These QA Scenarios are here to check the expected behaviours of PiTiVi under many situations.
| Step | Action | Expected Behavior
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| 1
| Start PiTivi
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| 2
| Choose Import from Toolbar
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- Import Sources Dialog should appear
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| 3
| Select Several Sources and click the "Import Button"
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- Sources should appear in the sourcelist, or the import warning notification should appear
- Icons on files with video data should be shown
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| 4
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Select one clip in the file browser and press the "insert" key
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- the clip should be inserted at the end of the timeline
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| 5
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Select two files (using shift- or control-click) and press the "insert" key
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- Both clips are inserted at end of timeline in the order in which they are sorted in the clip browser.
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| 6
| Drag and drop one file from the clip browser to the timeline
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- An instance of the clip should appear under the cursor as soon as it enters the timeline.
- When the button is released, the clip should remain in the timeline at the location it was dropped.
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| 7
| Select several clips in the clip library and drag them to the timline, but do not release the mouse
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- The clips should appear in the same order that they are sorted in the timeline under the cursor, as in (5)
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| 8
| Move the pointer outside of the timeline area
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- PiTiVi should remove the clips from the timeline
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| 9
| Move the pointer back inside the timeline area
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- The clips should re-appear as they were before being removed
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| 10
| Release the mouse within the timeline.
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- Make sure the clips are added at the mouse position.
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| 11
| Repeat steps 8 and 9, then release the mouse button outside the timeline
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- Make sure that no clips are added to the timeline
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| 12
| Add several instances of a factory to the timeline
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| 13
| Choose Project -> "Remove from Project" to remove the clip from the timeline
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- Make sure every instance of the factory is removed from the timeline.
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| Step | Action | Expected Behavior
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| 1
| Start with at least two clips in the timeline.
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| 2
| Press 'Play/Pause' button on the viewer.
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- Playback button icon should change from 'Play' to 'Paused'
- Watch the preview output carefully. There should be no glitches
- When the playhead crosses clip boundaries, playback should remain smooth
- When the playhead moves off-screen, the timeline should scroll to center the playhead in the window.
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| 3
| Press the 'Play/Pause' button on the viewer again.
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- Playback should immediately cease.
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| 4
| Scroll the timeline so that the playhead moves off screen (increase zoom level if necessary)
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- The timeline scroll position should not jitter, nor snap back to the playhead while the playhead is paused.
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| 5
| Repeat (2) - (4), using the keyboard shortcuts
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| 6
| Repeat (2) - (4) alternating alternating between using the playback button and the keyboard shortcuts.
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- In particular, make sure the icon on the play/pause button is updated properly.
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| 7
| Click and drag on the volume curve on one of the clips. Move it to just above the bottom of the clip.
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| 8
| Play that portion of the clip
| The volume should sound softer
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| Step | Action | Expected Behavior
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| 1
| Start with at least two clips in the timeline
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| 2
| Click and drag the middle of one of the clips.
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- the trimming handles at the start and end of the clips should hilight as the mouse moves over them
- the clip should move smoothly, even when vigorously scrubbed back and forth
- the viewer should not update during this operation this will change when we support live previews
- if thumbnails are enabled, they should appear properly even while the clip is being moved
- the clip should snap to the edges of other clips, but not to its original coordinates
- check that audio track moves downward so that tracks do not intermingle
- when moved beyond the edges of the timeline window, the timeline should scroll
- when moving leftward from the right edge (end) of the timeline, there should be no change in scroll position unless the clip moves past the left edge of the timeline.
- you should not be able to move the start of the clip past the beginning of the timeline
- at all times the shaded portion of the timeline ruler should show the true length of the entire timeline.
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| 3
| Click and drag the middle of one of the clips in the top-most, moving it up and down.
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- The layer position of the clip in the track should change
- The track containing the clip should expand (pushing all clips lower tracks downward).
- The vertical position of layers and controls adjacent to the timeline should update to match
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| 4
| Click and drag the left handle of a movie clip (not a still image)
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- Only the left handle should highlight as the mouse moves over it
- The start point of the clip should be trimmed as closely as possible to the mouse position
- You should not be able to expand the clip beyond its native duration
- You should not be able to move the handle beyond the right edge of the clip
- When the start keyframe of an audio clip moves out of view, a "remote handle" should appear matching its vertical position.
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| 5
| Repeat step (4) for the right handle of the same clip
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| 6
| Double click on the volume curve on one of the audio clips (preferably one with start > 0)
| A new key frame control point should appear under the mouse location
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| 7
| Click and drag the key frame
| The curve should change shape as the key frame moves
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| 8
| Position the playhead at the start of this clip and press play
| The volume of the clip should rise and fall with the keyframe curve.
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| 9
| Double click the keyframe control point
| The control point should disapear
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| 10
| Double click both the start and end points
| These points should never disappear
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| 11
| Trim the start of the clip
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| 12
| Double-click the volume curve
| Make sure the new keyrame appears in the correct location, right under the mouse pointer.
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| Step | Action | Expected Behavior
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| 1
| Start with at least 3 clips in the Timeline
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| 2
| Click a clip to select it
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- The clip should tint to the selection color to indicate that it is selected.
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| 3
| Click another clip
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- This clip should become selected, and the old clip deselected.
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| 4
| Shift+Click on a third clip
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- Both the second and third clips should now be selected
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| 5
| Click-and-drag the middle of one of the selected clips
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- Both selected clips should move in unison, and their distance from each other should remain unchanged
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| 6
| Ctrl+Click on one of the two selected clips
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- This clip should be deselected, but the other clip should still remain selected
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| 7
| Click and Drag on blank canvas
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- The marquee should appear between the initial mouse-down coordinates and the current location of the cursor
- When the mouse is released, all the clips touching the marquee should be selected
- Make sure that thumbnails are drawn properly under the marquee (no smearing or other distortions).
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| Step | Action | Expected Behavior
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| 1
| Start with at least four clips in the timeline, arranged so that there are no gaps between them.
These clips will be referred to as A, B, C, D going from left to right.
- The end of clip A should be trimmed about 50% from the true end of the clip
- Clip B should be longer than clip A
- The start of clip B should be about trimmed 25% from the true start of the clip
- Clips C, and D and should be left alone
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| 2
| While holding shift, click-and-drag the end handle of clip A
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- The end of clip A should be trimmed in sync with the start of clip B
- Make sure the start handle of clip B is clamped between the true start of clip B and the end handle of clip B
- Make sure the end handle of clip A is clamped between the true end of clip A and the start of clip A
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| 3
| Repeat step (2) using the start-handle of clip B.
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- The behavior should be identical.
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| 4
| Arrange the clips so that A and B are on the same layer, while C and D are on different layers, but snapped to the end point of clip A
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| 5
| Clear the selection
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| 6
| Repeat steps (2) and (3)
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- Only clips A and B should be affected by the roll edit
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| 7
| select clips C and D
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| 8
| Repeat steps (2) and (3)
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- Only clips A, C, and D should be affected by the roll edit
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| Step | Action | Expected Behavior
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| 1
| Start with at least four clips in the timeline, arranged so that there are no gaps between them.
These clips will be referred to as A, B, C, D going from left to right.
- The end of clip A should be trimmed about 50% from the true end of the clip
- Clip B should be longer than clip A
- The start of clip B should be about trimmed 25% from the true start of the clip
- Clips C, and D and should be left alone
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| 2
| While holding control, click-and-drag the end handle of clip A
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- Clips B-D should move relative to the end handle of clip A
- Make sure the end handle of clip A is clamped between the true end of clip A and the start of clip A
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| 3
| While holding control, click-and-drag the start handle of clip D
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- Clips A-C should move relative to the start handle of clip D
- Make sure the start handle of clip D is clamped between the true start of clip D and the end handle of clip D
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| 4
| Arrange the clips so that A and B are in the same layer, while C and D are on different layers, but snapped to the end point of clip A
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| 5
| Clear the selection
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| 6
| Repeat (2) and (3)
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- Only clips A and B should be affected by the ripple edit
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| 7
| Select clips C and D
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| 8
| Repeat (2) and (3)
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- Only clips A, C, and D should be affected by the ripple edit.
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| 9
| Arrange clips A, B, C, D so they appear in sequence, left to right
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| 10
| Select clips A, B
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- Make sure clips C and D are deselected
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| 11
| Begin dragging clip B
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- Clips A and B should be moving together
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| 12
| While dragging, press and hold the shift key
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- Clips C, and D should now be moving with clips A and B, preserving the original offsets
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| 13
| Move the mouse as far as possible to the left
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- It should not be possible to set the start time of clips A, B, C or D less to less than 0
- While ripple mode is engaged, the relative offsets of clips A, B, C, and D should remain constant
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| 14
| While continuing to drag, release the shift key
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- Clips C and D should return to their original positions
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| Step | Action | Expected Behavior
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| 1
| Start with at least 3 clips in the timeline and the selection cleared
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- The 'Link' command button should be insensitive
- The 'Unlink' command button should be insensitive
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| 2
| Select two of the clips
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- The 'Link' command button should become sensitive
- The 'Unlink' command button should remain insensitive
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| 3
| Press the 'Link' command button
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- The 'Link' command button should become insensitive.
- The 'Unlink' command button should become sensitive.
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| 4
| Move both of the linked clips in turn
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- Moving either clip should cause both linked clips to move in unison
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| 5
| Clear the selection
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- Both 'Link' and 'Unlink' commands should be insensitive.
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| 6
| Select one of the linked clips
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- The 'Unlink' command should be sensitive
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| 8
| Add a clip that is not linked to the selection
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- The 'Link' commands should be sensitive
- The 'Unlink' command should be insensitive
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| 9
| Press the 'Link' command
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- The 'Link' command should now be insensitive
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| 10
| Click and drag all three linked clips
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- Dragging any of the linked clips should cause all three to move in unison.
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| 11
| Select just one of the linked clips and press 'Unlink'
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- The Link and Unlink commands should be insensitive
- Moving this unlinked clip should not affect either of the two linked clips
- Moving either of the linked clips should not affect the unlinked clip
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| 12
| Select the two remaining linked clips in the timeline.
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- The link command should be insensitive
- The unlink command should be sensitive
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| 13
| Press the 'Unlink' command
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- The link command should be sensitive
- The unlink command should be insensitive
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| 14
| Move each of the three clips involved in this test in turn.
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- All of the clips should now move independently
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| 15
| Create two groups of linked clips, call them A and B
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| 16
| Select one clip each from A and B
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- The link command should be sensitive
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| Press the link button
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- The unlink command should be sensitive
- All the clips in A and B should now be part of the same link (clicking and dragging on any of them will move all of them)
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| 19
| Delete one of the linked clips
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- It should be removed from the timeline, but the others should remain
- Make sure the other clips are still linked together
- Make sure no tracebacks appear on console
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| 20
| Select and delete at least two linked clips
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| 21
| Select the and delete the remaining linked clips and at least one non-linked clip
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- Make sure there are no tracebacks
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| Step | Action | Expected Behavior
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| 1
| Start with at least one clip in thee timeline.
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- Make sure you are somewhat familiar with it, so that you can spot problems during playback.
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| 2
| Click the razor tool
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- a vertical trimming bar should appear across the timeline at the horizontal mouse position.
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| 3
| Click somewhere on the clip
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- The clip should be divided into two clips at the mouse position
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| 4
| Preview the timeline
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- Playback across the two pieces should be identical with the original clip.
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| 5
| Repeat (2) - (4) on each of the half of the clip, leaving a total of four clips
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- Playback across all four pieces should be identical with the original clip.
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| 6
| Click the razor tool
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- The vertical bar should appear as before
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| 7
| Click the razor tool again (to deactivate the razor tool)
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- The vertical trimming bar should not be visible when the pointer moves over the canvas
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| 8
| Click on a clip
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- The clip should become selected
- The clip should not be split
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| 9
| Position the playhead somewhere in the middle of a clip
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- when the mouse moves near the playhead, the trimming bar should snap to the position of the playhead
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| 10
| With the trimming bar locked to the playhead, click on the clip.
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- Make sure that the clip is split exactly at the playhead position (not at the mouse position). Zoom in, if necessary, to verify this.
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| 11
| Add several keyframe control points to an audio clip's volume curve, and adjust them so that the curve forms a distinctive pattern.
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| Split this clip
| The keyframe curve should be duplicated exactly. Verify this by extending both halves of the clip to full length and comparing the shape of the curves.
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| Step | Action | Expected Behavior
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| Start with several clips in the project and timeline.
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| 2
| Save the project
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| Take a screen-shot of the timeline
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| Reload the project
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- The project should match the screen-shot exactly
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| Make a small change to the project and then save it. Take a new screenshot
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- The save-as dialog should not appear.
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| 5
| Choose save-as
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- The save-as dialog should appear
- The current folder of the save-as dialog should be the same folder as the current project
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| Attempt to overwrite the current project
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- The overwrite confirmation dialog should present itself
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| Choose cancel
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- Check the modification date/time of the file to make sure it was not overwritten.
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| Try to overwrite the current file, this time choosing "Ok" from the confirmatino dialog
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- Check that modification date/time of the file to make sure it has been overwritten
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| Continue working with the file
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- Verify that all of PiTiVi's other functions still work correctly on the loaded file.
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