Abstract: A system and corresponding methods are provided for enabling the automatic generation of a slate using metadata. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a request to provide a user with a list of video media assets so the user can select a video media asset to generate a slate; providing the user with the list of video media assets and receiving a selected video media asset from the user; acquiring metadata associated with the selected video media asset, creating a preview of the slate by generating fields that are associated with the acquired metadata, generating the slate in response to the user's approval of the previewed slate; transmitting the slate to a video server; and editing the slate into the selected video media asset so the slate and the video media asset can be viewed in conjunction with each other, thereby providing the user (via the slate) with information about the video media asset such as the video media asset's name, duration, database location, etc.

Abstract: A control knob controls jog/shuttle operations on an audio/video payback/record device. The knob is formed of a cylindrical body having an outer portion and a face portion that has convex and concave regions, respectively, integral with each other. The convex region lies centered within, and surrounded by the concave region and with the two regions joined with a smooth radius transition. The smooth radius transition creates a topology that allows manipulation of the knob with only a small frictional force by a single finger of a user (not shown), thus allowing precisely rotation of knob to enter a jog mode at any angular position of the finger.

Abstract: A television picture on a television test and measurement instrument adds a vertical sweep generator, and if necessary a horizontal sweep generator, to a conventional instrument. Vertical and horizontal sweep triggers are generated by a sync processor of the instrument from an input video signal to drive the respective sweep generators. A vertical sweep signal from the vertical sweep generator is input to a switch together with the input video signal. The output of the switch drives a vertical deflection circuit such that when the input video signal is output from the switch the instrument is in standard waveform monitor mode, and when the vertical sweep signal is output from the switch the instrument is in a picture mode to provide a raster scan image of the input video signal on a display.