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Adjusting the Story Timing (iNEWS Only)
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Adjusting the Story Timing (iNEWS Only)
You might want to adjust the story timing in cases where you use the Mark IN/OUT button to set
In and Out points in the Timeline based on the story text timing.
For example, if your story has introductory text that you do not want included in the sequence,
you can set In and Out points in the sequence so that the extra text offsets the computed times.
You must be in Edit mode to insert timing cues in a story. For information on entering edit mode,
see
“Editing Story Text (iNEWS Only)” on page 1093.
To correct computed times offset by extra text:
t Add a Time Marker cue with a value of 0:00 just before the start of the relevant text
(corresponding to the sequence being built).
Adjusting the Story Timing with a Time Marker (iNEWS Only)
Because the calculated story timing might not exactly match the required sequence or clip
duration, the NRCS tool lets you add cues to assign a specific time to a point in the text.
To add a cue to the text that assigns a specific story time:
1. In the Story panel, right-click where you want to add a Time Marker cue, and select Insert
Time Marker.
The Time Marker dialog box opens.
2. Type the time you want to assign to that point in the text.
3. Click OK.
A Time Marker cue appears in the story text, and a corresponding production cue appears
with an equal sign (=) and the specified time value.
Any read-time calculations now take the Time Marker cue into account.
Adjusting the Story Timing with a Time Pad (iNEWS Only)
Because the calculated story timing might not exactly match the required sequence or clip
duration, you can specify the duration of the media clip by adding a Time Pad cue to the
sequence. The Time Pad cue inserts cues in the text, based on the In and Out points.