Properties list

By clicking on any element on the tagging panel workspace, its properties are displayed in the Properties pane. The properties of each tagging panel element are used to alter their appearance and behavior. Each type of item has its own range of properties but the most common are described here:


Properties which alter appearance:   

Property	What it does…	Applies to…
Label	Changes the text that is displayed on the item	All
Tooltip	The tooltip is the explanatory text that appears when the mouse cursor is pointed at a button. Use this to explain the function of each button.	All event and value tools
Shortcut Key	Rather than clicking buttons on a tagging panel, using the keyboard Shortcut Key property for event or value buttons can be much more efficient. Note that these shortcuts are displayed in parentheses in each button	All event and value tools
Image	An image can be displayed on a button to help identify the event or value that it represents	All Buttons
Style	The style property can be used to help distinguish items visually	All Buttons

Properties which affect behavior:

Category	A category represents a set of values which will be used to identify different events in a video clip. Each tagging panel element gets its category property from the Layout Container in which it is placed. It is therefore quicker to place buttons with the same category inside a tab or group box and set the category property of the container. Setting the category property for an item overrides the category set for any containers in which it is placed.	All
Value	Values are used to identify each event tagged in a video clip. e.g. Squash might have each stroke event tagged with values for the stroke type, the player who played it and where in the court it was played.	All Buttons, text box
Preroll	the amount of video before an event button is clicked that will be included in the event. Preroll ensures that you don't miss the start of the action.	Event Buttons, Team Group box
Duration	Duration is the duration of the event that will be tagged when this button is clicked. This time includes any preroll that has been set. If the event is not of fixed duration then a continuous event button should be used to manually mark the beginning and end of an event.	Event Buttons
Offset Start	Offset Start - the amount of video before or after a continuous event button being clicked on that will be included in the event. This ensures that you don't miss the start of the action. Can be a positive or negative value.	Continuous Event Buttons
Offset End	Offset End – the amount of video before or after a continuous event button being clicked off that will be excluded at the end of an event. This ensures that irrelevant footage is not included in the event.	Continuous Event Buttons
Reset Category	Tools with a reset category property can be used to deactivate other continuous event or persistent value tools. When this tool is clicked, all other buttons using the category specified are reset.	All buttons
Trigger	The trigger property is a list of one or more tools that can be activated when this button is clicked.	All buttons
Target	Defines what the value typed into a text box will be used for. Can be used to define a file name, a category for exported events or a category for the event list.	Text box
Team	Used to link a Team Group Box to a Team Manager tool. By making the team property the same as the Team Manager's label property, the team group box will display players selected from the Team Manager.	Team group box

Clicking on a property title in the properties panel displays a description of that property. Double clicking on the property title allows you to change that property.