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| author | Carl Hetherington <cth@carlh.net> | 2014-06-21 00:30:11 +0100 |
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| committer | Carl Hetherington <cth@carlh.net> | 2014-06-21 00:30:11 +0100 |
| commit | 7f4f37f498d56b734b49d66127f6f53cf1652d8f (patch) | |
| tree | 3f6c058a6f5aa0485aeaeb5ab84d1590ca8cfc14 /doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml | |
| parent | daac3d993d98a5e20f0ab2ef313748c5c0dc8a40 (diff) | |
Manual updates.
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diff --git a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml index a346c69c7..ef4b7ff6d 100644 --- a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml +++ b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml @@ -879,7 +879,79 @@ DCPs). </section> -<!-- XXX: timing tab --> +<section> +<title>Timing</title> + +<para> +The timing tab contains settings related to the timing of your +content, as shown in <xref linkend="fig-timing-tab-detail"/>. +</para> + +<figure id="fig-timing-tab-detail"> + <title>Timing settings tab</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="screenshots/timing-tab&scs;"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> +</figure> + +<para> +Most of the timing tab's entries are <emphasis>time-codes</emphasis>. +These are expressed as four numbers, as shown in <xref +linkend="fig-timecode"/>. +</para> + +<figure id="fig-timecode"> + <title>Timecode</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="diagrams/timecode&dia;"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> +</figure> + +<para> +<guilabel>Position</guilabel> is the time at which this piece of +content should start within the DCP. In most cases, this will be +<code>0:0:0:0</code> to make the content start at the beginning of the +DCP. +</para> + +<para> +<guilabel>Full length</guilabel> is the length of the piece of +content. This can only be set for still-image content: for video or +sound content, it is fixed by the nature of the content file. If +still-image content is being used you can set the length for which it +should be displayed using this control. +</para> + +<para> +<guilabel>Trim from start</guilabel> specifies the amount that should be trimmed from the start of the content. +</para> + +<para> +<guilabel>Trim from end</guilabel> specifies the amount that should be trimmed from the end of the content. +</para> + +<para> +<guilabel>Play length</guilabel> indicates how long this piece of +content will be once the trims have been applied. This will be equal +to the full length minus <guilabel>trim-from-start</guilabel> and minus <guilabel>trim-from-end</guilabel>. +</para> + +<para> +<guilabel>Video frame rate</guilabel> specifies the frame rate for still-image content. +</para> + +<para> +Each timecode control has a <guilabel>Set</guilabel> which you should +click when you have entered a new value for a timecode. The +<guilabel>Set</guilabel> button will make DCP-o-matic take account of +any changes to the corresponding timecode. +</para> + +</section> </chapter> @@ -903,19 +975,19 @@ the main window, as shown in <xref linkend="fig-dcp-tab"/>. <para> The first thing here is the name. This is generally set to the title -of the film that is being encoded. If <guilabel>Use DCI +of the film that is being encoded. If <guilabel>Use ISDCF name</guilabel> is not ticked, the name that you specify will be used -as-is for the name of the DCP. If <guilabel>Use DCI name</guilabel> +as-is for the name of the DCP. If <guilabel>Use ISDCF name</guilabel> is ticked, the name that you enter will be used as part of a -DCI-compliant name. +ISDCF-compliant name. </para> <para> Underneath the name field is a preview of the name that the DCP will -get. To use a DCI-compliant name, tick the <guilabel>Use DCI -name</guilabel> check-box. The DCI name will be composed using details +get. To use a ISDCF-compliant name, tick the <guilabel>Use ISDCF +name</guilabel> check-box. The ISDCF name will be composed using details of your content's soundtrack, the current date and other things that -can be specified in the DCI name details dialogue box, which you can +can be specified in the ISDCF name details dialogue box, which you can open by clicking on the <guilabel>Details</guilabel> button. </para> @@ -950,6 +1022,11 @@ more detail in <xref linkend="ch-frame-rates"/>. </para> <para> +The <guilabel>Signed</guilabel> check-box sets whether or not the DCP +is signed. This is rarely important; if in doubt, tick it. +</para> + +<para> The <guilabel>Encrypted</guilabel> check-box will set whether the DCP should be encrypted or not. If this is ticked, the DCP will require a KDM to play back. Encryption is discussed in <xref |
