Automatic Clip Distribution

Create a virtual projection on 25 screens at once

This setup has 25 Screens and an Orthographic Virtual Projector:

Your Timeline should look like this:

Click #1

Open the Clip Distributor by clicking on the Jihanki (Japanese Vending Machines) button in the new tools column of the Timeline:

Or Select {Tools>Create Clips on Multiple Screens}

This will open this new distributor module.

Clicks #2 & #3

Select {Virtual Projector} in the {Clip Type} drop-down menu.

Hit [Ctrl+A] to select all screens.

Enable {Create Clips on Selected Screens Only} (toggle button on the top right).

Click #4

[Ctrl+Left click] the root to exclude it.

Click #5

Hit the {Create Clips} button.

And voilà: 25 Nice Virtual Projector clips, one for each screen.

With the new Multi-Selection you can now set all 25 clips at once for the root source image and the Virtual Projector placed in the scene. (Clicks #6 & #7)

Here is the final result.

BONUS CLICKS

Screen Selection

The {Screen} drop-down menu allows you to choose which screens will be affected by the distribution tool.

ALL

Clips will be added to all screens

From Selection

The distribution will begin from the selected screen in the Timeline and continue downward.

Metadata

You can segment screens using the {Metadata} search input.

It works the same way as the Timeline {Search for Screens}.

The {Create Clips on Selected Screens Only} toggle applies clip distribution to only the selected screen in the tool.

Per Screen Options

Each screen has a set of options to control the creation of clips.

In point

Sets the {In Point} of the clip:

Playhead Front:

Playhead Back:

Playhead Mid:

{Set Manually} gives you access to a time slider to set a custom time.

Duration

{Default} will be using the value in {Settings>General>Timeline}

{Set Manually} gives you access to a time slider to set a custom time.

Layer

You can specify the layer on which the clip will be created for each screen.

New

Will create a new layer at the bottom of the layer stack in each screen.

First

Will create the clip on the first (top) layer of each screen.

Last

Will create the clip on the last (bottom) layer of each screen.

{Set Manually} lets you choose on which layer you want to create the clip.

All these options can be configured simultaneously on all screens using multi-selection.

Distribute media on Multiple Screens at once

You can now easily distribute media across multiple screens.

A new input box named {Media Name Pattern} allows you to establish a naming pattern for each screen, which can be mirrored in the media files naming system used by the content house.

Set a naming convention for each screen.

Replicate that naming convention in your Media Files.

Select the Media Files you want to distribute on screens in the File Manager [Alt+F] and [Right Click] Select {Auto Create Media Clips on Screens}.

It will automatically launch the clip distribution tool in media mode and link the media to their respective screens.

If the media name does not match the screen name, a pop-up warning will be displayed:

If you are adding video using the tool, set the duration sliders to match the media length.

And there you have it: 25 media pieces distributed across their respective screens.

Auto Replace Media Clip in Timeline

You can now easily replace media across multiple screens.

In the Timeline, select the media clips you wish to replace.

In the File Manager, select the Media Files you want to replace on screens and [Right Click] Select {Replace Media Clips in Timeline}.

25 media pieces replaced across their respective screens: