CELL BASED PROCESSING OF A PROGRAM CHAIN

 

DOMAIN: TITLES AND MENUS

 

General

Processing a Program Chain in a cell based mode means the processing of the PGC with a different action defined per each cell of the PGC

 

Setting the actions Cell by Cell:

To set the actions to be done in each cell of the PGC, the user has to open the Cell list window and select the action to be done in each cell using the buttons on the right or the popup menu

 

CELL ACTIONS:

Each cell can be:

- Kept (Titles and Menus). Note VB will de-interleave the cell if it  is interleaved.

- Blanked (Titles and Menus): The cell is substituted by a blanked (black) one . The dummy cell size is only 5 packs (10 KB).

- Reduced to Still with audio (Titles and Menus): The cell is reduced to only one I-Frame plus the original audio, so the cell length is kept, because the audio is not modified.

- Reduced to Still w/o audio (Menus Only):  The cell is reduced to only one I-Frame and the audio is dropped. The original cell duration is simulated as still time in the PGC.

- Split in several cells (up to 33) (Titles and Menus): The cell is split in several parts, allowing the insertion of new programs (also chapters it Titles domain).

- Replaced  (Titles and Menus): The cell is replaced by another one in an external file. This file must be in VOB format.

 

In reduced to still at cell level a cell still dialog will pop-up, allowing the user to select the I-Frame and other options.

 

To split a cell,  a cell split dialog will pop-up, allowing the user to select the I-Frame where perform the split as well as other options.

 

Reused Cells:

In this mode, a reused Cell marked to be blanked or replaced will generate a new VID (CID=1) and the cell will not be shared any more.