PluralEyes 3.5 Glossary of Terms
“Bad” audio: Also called "scratch" audio, this audio content was recorded with your camera in the original video clips. It is considered bad because the quality of the microphone on a camera is typically not as high quality as the microphone on a dedicated audio recording device.
Clip: A continuous segment of video or audio footage. PluralEyes 3.5 assumed that each clip is stored as one file.
Discontinuous clip: A clip that does not correspond to one continuous stretch of recording. Clips might be discontinuous, for instance, if the Pause button or a still snapshot interrupted a recording. Learn more
"Good" audio: Also called "external" audio, this audio content was recorded with an audio recording device. It is considered good because the content is typically high quality.
Media Bin: A container for your clips. You must use a separate bin for each camera (“Camera 1”) and each audio recorder ("Audio Recorder 1”). If you are syncing event footage with pre-recorded music, add a separate bin ("Pre-Recorded Music") for those clips. Learn more
Media Pane: The upper left of the interface, showing a list of the clips in a project, and a list of the bins that organize these clips. Learn more
“Non-Standard” project: We call a project “non-standard” or “complex” when the project has overlapping media from multiple devices. That's because PluralEyes needs help deciding which of the media to export. Once you get into multiple audio tracks and/or multiple video tracks, your project may need more planning to determine what workflow will be best for syncing your footage. Learn more
Project file: A small file with extension .pep (OS X) or .pe3 (Windows) referencing a set of media files that you want to sync all together (or have already synchronized together), and storing the settings for syncing and working with those files. If you save a project file after syncing some or all of the clips, the project file also stores how those clips should be spaced relative to each other. Learn more
“Standard” project: We call a project “standard” when the project uses the basic, simplest function of PluralEyes: Syncing a camera or two with a single audio track. This is the simplest way to work with PluralEyes.
Sync group: A set of clips that have been synced together so that the location of each clip in relation to all other clips in the group is fixed. A project can include multiple sync groups. For example, let’s say a movie crew shoots a scene, then turns off all the cameras and audio recorders while they prepare for the next scene, and then shoots another scene. The clips from each scene form a sync group.
Synchronized clip: A clip whose timing relative to at least one other clip has been determined. Synchronized clips are colored green in the Timeline. Learn more
Take track: A "take” is a special video and audio track that does not require initial setup or organization. Takes are used in the “Do It For Me” workflow, which is great for quickly syncing files. Learn more
Timeline: The lower part of the interface, which displays the imported clips, including audio waveforms, in tracks.
Track: A row in the Timeline. In PluralEyes 3.5, each track corresponds to one media bin. Learn moreUnsynchronized clip: A clip that PluralEyes has attempted to synchronize with other clips, but whose timing has not yet been determined relative to any other clip. Unsynchronized clips are colored red in the Timeline, and have a red icon in the Media Pane. Learn more
Viewer: The upper right of the interface, showing up to two clips that are currently playing. The Viewer displays video content in the clips and a close-up of audio waveforms for the clips. Learn more
