material and Sound folders, and you can add
as many media locations as you want. This is very useful if you need to manage media
on a project per project basis.
To check the amount of free space on your media location and drives:
TASK
1. Open a Project Card, and click on the Media tab.
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Manage Tab
TASK
1. With the Project Settings open on Media, click on Manage.
2. Select the Action you want to perform, copy or move, from the drop down list.
3. Select the source you want to copy or move. Select Groups, Logs or Locations
from the drop down list.
4. Select the destination for your media files from the drop down list.
5. Click on Do It. The selected files are moved/copied from the current location to
the one you specified.
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You can search for clips, edits, bins and multicam bins in a number of ways. You can
access the Search function from the Toolbar or from the Content Manager, and search
for subclips in an Edit from the same Edit window.
See the following topics:
Quick Search
To carry out a simple search:
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
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a) Click on the Search icon in the Toolbar.
b) Click on the search icon in the title bar of the Content Manager.
2. The Search dialog box opens in the Logs tab.
3. Select one or more of the content types, Clips, Subclips, or Edits, you want to find.
4. Type a Search term in the name field, or in one of the other fields under Criteria.
5. Select Match whole words only if you want an exact word match only.
6. Click Do It.
7. Clips, subclips, and edits that conform to your search criteria display in a new tab
along the top of the Searches filter.
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8. The Searches Filter window displays with tabs for each of your recent searches.
Click the tab relevant to the Search you want to review.
9. To delete search tabs you no longer require, click on the X icon of the tab you
want to remove.
Advanced Search
To make use of all the search functions, first click the Search icon on the Toolbar or
Content Manager to open the Search dialog box, as described in "Quick Search" on
page 153. See the following topics:
You can resize the Search dialog box and change the order of displayed items.
TASK
1. To resize the dialog box vertically, left-click and hold the mouse on the bottom
edge, and drag the mouse to the size you want.
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and then drag it to the position you want.
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TASK
1. In the Logs tab, select which kinds of items you want to search for. You can search
in any combination. Any option you do not select is ignored in the search.
2. Type text you want to search for into the text box next to any of the categories
such as Name, Reel, and so on.
3. To specify timecode, select Timecode, and then type the timecode into the text
box.
If you are searching for clips, the system looks for a match on primary timecode. If
you are searching for edits, the system looks for a match on edit time. If the
timecode you type lies anywhere within the start and end times for a clip (or edit),
that clip (or edit) is selected.
4. To specify date parameters, see "Searching by Date" on page 156.
5. To search in a particular location, select Location, click the location field, and
select the disk you want to search.
6. To match only whole words, select Match whole words only.
If you select this option, searching for cat yields only other instances of cat. If
you deselect the option, searching for cat would yield, for example, alleycat,
cat23, concatenate, and so on.
7. Click Do It.
8. Clips, subclips, and edits that conform to your search criteria display in a new
Searches tab in the Content Manager.
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Searching by Date
TASK
1. Click the Search icon on the Toolbar or Content Manager, as described in "Quick
Search" on page 153.
2. The Search dialog box opens in the Logs tab.
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3. Make sure you have selected at least one item under Content - Clips, Subclips, or
Edits.
4. Under Criteria, select Creation Date, Modification Date or Media Date.
5. In the Date field you chose, select On, Before, or After. If you select All, the date
option is ignored.
6. Click the day, month, and year fields in turn, and select the date you want.
7. Click Do It.
8. Clips, subclips, and edits that conform to your search criteria display in a new
Searches tab in the Content Manager.
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TASK
1. Click the Search icon on the Toolbar or Content Manager.
2. When the Search dialog box opens, click on the Bins tab.
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3. Tick the items you want to search, Bins and / or Multicam bins. Any option you do
not select is ignored in the search.
4. Type the text you want to search for in the text box.
5. To match only whole words, select Match whole words only.
6. Click Do It.
7. Clips, subclips, and edits that conform to your search criteria display in a new
Searches tab in the Content Manager.
By default, the Search dialog box closes after your search results display in the Content
Manager. You can set the dialog box so that it remains open when your search has
completed. This is useful if you need to conduct a number of searches in one session.
To change the Search dialog box behavior:
TASK
1. Click on the Cogs icon at the top of the dialog box.
2. From the menu that opens, select Yes or No from the drop down list against Close
after search.
Stopping a Search
If, during a search, you see what you need and want to stop the search before it has
finished, press Esc or the Space bar.
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TASK
1. Open an Edit window and click on the Cogs icon.
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2. From the menu that opens, select Edit Commands > Find > Clip references.
3. The Find matching clips dialog box opens.
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5. Select how you want to display your search results from the following options:
Jump to next match: Jumps to matching cut after current edit position
Create bin of matches: Creates a new bin containing the search results
Create edit of matches: Creates a new edit from the results of the search
6. Click Search. The results are displayed in the form you selected.
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Filters
You can create your own Filters based on the criteria you specify. You can also define
how or when your filters display, and even create Filters based on searches.
User created Filters are dynamic, and update automatically as new material is created or
removed. When you import new material, or create new edits, subclips, etc., these items
are applied to your Filters without you having to do anything, thus simplifying the
management of your projects and streamlining your workflow.
See the following topics:
Creating a Filter
TASK
1. Click on the + icon next to Filters.
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2. The Create Filter dialog box opens.
3. Type a name for your Filter in the Name text box. This is the name that will display
at the top of your Filter and in the Content List panel.
4. Select whether you want your Filter to be always visible or hidden when empty,
from the visibility drop down box.
5. Select the type of content you want your Filter to show. Choose from Clips,
Subclips, Syncs, Prints and Edits.
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7. Click the Match whole words only button if you want an exact match with
content in text based fields.
8. Click the Create button.
9. Your Filter displays in the Content List panel.
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You can create a filter based on a search that has been saved to the Content Manager.
TASK
1. Create a search criteria as described in "Quick Search" on page 153 or use an
existing search from the Content Manager.
2. Select the tab for the Search you want to use.
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3. Right-click on the Searches entry in the Content List.
4. From the menu that opens, click on Create filter from search results.
5. The Create Filter From Search results dialog box opens. Type a name for your
search in the Name text field.
6. Tick the Hide when empty box if you do not want to show the Filter when it has
no content to display.
7. Click Do It.
8. Your Filter displays in the Content List panel.
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Managing Filters
TASK
1. Right-click in the Filters are of the Content List panel and, from the menu that
opens, select Manage filters.
2. The Manage Filters dialog box opens.
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3. To select a Filter, click directly on its name.
4. To change the Filter name, click on the name field and type your new text.
5. To change the Filters visibility, select Always show, Hide when empty or
Hidden from the Visibility drop down list.
6. To change the Filters criteria, click on the Criteria field, and type or select the text /
option required.
7. To close, click outside the dialog box, or click on the Close button at the top-right
of the box.
Deleting a Filter
To delete a Filter:
TASK
1. Right-click on the Filter entry in the Content List panel and, from the menu that
opens, select Destroy this filter.
2. The Filter is deleted.
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This chapter covers generic features for bins and describes how you can use them to
manage projects on the Lightworks system.
See the following topics:
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A
2. Click any edge or corner of the bin and drag it to the size you want.
If you make a bin smaller, you may be unable to see all of the columns and fields
on the screen at the same time. Use the scroll bars A and B to show items outside
the viewing area of the bin.
3. Click to toggle the Content List panel On or OFF. The panel contains a list of all
filters, bins, multicam bins and groups.
4. Click on a Bin name to display its contents in the main viewing area.
Renaming Bins
Each bin or group has a name, which displays whether the object is open or closed. To
change the name:
TASK
1. Left-click on the Bin name in one of the following:
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TASK
1. Open the bin containing the clip or clips you want to move.
2. Left-click on the clip you wish to move. To select multiple clips, hold down the
Shift or Ctrl key, and then click on each clip you want to move.
Mac OS X users should use the Cmd key instead of the Ctrl key.
3. The cursor changes to show you how many clips you have selected.
4. Release the Shift, Ctrl or Cmd key, and drag the selected clips onto the intended
bin.
TASK
1. Open the bin containing the clip or clips you want to copy.
2. Hold down the Shift or Ctrl key and click on the clip or clips you wish to copy.
Mac OS X users should use the Cmd key instead of the Ctrl key.
3. The cursor changes to show you how many clips you have selected.
4. Hold down the Ctrl key and drag the selected clips onto the intended destination.
Mac OS X users should use the Cmd key instead of the Ctrl key.
TASK
Drag the selected clips onto the Content Manager icon
in the Toolbar.
Select all the clips in a filter and click the + button next
to Bins in the Content List.
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To open a new edit with selected clips, drag the selected clips
onto the Edit icon in the Toolbar.
Deleting Bins
Deleting bins only removes the bin from Lightworks, it does not delete clips. To delete a
bin:
TASK
1. Right-click on the bin you want to delete and, from the menu that opens, select
Delete selected bin(s).
To select multiple bins for deletion, hold down the shift or Ctrl key (Cmd key for
Mac OS X) while clicking.
2. A message box displays, asking you to select the items you want to delete:
Bin Only the bin is deleted. Any clips or edits contained in the
bin are not deleted
Logs All logs (clips, subclips, edits) contained in the bin are
deleted. Any media created by Create link will not be
deleted
Media Files Deletes all media referenced by clips contained in the bin.
It does not, however, delete the logs for each clip
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Tile View
See the following topics:
Sorting Tiles
TASK
1. Select Tile View in the Content Manager.
2. Click the Cogs icon and, from the menu that opens, select Sort By
3. Select the sort option you require from the drop down list that opens.
Aligning Tiles
Align tiles without resorting them by selecting Tidy from the Cogs menu.
NOTE: The Tidy menu option displays only when Automatic positioning is set to No.
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Changing the size of thumbnails in Tile View does not affect the size of thumbnails in List
View. To change the size of thumbnails in Tile View:
TASK
1. Set the Content Manager to Tile View.
2. Click on the Cogs icon.
3. From the menu that displays, select Tile Size > Small, Medium or Large.
4. The size of thumbnails is set to the size you selected.
List View
When in List View you can see metadata about each clip, such as reel name, clip name
and creation date. You can select the columns that you see in List View and save it as a
default view. See the following topics:
Changing the size of thumbnails in List View does not affect the size of thumbnails in Tile
View. To change the size of thumbnails in List View:
TASK
1. Set the Content Manager to List View.
2. Click on the Cogs icon.
3. From the menu that displays, select Thumb Size > Extra Small, Small, Medium,
Large or Extra Large.
4. The size of thumbnails is set to the size you selected.
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You can use the keyboard to move around in the Columns view a bin. Set the bin to List
view and do any of the following:
TASK
Click the Left Arrow to move to the previous field.
Click the Right Arrow to move to the next field.
Click the Up Arrow to move to the previous row.
Click the Down Arrow to move to the next row.
Click Tab to move to the next field.
Click Shift+Tab to move to the previous field.
Click Pg Up to scroll up.
Click Pg Dn to scroll down.
Click Ctrl+Pg Up (Cmd+Pg Up for Mac OS X) to go to the first row in the bin.
Click Ctrl+Pg Dn (Cmd+Pg Dn for Mac OS X) to go to the last row in the bin.
The duration field shows the duration of each clip or edit entry in the bin. For NTSC
Projects, duration fields are always drop-frame, so that they are accurate for time, even
in non-drop-frame Projects.
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You can display bins and the items in them in different ways. You can store several views
within a project and customize them with all or only some of the fields in the bin. Views
can help you organize the bin information. Do any of the following:
TASK
1. Click the bin icon to toggle between List and Tile Views.
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Default The default view for the project, set in the Views window
Film Includes all the film labels, for example, Keycodes and
Inkcodes
5. Click a column heading to sort the List View on that column. Click again to reverse
the sort order.
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Bins produced by searches use the default view for the project, if you have set one. If you
have not set a view, bins open with the Lightworks default column headings.
To customize a bin view:
TASK
1. In List View, click on the Cogs icon, and select Customise from the Columns menu
options. See "Displaying Bin Columns" on page 170.
2. The Columns window opens, listing all
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available fields. A tick displays against
the fields already enabled in the List 2
View.
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3. Click the Load button.
4. The Column layout dialog box opens.
5. Select the template you require.
The template options are: 4
Audio
Default 5
Film
Minimum
Video
See "Displaying Bin Columns" on
page 170 for a description of these
options. 6
6. Click OK to close the Column layout box.
7. To refine your list of displayed columns,
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require, or untick the fields you do not
require. 8
8. (Option) Select the Set as Default option.
The current selection of fields is stored
as default. The next time you generate a bin, it uses the default view.
9. Click Use to save your selection and close the Bin Views window.
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TASK
1. In List View, click on the Cogs icon, and select Customise from the Columns menu
options. See "Displaying Bin Columns" on page 170.
2. Left-click the name of the column field you want to move and drag it up or down
the list.
3. Repeat Step 2 for each field until list is in the order you want.
4. (Option) Select the Set as Default option. The current selection of fields is stored
as default. The next time you generate a bin, it uses the default view.
5. Click Use to save your selection and close the Bin Views window.
Saving Views
To save views:
TASK
1. Create a custom Bin View as described in "Customizing the List View" on
page 171.
2. Click Save in the Bin Views window. A Save as dialog box opens.
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You can merge the contents of two or more bins into a new bin, leaving the contents of
the source bins unchanged. Do the following:
TASK
1. In the Content Manager, make sure that the Content List panel is visible and that
it displays a list of all your bins.
2. While holding down the Shift or Ctrl key (Cmd key for Mac OS X) click the source
bins you wish to merge.
3. Release the Shift or Ctrl key (Cmd key for Mac OS X) and right-click on your
selection.
4. From the menu that opens, select Make > Bin (union).
5. A new bin called Bin (union) is created, containing the media from the selected
bins.
6. The tagged records from the selected bins are added to the destination bin.
You can select content that it is common to two or more bins and place them into a new
bin, leaving the contents of the source bins unchanged. Do the following:
TASK
1. In the Content Manager, make sure that the Content List panel is visible and that
it displays a list of all your bins.
2. While holding down the Shift or Ctrl key (Cmd key for Mac OS X) click the source
bins you wish to merge.
3. Release the Shift or Ctrl key (Cmd key for Mac OS X) and right-click on your
selection.
4. From the menu that opens, select Make > Bin (intersection).
5. A new bin called Bin (intersection) is created, containing the media that is
common to the selected source bins.
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You can select content from two bins that is not common to each other and put them
into a new bin. The contents of the source bins remain unchanged. Do the following:
TASK
1. In the Content Manager, make sure that the Content List panel is visible and that
it displays a list of all your bins.
2. While holding down the Shift or Ctrl key (Cmd key for Mac OS X) click the source
bins you wish to merge.
3. Release the Shift or Ctrl key (Cmd key for Mac OS X) and right-click on your
selection.
4. From the menu that opens, select Make > Bin (difference).
5. A new bin called Bin (difference) is created, containing all the media that is
unique to each selected bin.
TASK
1. Click on a bin entry in the Content List and drag the bin off the Content Manager
window.
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2. Click the Enlarge icon (b).
3. The window expands, displaying the contents of the selected bin.
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TASK
1. With the Content Manager open, click on the Group you want to tear off, and drag
it onto the Lightworks desktop.
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2. Release the mouse button to drop the Group onto the desktop.
3. The Group opens and displays its Bins in a Rack view.
4. If there are more Bins than the Group can display, use the scroll bar to reveal Bins
that are hidden from view.
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1. Click the Groups Shrink icon to minimize the Group.
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2. Click the Groups Enlarge icon to restore it to Rack view.
3. Click on the Bins Enlarge icon to open it.
4. The Bin opens as a Content Manager. Click the Content List button to alternately
reveal and hide the Content List panel.
5. The Bin contains a row of tabs, each tab representing one of the Bins in the Group.
Left-click on a tab to navigate quickly to the Bin it represents.
6. Right-click on a tab to open a drop down list of all Bins in the Group. Scroll through
the list and left-click on a Bin to open it.
7. Click on the Search icon to look for items in Bins or Groups. See "Chapter 9:
Searches and Filters" on page 153 for further information.
8. Click on the Bins Shrink icon to minimize it.
9. Click on the Bins Enlarge icon to restore it to Content Manager view.
10. In the Groups Rack view, click on a Bins Close icon to remove it from the Group.
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Lightworks allows you to add various transitions to your edits, including fades, dissolves
and wipes. You can use these to convey a tone or mood, suggest the passage of time, or
separate parts of a story.
The following transition types are available:
Blend Blends two or more overlapping images. Can also act as a dissolve
into another scene or image.
Push Contains a range of push effects where the transition between two
elements is made by one element pushing another off screen.
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1. Position the timeline marker on the cut where you want to add a transition.
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2. In the edit timeline, click on the Effects button.
3. The Add Effects window opens.
4. Click on the Settings menu and, from the menu that opens, select Video > Mixes.
5. The Mixes menu displays in the Add Effects window. Select the transition you
require from this list. A description of the transitions is given on page 177.
6. From the Apply to drop down list, select where you want the transition to start
and finish. The options are:
Centered Here: Applies the effect centered at the park position; lets you set
the duration.
From Here: Applies the effect forward from the park position; lets you
set the duration.
To Here: Applies the effect backward from the park position; lets you
set the duration.
Current section: Applies the effect to the clip you are parked on.
Matching Applies the effect between the selected option, for example,
Sections: Reel or not containing.
Use Mark: Applies the effect between mark and park. Available only if
you have set a mark.
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7. In step 6, if you selected Centered Here, From Here, or To Here, a Duration area
opens.
a) From the drop down list, select the unit of measure you want to use. Choose
from seconds+frames, or feet+seconds (for film projects).
b) From the drop down list, select the duration you require, or type the value
directly into the box.
8. Click the Add button.
9. The transition is applied to your edit.
TASK
1. Position your edit to where you want the transition to start, and click the Mark In
button or press the assigned shortcut key (the default is I).
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2. The In Point displays in the timeline.
3. Move your edit to the point where you want the transition to end. The indicator
in the timeline parks at the Out Point.
4. Click the Effects button.
5. The Add Effects window opens. Make the selections you require as described in
steps 4 to 7 of "Adding Simple Transitions" on page 178.
6. Click the Add button. The transition is applied to your edit.
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1. Position the timeline marker on the cut where you want to add a transition.
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2. Right-click directly on the cut, in the video track, and from the menu that opens,
select Length (frames).
3. From the submenu that opens, select the frame length you require.
4. In the menu opened in step 2, select Position from the menu. From the submenu
that opens, select the option you require:
Centered Here: Applies the effect centered at the park position; lets you set
the duration.
From Here: Applies the effect forward from the park position; lets you
set the duration.
To Here: Applies the effect backward from the park position; lets you
set the duration.
5. In the menu opened in step 2, select Add from the menu. From the submenu that
opens, click on the transition you require - Dissolve, Luma Wipe, Push, Squeeze or
Wipe.
6. The transition is applied to your edit.
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TASK
1. Position the timeline marker on the cut.
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2. Disable the video track by clicking on the video track button.
3. The Add Effects window displays the audio options.
4. Click on Crossfade. Leave all the other settings unchanged.
5. Click the Add button.
6. The Crossfade transition is applied to the audio tracks.
TASK
1. In the timeline, right-click on the video or audio transition you want to change.
2. From the menu that opens, select Replace with.. and then select the transition
you want from the submenu.
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Removing a Transition
Remove transitions from an edit by doing one of the following:
TASK
Right-click the transition and, from the menu that opens, select Remove.
Mark and park the transition and then click Delete on the on-screen Lightworks
Console.
Mark and park the effect and then press the Delete button on the Lightworks
Console.
For simple transitions, the position of the resultant cut is determined by the park
position at the time. If you are not parked within the effect, the resultant cut appears
halfway through the transition.
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This chapter describes the basics of audio editing and audio mixing.
Sound clips and edits in Lightworks behave similarly to their video counterparts. They
display in viewers and in the Content Manager in the same way, except that the video
area contains the label Sound on a black background. You can also create subclips from
them and mark them for editing.
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TASK
1. In the Edit viewer, select the tracks you want to change.
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If you have long pieces of Atmos available, the following method is useful.
TASK
1. In the Edit viewer, select the tracks you want to change.
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1. Deselect the video track, and any audio tracks you do not want to move, for
example, deselect V1 and select A1 and A2.
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5. The audio section displays as a Clipboard tile in the Recent Filter of the Content
Manager, in the Today tab.
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6. Position the current frame marker where you want the audio moved to.
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7. Select only the tracks where you want replacing.
8. Left-click on the Clipboard item and do one of the following:
To replace the audio tracks, drag the tile on to the timeline. Alternatively press
the Clipboard Replace shortcut key - the default is g.
To insert the audio tracks, hold down the Shift key and drag the tile on to the
timeline. Alternatively, press the Clipboard Insert shortcut key - the default
is f.
The inserted audio displaces the remaining audio, which is now out of sync
with the video tracks.
9. The audio moves to the destination position.
You can move audio vertically within the Timeline using the keyboard shortcuts listed
below:
Alt+M: The selected section of audio moves from the source track to the
destination track.
Alt+S: The selected section of audio swaps from the source track to the
destination track and vice versa.
Alt+K: The selected section of audio copies from the source track to the
destination track
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TASK
1. In the Edit viewer, select only the source and destination tracks.
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2. Select the section of audio you want to move using the Mark and Park method.
You can select any of the following:
Clip
Part of a clip
Sequence of clips
3. To move the marked section of audio from the source track to the destination
track, press Alt+M.
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4. To swap the marked section of audio from the source to the destination track -
and vice-versa - press Alt+S.
5. To copy the marked section of audio from the source track to the destination
track, press Alt+K.
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TASK
1. Optional: Select a section to move using the Mark and Park method.
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2. Select the tracks you want to move.
3. Place your mouse in the middle of the clip. A horizontal arrow is added to the
mouse pointer.
4. To replace a clip or section of audio, hold down the left mouse key and drag the
section of audio to the new location. A Replace label displays next to the mouse
pointer while you are dragging.
5. To insert a clip or section of audio, hold down the Shift key and drag the section
of audio with the left mouse key to the new location. An Insert label displays next
to the mouse pointer while you are holding down the mouse key.
6. If you inserted audio, the tracks that follow it are displaced and become out of
sync with the other tracks.
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TASK
1. Optional: Select a section using the Mark and Park method.
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2. Select the tracks you want to move.
3. Place your mouse in the middle of the clip. A horizontal arrow is added to the
mouse pointer.
4. To copy a clip or section of audio, hold down the Ctrl key and drag the section of
audio with the left mouse key to the new location. A Replace label displays next
to the mouse pointer while you are holding down the mouse key.
5. If you inserted audio, the tracks that follow it are displaced and become out of
sync with the other tracks.
6. The original audio clip or section remains on the source track.
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You can add audio tracks to your edit, this is useful if you need to add tracks for voice
overs or to add instrumental tracks to music projects. Any tracks you add display in the
Timeline only, not in the Edit viewer. To add audio tracks to your edit:
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
a) In the Edit viewer, click on the Cogs icon.
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3d
3e
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Renaming Tracks
You can change the name displayed against each track in the Timeline window. Note
that the track labels in the Edit viewer remain unchanged. To rename tracks:
TASK
1. Right-click on the tab for the track you want to rename.
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Deleting Tracks
To delete tracks:
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
a) In the Edit viewer, click on the Cogs icon.
b) In the Timeline for your edit, click on the Cogs icon.
c) Right-click on the Edit tile in the Content Manager bin.
2. From the menu that opens, select Delete tracks.
3. A dialog box opens, displaying a list of tracks to delete.
4. Click to select or deselect the tracks you want to delete and click the OK button.
5. The tracks are deleted. No warning message displays after you click OK.
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Audio Mixing
The Audio Mixer Panel allows you to control and mix all the audio tracks in your project.
You can set the spatial positioning of each track, left and right, and select tracks for
routing through any of the three sub mixers. See the following topics:
"Opening the Audio Mixer Panel" on page 193
"Using the Audio Mixer Panel" on page 194
"Audio Output Routing" on page 195
"Using the Sub Mixers" on page 196
"Saving the Mixer Configuration" on page 197
"Loading a Mixer Configuration" on page 197
TASK
1. Open the Timeline for the edit you want to mix and click on the Cogs icon.
2. From the menu that opens, click on Audio Mixer Panel.
3. The Audio Mixer Panel opens.
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TASK
1. The Audio Mixer Panel displays all the available audio tracks, each with its own
sound level indicator.
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2. To adjust the sound level for each track, slide the adjacent (blue) volume control
up or down.
3. To adjust the overall sound level all tracks, slide the adjacent (green) volume
control up or down.
4. Click the track indicator to alternatively enable or disable its output.
5. To monitor the output of one track and mute the other tracks, click on the Solo
button for the track you want to hear. The Solo button illuminates to indicate that
it is selected.
6. To change the spatial positioning of the track, slide the adjacent (blue) balance
control left or right.
7. To close the Audio Mixer, click the Close button at the top right corner, - or press
the Open /Close toggle shortcut key (the default s Insert).
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You can route the audio output tracks from the mixer to any of the top level audio tracks
in your edit. For example, if your edit has four audio tracks, A1 to A4, you can opt to route:
the left channel outputs to A1 and A3, and the right channels to A2 and A4
the left channel outputs to A1 and A2, and the right channels to A3 and A4
the left channel outputs to A1, A2 and A3, and the right channels to A2 and A4
- or any other combination of tracks you want. Do the following:
TASK
1. In the left hand column of the audio mixer output, click on the tracks you want to
carry output from the mixers left audio channel.
1 2
2. In the right hand column of the audio mixer output, click on the tracks you want
to carry output from the mixers right audio channel.
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The Audio Mixer Panel has three sub mixers, which allows you to mix selected tracks as
a group, thus simplifying your workflow when you have a large number of tracks to
manage.
TASK
1. Click on the LR button for the tracks you want to route to the Sub Mixer. This
disables the direct path from the audio inputs to the mixer output.
2 3 4
2. Click on the mixer buttons for the tracks you want to route to the Sub Mixer. For
example, select the Mix 1 buttons for A1, A2 and A3 to route the audio for those
tracks to Sub Mixer 1.
3. Enable the left and right audio channels for the Sub Mixer by clicking the L and R
buttons in the Mix 1 column.
4. The level for the inputs applied to Sub Mixer 1 display in the Mix 1 column.
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to apply audio to the other Sub Mixers, as required, selecting
the Mix 2 buttons for Sub Mixer 2 and the Mix 3 buttons for Sub Mixer 3.
6. Click the Mix 3 buttons for the tracks you want to route through Sub Mixer 3 as
described in the previous steps.
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To save your mixer settings, such as audio track levels, sub mixer selection and output
routing in a configuration file:
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
Click on the Cogs icon in the Audio Mixer Panel.
Right-click in the Audio Mixer Panel.
2. From the menu that opens, select Save configuration.
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5
3. A Save mix dialog box opens.
4. Navigate to the folder you want, and type a name for your configuration in the
text box.
5. Click OK.
You can load a mixer configuration file that you have saved earlier, or load one of the
mixer configuration files provided by Lightworks.
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
Click on the Cogs icon in the Audio Mixer Panel.
Right-click in the Audio Mixer Panel.
2. From the menu that opens, select Load configuration.
3. The Load mix dialog box opens.
4. Navigate to the folder you want, and select the configuration you require.
5. Click OK.
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The System Settings and User Preferences menus allow you to customize the
appearance of Lightworks, apply system tests, review and change your Lightworks
license, and create keyboard shortcuts and macros.
See the following topics:
Systems Settings
The System Settings menu can be found on the Project Browser screen, which allows
you to change the appearance of Lightworks, set the language of screen prompts
(localization) and perform hardware tests.
TASK
1. In the Projects Browser, click on the
System Settings button at the
bottom left corner of the screen.
2. The System Settings menu opens.
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Appearance
TASK
1. Open the System Settings menu and select User Interface > Appearance.
2. The User Interface Appearance dialog box opens.
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c) Use the color picker to choose the color you require, or select by adjusting the
Red, Green, Blue (RGB) sliders.
d) Adjust the Hue, Saturation and Value (HSV) by typing directly into the named
text box.
e) Click outside the color palette to return to the User Interface Appearance
dialog box.
5. Move the slider left or right to decrease or increase the brightness level.
6. Select the font you require from the Typeface drop down list.
7. Select the wallpaper you require from the drop down list. The options are:
Current wallpaper file
None
Choose - selecting this option opens a file navigator.
The panel to the right of the dialog box displays the wallpaper image you
selected.
8. Tick the Auto colorize box if you want Lightworks to change the color of the
background image to the same color you have chosen for the UI.
9. Click the Use new settings button to save your settings.
Save Preset
You can save the appearance settings you make as presets, allowing you to switch
between the default and your personal presets. Do the following:
TASK
1. Click on the Cogs icon in the User Interface Appearance
dialog box.
2. From the menu that opens, click on Save settings as new preset.
3. A Save Preset dialog box opens.
4. Type the name for your preset and then click Do It.
5. The preset is saved and is added to the User Interface
Appearance menu.
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Do the following:
TASK
1. Click on the Cogs icon in the User Interface Appearance
dialog box.
2. From the menu that opens, click on the Preset you wish to use, or click on Restore
Factory Defaults to load the default Lightworks theme.
Localization
You can change the localization of Lightworks text (Wordings) to make it suitable for
your language and location. If a localization file does not exist for your region, you can
create your own file by translating the default English template or another localization
file.
TASK
1. Open the System Settings menu and select User Interface > Wording.
2. When the Wordings dialog box opens, click on the Cogs icon in the title bar.
3. From the menu that opens, click on Import Wordings. The Import Wordings
dialog box opens.
4. Navigate to the folder where your localization files reside. Localization files have
the file extension .LwWords.
5. Select the file you want and then click Ok.
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If a localization file for your language or region is not available, you can create your own
if you have the appropriate language translation skills.
NOTE: If your translation exceeds the length of the original caption text, part of your
translated caption may not display in the space provided by Lightworks.
Do the following:
TASK
1. Open the System Settings menu and select User Interface > Wording.
2. The Wordings dialog box opens, displaying text for Lightworks captions in the
language of the last localization file to be loaded. (If the localization in Lightworks
has never been changed, this will be the default English template.)
3. Use the currently loaded localization, or load a localization that is easy for you to
translate. See "Importing a Localization File" on page 202.
4. Type over each numbered caption or text line with the translation appropriate to
your language and / or region. Try to keep your translated text as short as possible
in order for your translation to display correctly in Lightworks.
5. Any changes you make to the dialog box are applied immediately to Lightworks.
However, we recommend that you save your work at regular intervals to a file
created for your localization project. See "Exporting a Localization File" on
page 204.
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When you have added your localization to Lightworks, you can save it as a file for backup
purposes or distribution to other users. Do the following:
TASK
1. Click on the Cogs icon in the Wordings dialog box.
2. From the menu that opens, click on Export Wordings. The Export Wordings dialog
box opens.
3. Type a name for your localization file and then click OK.
4. A message box displays confirming that a localization file has been created.
If you want to return to the default localization for Lightworks, or you have made a
mistake in your localization project and want to start again, do the following:
TASK
1. Click on the Cogs icon in the Wordings dialog box.
2. From the menu that opens, click on Revert to default wordings. If the menu
option is disabled, you are already using the default localization - you do not have
to proceed further.
3. A message box displays, warning that any changes to your current localization
will be lost unless you have already saved them in an export file.
4. Click Yes to load the default localization, or No to cancel the operation.
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You can test the hardware connected to your media outputs by generating a video test
pattern and sending various audio waveforms. Do the following:
TASK
1. Open the System Settings menu and select Hardware > Output Tests.
2. The Hardware Output Tests dialog
box opens and a signal sounds.
3. On each of the audio channel pairs
(1/2 and 3/4) select the options you
require:
Waveform: sine or sweep
Frequency: 100Hz, 440Hz, 900Hz,
1kHz or 10kHz
Level: Type a level in dBFS
(decibels relative to full scale)
directly into the text box or select
one of the options from the drop
down list.
Pattern: Constant Tone, GLITS or
SIT.
GPU Tests
TASK
1. Open the System Settings menu and select Hardware > GPU Tests.
2. The GPU Tests message box
opens.
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User Preferences
You can select tool and key preferences in the Preferences dialog box. See the following
topics:
TASK
1. Click the User Preferences icon in the
Toolbar.
2. The Preferences dialog box opens.
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5
3. To set your current arrangement of tools as the default, in the Tools area click Set
default position.
4. If you move tools elsewhere, send them back to the default arrangement by
clicking Tidy.
5. To copy the tool arrangement to any new room you create, select Auto-generate
tools in new rooms.
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Keyboard Shortcuts
You can assign keys or combinations of keys for tasks you do often in Lightworks. If you
use a physical keyboard suited to your language or region, you can import the
appropriate preferences for that keyboard into Lightworks. Lightworks also has
keyboard profiles for users who are more familiar with Avid or Final Cut Pro applications
that can be used instead.
See the following topics:
Do the following:
TASK
1. Click the User Preferences icon in the
Toolbar.
2. The Preferences dialog box opens.
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3
3. Click the Change/view key assignments button.
4. The Key Assignments window opens.
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TASK
1. (Option) To sort the functions in alphabetical order, click on the Command
heading column.
1 2 4
3 A 6
2. Select the function you want to change from the main panel.
If you cannot find the function you want, type its name in to the text box A and
click the Search button.
3. Click the Assign Key button.
4. The Choose Key dialog box opens.
5. Press a key, or key combination, on the keyboard or one of the eight User keys on
the Lightworks Console.
6. If the key is unassigned, click on Add Key.
7. The selected key or key combination is assigned to the function.
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TASK
1. On the Preferences dialog box, click the Import button.
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2. The Import Preferences dialog box opens.
3. Navigate to the folder where the preferences file you want resides. Lightworks
ships with preference files for Avid and Final Cut Pro, which can be found in the
Preferences folder:
Windows 7, 8 C:\Users\Public\Dcuments\Lightworks\Preferences
Linux /usr/share/lightworks/Preferences
TASK
1. On the Preferences dialog box, click the Export button. The Export Preferences
dialog box opens.
2. Do one of the following:
Navigate to the location you want to export the file to.
Click Places, and then navigate to the location you want.
3. Click OK. Your keyboard shortcuts file is exported to the required location.
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TASK
1. Do one of the following:
Click on the settings menu (Cogs icon) and, from the menu that opens, select
Create HTML Report.
Right-click in the Key Assignments window and, from the menu that opens,
select Create HTML Report.
2. An HTML page listing the current key assignments in Lightworks opens in your
web browser. The listing does not include Macros that you have created.
Macros
If you want to group together a sequence of key functions and launch them from a single
keystroke, you can create a Macro to do this.
For example, you can create a Macro to trim the In Point of a clip to the current timeline
indicator position. The macro would consist of the following steps:
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Creating a Macro
To create a macro:
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
Click on the Settings menu (Cogs icon) and select Create a macro.
Right-click in the Key Assignments window and, from the menu that opens,
select Create a macro.
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a) Press a key, or key combination, on the keyboard or one of the eight User keys
on the Lightworks Console.
b) If the key is already assigned to a function, that function displays in the
Choose Key dialog box. If you do not want to keep the original key
assignment, try another key combination.
c) When you have decided on your key assignment, click on Add key.
d) The selected key or key combination is assigned to the function.
Editing a Macro
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
Click on the Settings menu (Cogs icon) and select Create a macro.
In the Key Assignments window, right-click on the Macro you want to edit and,
from the menu that opens, select Edit macro.
2. The Edit window for the selected Macro opens.
3. Make any changes you require, as described in steps 3 to 8 of "Creating a Macro"
on page 212.
Deleting a Macro
To delete a Macro:
TASK
1. Do one of the following:
Click on the Settings menu (Cogs icon) and select Create a macro.
In the Key Assignments window, right-click on the Macro you want to delete
and, from the menu that opens, select Destroy macro.
2. A message box opens, asking you to confirm the deletion.
3. Click the Yes button to delete the Macro, or No to cancel.
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Lightworks Keyboard: 1 of 2
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In addition to regular backups, Lightworks makes automatic backups called Milestones.
Milestone backups are created for edits after every ten edit operations (mods).
You do not have to save anything in Lightworks as every change or modification you
make in the application is saved automatically. This includes moving panels, viewers,
etc. If you want to save your edit, you actually make a copy which is saved at that point
in time and displays in the Content Manager. See "Saving or Copying an Edit" on
page 95.
Lightworks also backs up anything you delete: if you delete a clip, subclip or edit, it is
saved automatically into the Milestones folder. Therefore, any mistakes you make can be
undone.
See the following topics:
Automatic Backups
By default, the last ten milestones are stored for an edit. The milestones are stored in
Lightworks\Projects\Pxxxxxxx\Milestones\Exxxxx\.
The milestones are numbered from zero (0) through nine (9), but are not necessarily in
chronological order.
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TASK
1. In the Projects Browser, click to select the project containing the edit or edits you
want to restore, and then do one of the following:
1a 1b 2
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a) Right-click on the project containing the edit or edits you want to restore.
b) Left-click on the project containing the edit or edits you want to restore Cogs
icon.
2. The Project Options dialog box opens.
3. Click on Restore edit(s) from backups.
4. The Restore Edit(s) dialog box opens. Recent backups display in white, Milestones
display in red.
5. Select the file(s) or edit(s) you want to restore.
6. Click Restore.
7. A message box displays, warning you that if the restored files still exist in your
project, they will be overwritten. Click Yes to continue the restore operation.
8. A message box displays, confirming that the selected files have been restored.
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TASK
1. In the Projects Browser, do one of the following:
1a 1b 2
5
a) Right-click on a project.
b) Click on the Cogs icon.
2. From the menu that opens, click on Restore project from archive.
3. The Restore Archive dialog box opens.
4. Navigate to the location where your archives are stored. Archive files are
identified by the extension .Archive. Select the archive you require.
5. Click OK.
6. If the project has not been deleted, Lightworks asks if you would like to open the
archive in a new project. Click Yes to create a new project, or No to restore in the
existing project.
7. The project is restored. Open the project in the usual way to continue working.
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Deletion is the process of removing clips, edits, prints, syncs and subclips from the
Lightworks hard disks.
Never delete anything unless you are absolutely sure you no longer
want the item.
It is possible for one clip or edit to be on the graphic screen in more than
one place at the same time. This does not mean there is more than one
copy of the clip on the hard disks. If you delete the clip from the hard
disk, it is deleted from all places on or off the screen.
If you delete material for a clip used in more than one project, it plays
black in all projects.
If you delete the material for the original clip, the picture and sound for
the subclip are lost.
If you delete the log of the original clip, edits that use the clip or subclip
may not have the correct EDL.
See the following topics:
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TASK
1. Click on the Search icon (magnifying glass) in the Content Manager.
2. The Search panel opens on the Logs tab.
3. Select Whole Project or Current bin from the Find items in drop down list.
4. Select or deselect the Clips, Subclips, Prints and Edits boxes as required.
5. Click the Search button.
6. The Content Manager opens on the Search tab, showing all the items you
selected.
For other search options, refer to "Chapter 9: Searches and Filters" on page 153.
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TASK
1. Open the Edit viewer.
2. Do one of the following:
Click on the Cogs icon
Right-click on the Edit viewer
3. From the menu that opens, select Make > Bin of sources used.
4. The Content Manager opens on the Search tab, showing all clips used in the edit.
To find all the clips that have not been used in an Edit:
TASK
1. Open the Edit viewer.
2. Do one of the following:
Click on the Cogs icon
Right-click on the Edit viewer
3. From the menu that opens, select Make > Bin of sources not used.
4. The Content Manager opens on the Search tab, showing all clips not used in the
edit.
TASK
1. For the Clip, Subclip, Edit, Sync or Print you want, do one of the following:
Click on the viewer icon of the media items thumbnail. When the viewer
opens, click on the Cogs icon on the top-right corner.
Right-click on its corresponding thumbnail.
In the viewer, click on the Cogs icon on the top-right corner.
2. From the menu that opens, select DESTROY this {item} - (where {item} is clip,
subclip, print, sync or edit).
3. A warning message displays, asking you to confirm the deletion.
4. Click Yes to delete the media file, or No to cancel.
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TASK
1. Select the filter or search bin containing the Media files you want to delete.
2. If you do not want to delete all Media files in the bin, Ctrl+click to select the files
you want to delete.
3. Click the Cogs icon on the Content Manager and, from the menu that opens, click
Delete. (If you selected items for deletion, click Delete tagged items.)
4. A dialog box opens, displaying the number of Media files and Logs that will be
deleted.
5. Tick the Logs or Media files box. As you tick the boxes, additional text displays. If
you select Logs, you cannot select or deselect Media files while the Logs box is
ticked.
6. Click Yes, Delete. The selected items are deleted.
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The Lightworks Console can be used to play video and audio, and to control many of
Lightworks editing functions.
The console has keys for the more common editing functions and a flat bed-style paddle
to facilitate post production operations. A free USB port is required to connect the
Lightworks Console. Power for the Lightworks Console is provided by the USB port of
the host system.
Consoles may be ordered from the Lightworks web site: www.lwks.com.
See the following topics:
TASK
1. Connect a B-type USB cable between your computer and the USB connector on
the rear of the Lightworks Console.
2. Install the Console drivers appropriate to the operating system you are using, and
as directed by the instructions supplied with the Lightworks Console.
3. Restart your computer.
4. The Lightworks Console is ready for use.
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Trim Buttons
User Buttons
Jog ON / OFF
Button
Editing Buttons
Stop Button
Jog Wheel
Control Function
Play Buttons The Play Forward and Play Backward buttons play material forward or backward at normal play
speed. Pressing a second time doubles the speed. Press again to return to normal speed.
To nudge one frame forward or backward, hold down the Stop button and press one of the Play
buttons. To play frame by frame (at approximately 10 percent normal speed), continue to hold
the Stop button and press the Play button.
Console Lever Lets you play the clip forward or backward at any speed between 0 percent and approximately
1000 percent of normal play speed. Dual levers offer positions for left-handed and
right-handed users.
The levers include notches at play speed forward and backward. For accurate timing, use the
buttons instead.
Sync sound is maintained from 0 to 6 times play speed - above this, sound is muted.
Jog Wheel Lets you play material slowly in forward or reverse, particularly when audio scrubbing. The Jog
Wheel is enabled by doing one of the following:
Press the Jog On/Off button.
Move the jog wheel sharply (gentle movement is not effective).
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REPLACE REMOVE
INSERT DELETE
Mark Marks the current frame of a clip or cut, used to insert, replace, move, or delete the portion
between the mark and the current frame. The marked portion is represented by a blue marker
on the View Indicator Strip and Timeline.
Swap Swaps the position of the current frame (red diamond) and the marked frame (blue diamond).
Cue Creates a green cue point at the current frame. The cue point is permanent until deleted by
pressing Stop+Cue. Jump to cue points with the Jump buttons.
Jump Back / Move the current frame from event to event, forward or backward. An event is a cut, dissolve, or
Jump Forward wipe; a cue point or audio node; the blue mark; the first or last frame of an edit or clip.
The Jump button sets the current frame to the first frame after the cut and jumps to events on
all selected tracks.
Trim Left, Allows cut points to be unjoined without using the mouse. Multiple cut points can be unjoined
Trim Right at the same time.
User 1 - 4 User defined buttons. You can program these buttons to perform a command listed in the Key
Assignments list in Lightworks. See "Assigning User Defined Buttons" on page 229.
Replace Inserts all the selected source frames into the edit overwriting the original material.
Remove Lifts the selected part of the edit, leaving black behind. The reverse of the Replace button.
Insert Inserts all the selected source frames into the edit, without overwriting anything else.
Delete Cuts out the selected part of the edit and closes the gap. The reverse of the Insert button
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You can combine console buttons with the Stop button for additional operations. For
information on editing using the console, see "Chapter 5: Basic Editing" on page 71. To
use the button combinations, press the required edit button while holding down the
Stop button. See the following table.
MARK DELETE
JOIN SWITCH USER 5 USER 6
ALL CUE
STOP +
UNJOIN UNJOIN
START END USER 7 USER 8
LEFT RIGHT
BACK
UNDO
TIME
FILL REDO
Stop+Replace Backward Replace (for making back-timed edits). See "Backward Replace from Out Point in
Source Viewer" on page 92.
Stop+Insert Performs an insert and leaves the current frame at the end of the inserted clip. This is useful
when you assemble clips into an edit.
Stop+Unmark Same as the Join/Unjoin button on the Timeline. Joins and unjoins cuts for trimming. See
"Reopening Edits" on page 121.
Stop+Swap Switches activity between the Record viewer and the current source.
Stop+Mark Places a mark at the end of the clip currently parked on, that is, selects the remainder of the
current clip.
Stop+Trim buttons Unjoins either the previous clip (left button) or the following clip (right button) for
trimming. For more information, see "Chapter 6: Timeline Editing" on page 99.
Stop+User 1-4 Provides extra user defined buttons (User 5 to User 8). See "Assigning User Defined
Buttons" on page 229.
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TASK
1. Open the User Preferences dialog box as described in "Setting Keyboard
Shortcuts" on page 207.
2. Click the Change / View key assignments button. The Key Assignments window
opens.
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3. Select the command, to which you want to assign to a Console key, from the
displayed list. Commands listed under the Console Actions category already
have Console keys assigned to them, so it is not necessary to assign a second key.
4. Click the Assign key button. The Choose Key dialog box opens.
5. On the Console, press the User button you want to assign to the command. The
code for the selected User button displays in the Choose Key dialog box.
6. Click the Add key button.
7. Click the Choose key dialog box closes and the new key assignment displays in
the Key Assignments dialog box.
8. If a command has more than one key or button assigned to it, duplicate entries
are created, for example, Batch Import (2), Batch Import (3), etc.
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Index
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Filters Importing
Clips, Subclips, Edits 32 24 fps 56
creating 159 30 fps projects 55
creating based on search 161 AAF files 51
deleting 162 ALE 52
managing 162 audio files into 30 and 24 fps projects 55
Recent 33 AVI, MOV, MPG, MPEG 50
Finding material to delete 222 image sequences 50
Fit to Fill 93 keyboard shortcuts 209
localization file 202
Formats 47
NTSC 55
Export 131
OMF 53
Forum 16 PAL 56
Free Disk Space RED (R3D) files 53
checking 150 single images 49
Freeze Frame 96 single or group files 42
Full Screen video 62 Stereoscopic media 48
supported formats 47
transcoding during import 57
G using drag and drop 43
using the Batch Import Tool 43
GPU Tests 205 using the Import Tool 42
Groups WAV files 55
adding bins 36 In and Out Points 73
arranging 37 swapping 74
copying or moving 36
creating 35
described 35 K
removing bins 36
renaming 35 Key assignments
searching 157 selecting 206
Keyboard 13
Lightworks 14, 214
H using to move around columns 169
Keyboard shortcuts 207
Hardware 13
assigning keys 208
Hardware Output Tests 205 default assignments 210
HTML Report of keyboard shortcuts 211 exporting 209
HTML report 211
importing 209
I Lightworks keyboard 214
Images
importing sequences 50 L
importing single image 49
Import 47 Label
destination 44 adding 65
displaying 65
displaying timecode 64
removing 65
Languages
localization 202
Letterboxing
selecting options for 145
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Lightworks Mouse 13
archives 138 controlling objects with 21
desktop 18 MOV
Documentation 15 importing 50
FAQ 16 MPG / MPEG
Forum 16 importing 50
Quick Start Guide 15
Multiple Subclips
starting 17
from single clip 78
Technical Support 16
MXF
Lightworks Console 15, 225
importing 50
assigning user defined buttons 229
button combinations 228
controls and functions 226 N
editing buttons 227
installing 225 Nodes
trimming buttons 121 audio 111
Lightworks Keyboard 13, 14, 214 copying audio 112
List View 168 NTSC, importing 55
using keyboard to move around columns 169
Localization
exporting file 204
O
file, creating a 203 OMF 53
importing file 202
On-screen Console 63
reverting to default file 204
Open-Ended Replace 87
Locking the Timeline Marker 101
Out Point 73
Luma Wipe 177
swapping with In Point 74
Output Tests 205
M
Macros P
assigning to Lightworks Console 229
creating 212 PAL, importing 56
deleting 213 Picture-Only Replace 90
editing 213 Playback
overview 211 playing a tile 59
Managing Filters 162 Playback controls 63
Mark positioning 63
and Park 72 PNG 97
marking entire clip 73 Portable Network Graphic 97
marking on the fly 75 Position indicator
removing 74 changing in the Timeline 103
swapping in and out points 74
Preserving Track Sync 85
using in and out points 73
Print
Mark and Park 72, 183
deleting 223
Masked Blend 177 described 28
Material, deleting 221 making a 94
Media
locations 150
moving and copying files 151
Media types Filter 32
Media, deleting imported 222
Memory requirements 12
Merging bins 173, 173, 174
Metadata
updating from Content Manager 39
updating using Filecard 38
Milestones 217
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creating new 23 bins, multicam bins and groups 157
file manager 151 by Date 156
media locations tab 150 clips or subclips in Edit 158
menu 19 creating a filter from 161
opening project card 143 dialog box 154
restoring from archives 219 media and edits 155
selecting audio options 149 Quick 153
selecting details 144 setting dialog box behavior 157
selecting editor preferences 206 stopping 157
selecting film options 149 Shark 21
selecting video options 145 Shortcuts
view 19 keyboard 207
Push 177 Simple Transitions 177
Sound clips 183
Q Sound-Only Replace 90
Source Selection Replace 88
Quick Search 153
Squeeze 177
Start time of edit
R changing 93
Stereo 3D Tab 148
R3D files 53
Stereoscopic media
Recent Filter 33 importing 48
Record Section Replace 89 selecting options 148
RED files 53 Still image, saving 97
Redoing changes in the Timeline 127 Sub Mixers, audio 196
Rejoining a Cut 123 Subclips
Renaming Bins 164 deleting 79, 223
Replacing described 28
backward in an edit 92 making basic subclip 76
entire shot in an edit 91 making multiple subclips from one clip 78
material in an edit 87 marking on source clip 72
picture-only or sound-only in an edit 90 pop out original 79
section in an edit 89 search 158
source material in an edit 88 tracing back 81
Resizing bins and groups 37 undoing and redoing 81
Restoring Edits from Backups 218 Sync
changing in Timeline 124
Restoring Projects from Archives 219
changing in Timeline by aligning marks 124
Room deleting 223
described 24 described 28
Rooms fixing in Timeline using menu commands 125
creating new 24 fixing in Timeline using sync commands 126
creating within a project 25 preserving track 85
deleting 26 separate audio and video together. 80
using existing 25 System
changing the appearance of Lightworks 200
Settings menu 199
S specifications 12
Saving starting 17
an Edit 95
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Technical Support 16
Thumbnails
resizing in List View 168
resizing in Tile View 168
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