Working with live:cut Projects (live:cut v3.0)

Owned by Christian Schabasser
Last updated: Jun 26, 2018 by Thomas Staiger
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Table of Contents

All of the following chapters assume that you have a properly configured just:in setup. If this is not the case please refer to the particular just:in documentation.

live:cut Projects

Creating a live:cut Project

  1. Open just:in.
  2. Select the desired Channels for your live:cut Project and open the Inspector. You need to select at least two Channels.
  3. Select a Timecode Source, a Capture Preset and a Destination Preset. It is mandatory that these attributes are synchronized for all Channels used with live:cut.


  4. Go to the menu Channel → New live:cut Project.


  5. Enter a Name, Scene and Take for the live:cut Project. Project Template is not required at this time. Press the Create button when you are done.


  6. If everything went okay the live:cut Interface will be shown.

Closing a live:cut Project

  1. Go to the menu Project → Close Project.
  2. The live:cut Project will be closed immediately and the just:in User Interface appears again.

Opening / Reopening a live:cut Project

  1. In the Finder go to your User folder.
  2. Open the folder ~/Documents/LiveCut Documents/Projects.


  3. Double-click the Project file you want to open.
  4. live:cut will open the Project and displays an already filled EDL. You may export the Project again by using the menu Project → Export to …

Exporting a live:cut Project

You may reopen live:cut Projects at any time after the end of your recording session to change your export options to re-export them, for example with a different soundtrack as the selected main source.

  1. Make sure you are in a live:cut Project.
  2. Use the menu Project → Export to …

live:cut Project Templates

Creating a live:cut Project Template

  1. Make sure your are in a live:cut Project. If this is not the case refer to the top of this chapter.
  2. Go to the menu Project → Create Template.


  3. Enter a Template name and press the Save button.

Using a live:cut Project Template

  1. Go to the menu Channel → New live:cut Project.


  2. Select your Project Template from the drop-down menu.


  3. Continue with the creation of your live:cut Project as described above.

Removing a live:cut Project Template

  1. In the Finder go to your User folder.
  2. Open the folder ~/Documents/LiveCut Documents/Project Templates.
  3. Delete the desired Project Template(s).


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