Cut List

The Cut list provides an easy way of creating sections from a database, to edit them, to display them and to export them.

There are various options for opening the Cut list dialog:

1. Clicking on the icon in the Toolbar.
2. Via a viewers Context Menu. Open the context menu right clicking on a viewer. Then select Cut-List.
3. Via the Menu Bar element View->Cut-List.

User Interface

The Cut list dialog comprises five parts:

Working with the Cut List

A cut list consists of individual entries with begin and end times and a camera list. Each entry has got a name and a comment.
The position of the entries in the list and the cameras can be moved, which has got an influence on the replay and the export.

An entry can only contain cameras of a single server. However, a Cut list can contain entries from different servers, which could be G-Cores, reporter or MultiScopes. Up to 10 Cut lists can be edited simultaneously.

Adding Entries

New entries which are created directly in the Cut list dialog always have the current time as begin time and an end time of 5 seconds later.

The first column of the entry contains the index and the name of the server. After that the name of the entry follows. The next two columns contain the begin time and the end time and the last column contains a comment.

Entries can be added in a number of ways:

Option	Description
In the Edit menu	Click on New entry
In the Cut list	Right-click on the Cut list and select New entry in the drop-down menu.
By using the Server list	Drag a camera directly from the Server list into the Cut list. This creates a new entry with the current time of the viewer.
By using the current viewer	If the current viewer is in Drag mode, a camera can be dragged into the Cut list from this viewer.
By using the selection menu Tools -> Viewer selection	By clicking on the Cut list icon in the selection menu Tools-> Viewer selection, an entry with the begin and end time is created from the selection.
By using the Event list	Right-click on the event and then on Add to Cut list in the drop-down menu. The begin and end times and the camera list are taken over.

Editing Entries

All entries can be edited by means of a slow double-click or by pressing the F2 key. Camera names, however, cannot be edited.

The drop-down menu, which is opened with a right-click, can be used to switch between date and time.

By double-clicking on the entry <Show image>, the camera is either displayed in the current viewer or in the selected viewer of the main window.

Navigation is then possible in the current viewer and the displayed point in time for the selected Cut list entry can be specified with "As begin time" and "As end time".

Change Sequence

The sequence of entries can be changed. The selected entry can be moved up or down with the arrows on the toolbar or by means of dragging with the mouse.

The sequence of cameras of a Cut list entry can be changed in the same way.

Merging Entries

Entries can also be merged. Either via the drop-down menu, the toolbar or by dragging with the mouse.

Merging is only possible if all entries originate from the same server. The earliest begin time and the latest end time is taken and the camera list contains all cameras and all entries.

Duplicating Entries

Entries can be duplicated or transferred to other Cut lists by means of copy and paste.

Furthermore entries can be deleted or entire lists can be cleared.

The Cut list can be replayed as a whole, by clicking on the Play forward button or Play backward button.

If the current viewer is displayed, all cameras are shown in succession. If the current viewer is not displayed, individual cuts are replayed in the main window.

If a cut contains multiple cameras, a scene which can display all cameras is automatically selected. Replay is then synchronized.

Import and Replay

A Cut list can be imported into the main window for replay and into the Cut list dialog for further editing.

If a gcl (Geutebrück Cut LIST) file is opened in the main window, a new entry for the Cut list and a list of all individual cuts is created in the directory tree. Replay of the Cut list can be started with a double-click on the entries. All cameras of a cut are replayed synchronously.

Replay mode can be changed via the toolbar (forward, reverse, fast, slow, individual picture).

Associated backup files can be displayed via the drop-down menu of the Cut list entry. Contained cameras can be activated as for other export files.

If a Cut list is opened in the Cut list dialog, only the Cut list and the entries are displayed initially. If pictures are to be displayed, the associated backup files must be loaded. (Via the drop-down menu -> Load backup files). The Cut list can then be edited and expanded.

Export Options

The Cut list can be exported via the selection menu File - Export images.

Export Dialog

The dialog starts with a query about the way in which the Cut list is to be exported.
The following two formats are available for exporting:

Format	Description
MPEG	For a MPEG export all entries and all cameras are exported sequentially as a film. The sequence of entries and cameras can therefore be changed. Text masking can be activated. The name and comment of an entry can be masked in addition to the MPEG export.
CutList (gcl)	A backup file and an additional description file (gcl) are created for each involved server in case of an export as a gcl file. Export files can be opened via the gcl file, either individually or as a Cut list.

Export as a raw MPEG is not possible, however, a video DVD can be burned directly.

Advanced Options

Advanced options can be used to:

• set maximum file size and possibly file splitting as file options,
• set bandwidth, encryption and the option of adding a viewer to the backup, as backup options.

Export Comment

Some comments regarding the export, content, etc. can be made on the Export tab.