Clips & Phases

In, Run and Out — the broadcast clip model, and how clips are scheduled.

What In, Run and Out mean.

PhaseClip kindBehaviour
IninOne-shot. Brings the element on.
RunrunThe idle state. Loops when Loop as idle state is on.
OutoutOne-shot. Takes the element off.
—emphasisA one-shot accent played at any time: a score pop, a flash.

An assignment binds a clip to a target in a phase, so the same target can have a different clip for coming on, sitting there, and going off. The rundown's Take and Take-out drive the In and Out phases.