Logging

The following is a step-by-step guide to log video rushes using FORscene:

Open the logging Window:

• Firstly select the tape that you wish to log. Rushes can be identified by the 'R' in the top right corner of a files icon.
• Left click and drag this file into the play (Blue) window.
• On the blue timeline below the window, right click on the button that says 'Timeline'. This will change the window to display 4 columns: In, Out, Shot and Sync. These columns can be changed by right clicking on the top row where the column titles are.
• A tick list will appear of visible columns, select or deselect the columns you want visible by clicking when a column is highlighted green.
• To adjust the width of a column, click and drag horizontally on a divide in the top column.
• The other feature in the logging section is to click on the 'options' button and select the feature 'Blank lines for unlogged clips'. This will add a blank line within the timecode for any video clips that have no logging data.

Start Logging:

• To start logging, click in the shot column so that the keyboard is focused
• Press insert to start playing the video clip
• Type your log then press return at the end of the shot, the inpoint will be marked when you start typing and the outpoint will be marked when you press return. Each log is saved whenever you press return.
• Press insert at any point to stop the clip to catch up on typing.
• You can also mark in and out points by shuttling around the clip, or by typing in the timecode underneath the video.
• By pressing shift + return the inpoint will be marked at the same timecode as the previous shots outpoint.
• By pressing ctrl + return you will create a new line within the box that you are currently typing in. This works in both active and saved entry.

Review your logs:

• You can edit a log by clicking on the text with the mouse cursor
• You can also jump to a timecode by dragging it onto the video or by double-clicking on it.

Print log:

• Click on the print button on the log entries window title bar, this opens up a new window with the printable log in
• Then use the web brower's print option to print, depending on the set-up of your logging window, landscape orientation may be more appropriate.

Assemble edit from log:

• Drag the text of a log entry into the record window. This will add that clip to the timeline.

Notes:

• You can shuttle aroud the video and set in and out points manually for a comment
• If you set an outpoint at the same timecode as your inpoint the default selection that applies for that comment is the current clip (everything between timecode breaks).
• You can watch the video double size if you press the resize button on the top right of the play (Blue) video window. To bring the window back to normal size, click on the resize button.
• You can view log entries of a clip without opening the video itself. Right click on a file within its folder and select 'Log Entries'. This will open up the log entries for that specific clip. To open the video after, double click on a timecode in the log entry to open the video window.
• If you spell a word incorrectly your word will display a red line underneath. To use the spell checker, right click on the word and a selection of available options will be available.

Useful keys for logging

Ins - Play / Pause.

Shift Ins - Plays the video backwards

Ctrl LeftArrow - Go back 5 secs in video

Ctrl RightArrow - Go forwards 5 secs in video

Tab - Jumps to next field in logging window (i.e. from Shot to Sync)

Shift Tab - Jumps to previous field in logging window (i.e. from Sync to Shot)

PgUp - Show / Hide keyboard shortcut list

PgDn - Inserts current timecode into log.

Esc - Discards any unsaved text changes

Return - Saves changes / Marks an outpoint for a logged clip

Shift Return (in active entry (bottom line)) - Marks an outpoint and the next inpoint at same timecode

Shift Return (in saved entry) - Breaks up the entry into two lines where the cursor is.

Ctrl Return - This creates a new line within the box you are logging in.

F12 - Highlights a comment. This puts an orange border around the content and makes it come out bold when printed out. (On Macs use 'Apple + F12')

Home - Moves cursor to beginning of section of text

End - Moves cursor to end of section of text.

LeftArrow - Moves cursor back one place

RightArrow - Moves cursor forwards one place.

Ctrl x - Cut selected text (Hold down shift to make selections as there is no way to select text with the mouse at the moment).

Ctrl c - Copy selected text (Hold down shift to make selections as there is no way to select text with the mouse at the moment.)

Ctrl v - Paste selected text

Ctrl Shift v - Increase volume (works on a rotation: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, back to normal)