Pandora Inpoint Calculator

Work out the in- and outpoint percentages you need to trim media on a Pandora’s Box media server and similar systems.

TL;DR

“Media length-based time-to-percent calculator.”

What it does

• Turns frames into percent
  Pandora’s Box fixtures on a lighting console want percentage and decimal values. This tool converts your frame offset into both.
• Removes the guesswork
  Trim a clip without the adjust-play-check-repeat loop. To cut the first 5 frames, enter 5 in the Frames field of the offset and read the inpoint.

How to use it

1. Enter the original clip length:
   • Open the clip in the Pandora’s Box Content Inspector.
   • Read its original length and framerate.
   • Enter both in the calculator.
2. Enter the offset you want:
   • Any point inside the clip works.
3. Read the result:
   • The inpoint values appear as you type.

The screen explained

Input

• Framerate: the framerate of the clip.
• File Length: the original length of the clip, in hours, minutes, seconds and frames.
• Offset: the point you want to start at, in hours, minutes, seconds and frames.

Output

• Inpoint %: the inpoint as a percentage.
• Inpoint 16 bit: the inpoint as a 16 bit decimal value.

Both also show the value of one frame, as a reference.