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Media Icons and Selection Reference

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    1. 1. Related Information

    The Media panel displays icons next to the media thumbnails so you can assess its contents at a glance. The icons also appear on the thumbnails in the Viewing panel.

    Icon: Media:
    No Icon Clip
      Sequence
      Effects Clip
      Opened Sequence (Timeline)
      Selected Clip
      Selected Sequence
      Selected Effects Clip

    Clips on the Desktop or the Viewing panel are displayed with a coloured border based on the type of selection and the media type.

    Border: Selection:
      Unselected clip. No border.
      Primary/Secondary selection. A yellow border is displayed on the primary selection and a grey border on the secondary selection(s). The last selected clip becomes the primary selection.
      Active sequence. A red border is displayed when an active sequence is selected.
      Active source. A green border is displayed on the currently open source when an active sequence is selected.
      Last rendered clip. A blue border is displayed on the last rendered clip.
      Ganged clips. The clip information displayed on the thumbnails of ganged clips turns green when selected. Otherwise, the clip information on ganged clips is yellow.
    NoteWhen the selection is made from the Media panel, the yellow border appears in the Media panel selection and the clip on the Desktop or the Viewing panel is bordered in grey, regardless of the media type.

    On the timeline, different colours indicate different states of elements:

    Element: State:
      A selected video segment.
      An unselected video segment.
      An audio segment.
      A container.
      A segment with a BFX applied.
      A segment with unlinked video.