VISUAL QUICKPRO GUIDE PINNACLE LIQUID EDITION 6 FOR WINDOWS [Electronic resources]

Paul Ekert

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Summing Up Other Interfaces in Liquid Edition

TechnobabbleWhat Is an Inlay?

The term

inlay refers to an area of a Windows-based interface that is capable of displaying a video or still image.

When you first open Liquid Edition, it displays a black area in the Source and Master/Timeline Viewers. This area is where the image of a media clip (video or photograph) will appear, and it is called an inlay.

You will also see inlays in the Logging tool, the FX editors, the Trim tool, and the Clip Viewer.

Some of the more common inlay problems and possible solutions can be found in the Appendix.

Although the most important, the Timeline is just one of the many interface screens that Liquid Edition uses. The other interfaces of primary importance include the following:

    Chapter 5, "The First AssemblyStoryboarding," details how to get the best from it (Figure 1.13 ).

    Figure 1.13. Storyboard view.

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  • The Logging tool. Chapter 2, "Logging and Digitizing," explores the possibilities (Figure 1.14 ).

    Figure 1.14. The Logging tool.

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  • The Effects Editors. Chapters 8, "Working with Transitions" and 9, "Working with Filters" (Figure 1.15 ).

    Figure 1.15. The Effects Editors.

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  • The Audio Editor. Chapter 7, "Working with Audio."

    Figure 1.16. The Audio Editor.

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  • The DVD Editor. Chapter 12, "DVD Authoring," has more details on this cool feature.

    Figure 1.17. The DVD Editor.

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  • The Trim window. Chapter 6 has more details on understanding the complexities of the Trim window (Figure 1.18 ).

    Figure 1.18. The Trim window.

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  • The Control Panel. This interface controls the various preferences and settings used to optimize and customize Liquid Edition. Chapter 4 has more details on this (Figure 1.19 ).

    Figure 1.19. The Control Panel

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  • The Clip Viewer. Chapter 5 for details on how to open and use the Clip Viewer (Figure 1.20 ).

    Figure 1.20. The Clip Viewer. The right-hand side of the interface is displayed by clicking the Extended Dialog arrow.

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    A Media Clip

    This is a generic term that refers to anything you bring into Liquid Edition, either by capturing it or by importing it. This is normally a video clip, but it can also be an audio file, a title, a photographic image, or an animation.

  • The Project Browser. All the media clips you work with are stored in the Project Browser. You open this area of the interface by clicking once on the Project Browser button . Once it is open, you can access and manipulate your clips (Figure 1.21 ).

    Figure 1.21. The Project Browser is the heart of Liquid Edition, shown here in List View. Anything that is placed on the Timeline will be stored here.

    Chapters 8 and 9 (Figure 1.22 ).

    Figure 1.22. It is also the home of Liquid Edition's Effects Suite, where you can access an impressive range of filters and transitions. Here the new Audio filters are displayed.

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