QuVIS Acuity User Manual - page 132

VTP Editor 

Controls 

Description 

The Audio track displays the individual audio edits (clips) on the timeline according their 

defined In and Out points and position within the project. 

Subtitle Track 

The Subtitle track displays the position of the Digital Cinema Subtitle file (CineCanvas 

XML file) according to placement of the file on the timeline.  

Timeline Ruler 

The ruler below the timeline shows the program time in current timecode of any 

position above it. The ruler tracks zooming and scrolling, so between the labeled 

timecode positions and the ruler-like tick marks, the exact timecode value can be 

calculated.  

To reposition the timeline Cursor (see below), click anywhere on the ruler to to jump to 

that position in time.  

Timeline Cursor 

The cursor is the vertical white line used to indicate current timeline position. When 

playing at various speeds, the timeline cursor will indicate the current playback position. 

The timeline cursor is aligned with the active frame. The cursor is drawn the full width 

of the current frame. The current zoom level of the timeline will determine how wide the 

cursor line appears on screen. At higher zoom levels (more detail views) the cursor will 

be drawn wider than at lower zoom levels (less detail views). 

Edit Snap Control 

The Edit Snap Control (magnet) allows the system to “snap” In and Out points to 

nearby event boundaries when performing an edit. When the snap control is active the 

area surrounding the event boundary (14 frames on either side of the event boundary) 

will act like a magnet causing the timeline cursor (during an edit operation) to 

automatically jump (snap) to the event boundary (e.g. In or Out point of an existing 

edit).  

If finer control of the timeline cursor is needed during an edit operation, then it  

The Snap control (magnet) is located to the left of the timeline ruler. 

 - Snap control is ON. 

 - Snap control is OFF. 

The Snap feature is turned on by default. To toggle this feature off/on, place the cursor 

over the control and press the center touchpad button (or left mouse button if using an 

external mouse). Alternately, you may use the “M” on an external keyboard to toggle 

this feature or the circular button near the front panel touchpad (in case you need to 

toggle this on/off while an edit is being performed). 

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