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Editing media sources

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Written by Yoanna Hristova
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Editing media sources

  1. Select COG for a source to access its settings

  2. Select either SOURCE, DISPLAY or AUDIO SETTINGS

  3. Select CLIP BEHAVIOUR ON END and choose from LOOP, REMOVE or HOLD

  4. Select EDIT to change the title

Editing MPEG-TS-based sources (SRT, RIST, Zixi)

Monitors the program clock reference (PCR) of the incoming MPEG transport stream for discontinuities above the threshold value and automatically reconnects when they occur.

  1. Select COG for a source to access its settings

  2. Select SOURCE SETTINGS

  3. Turn on RECONNECT ON PCR DISCONTINUITIES

  4. Adjust the THRESHOLD (MS) where applicable

📕 Note: This can be helpful for smooth playback when altering the underlying source sent to this ingest. The default threshold of 500ms can be adjusted from 100ms to 2000ms.

📕 Note: This feature will scan the incoming Program Clock Reference (PCR) of a live stream, and if it detects a change above the threshold, it will automatically reconnect the source. This may cause a brief freeze, after which playback will resume as normal.

Editing display settings

  1. Select PRESETS and choose from the options

  2. Enter your X and Y coordinates in the ASSET DIMENSIONS to customize the positioning

  3. Unlock the aspect ratio tab and enter your WIDTH and HEIGHT to customize the size

  4. Relock the aspect ratio and position the asset as needed

  5. From the SNAP TO option select the correct position

  6. Select RESET to remove the customized positioning

  7. Select FLIP VIDEO to flip horizontally, vertically or both

Cropping

  1. Drag the relevant slider or enter your desired cropping dimensions

  2. Adjust by entering numbers and selecting the ENTER tab

  3. Adjust by selecting the + and - tabs

Crop-to-aspect ratio

Pressing one of the quick crop buttons will apply a centred crop of the source to the selected aspect ratio, available ratios are:

  • 16:9 (regular horizontal/widescreen)

  • 9:16 (regular vertical)

  • 4:5 (Facebook vertical)

  • 4:3 (old-school TV / SD)

  • 1:1 (square)

  • 21:9 (ultra widescreen)

Editing audio settings

  1. Set a VOLUME for your source

  2. Set the GAIN and/or PAN

💡 Tip: For advanced audio settings access Audio Mixer and adjust accordingly.

Editing trimmer settings

  1. Set a MARK IN / MARK OUT point

  2. JUMP TO IN / OUT point or GO BACK / FORWARD 1/5 seconds

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