In a real-time environment, a Timeline may be played back or paused. Unlike video editing applications, in Pixera the resource of a Clip may also continue to be played back independently of of the Timeline transport controls (i.e. Play or Pause). Pixera offers four options how a Clip can behave.
Lock to Time is the standard setting of a clip. In this setting, playback of a clip is synchronized with Timeline playback. When Timeline playback is paused, also the content of the Clip is paused. Depending on whether an Outpoint is set the resource behaves differently when it reaches its end:
When set to Free Play Once, the Clip will play its resource to the Outpoint independent of the Timeline playback (i.e. it will playback also when it is paused or stopped), as long as the Nowpointer is over the clip. When it reaches the end of the resource (Outpoint or end of resource), it will continue to show the last frame.
Like in Free Play Once, in Free Loop mode the resource will be played back independently of timTimeline playback. However, the resource loops indefinitely between In- and Outpoint for as long the Nowpointer is over the Clip.
This mode will freeze the frame located on the Inpoint of the Clip for as long the Nowpointer is over the Clip.
Also see the video tutorial on Youtube on content playback modes.