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Display of Sync Offset for Events on the Nowline
The sync offset of events from the same material at the nowline position is shown to the right of the track name indications.
Tracks for which sync offset is displayed (target tracks) Event used as reference for sync offset calculation (Master) DSK, Overlay V, Video, and A1 to A4 The event at the nowline on the track from the menu bar by clicking OptionstDe-sync Master (default is Video) Local storage events, server events, and VTR events at the nowline position on the target tracks, which belong to the same material (file or reel) as the reference (MASTER) event
Events for which sync offset is displayed (target events)
The sync offset of each target event with respect to the reference (master) event is calculated using the timecode of the nowline position of the event material. If the offset is one minute or more, it is shown as �+##:##� or ��##:##�. Example display:
Sync offsets
Nowline
The following table gives the meanings of the indications in the example above.
Indication Meaning Video MASTER The event material at the nowline position on the Video track is selected as the reference (master) event. A1 �02:09 The event material at the nowline position on the A1 track is delayed by 2 seconds 9 frames with respect to the reference (master) event material. The event material at the nowline position on the A2 track is delayed by 2 seconds 9 frames with respect to the reference (master) event material.
A2 �02:09
Notes
� The event sync offset is not shown during manual location (see page 100 in the version 1.00 User�s Guide). � When the nowline on a target track is on a transition effect or audio cross-fade, the sync offset indication is given for the later one of the two events on either side of the nowline.
