WiretapCentral is a web browser application used to browse projects and material on a workstation or other system, and manage clip libraries, reels and directories, and to encode media. It is Flash-based and is installed by default on Autodesk workstations.
Use the player to view clips and play them back with more options. The player shows all clips at a width of 720 pixels, normally at 100% JPEG quality. It offers controls for stepping through the action, looping, and playing backward.
Double-click a clip to open the player. WiretapCentral generates and downloads the high-resolution version from the clip before streaming a playable version. For long clips there may be a lag, depending on the hardware and networking. If the clip has an NTSC or PAL proxy on the volume, the process is often close to real-time. As with thumbnails, the clip begins playing as soon as it begins downloading.
Clips can be panned and zoomed in WiretapCentral while playing:
After selecting media and choosing Export from the Menu bar, use the Export dialog to specify input and output settings. Settings may be saved as presets and reloaded with the Presets button.
If any media has not been rendered or cannot play back in realtime, black frames and empty audio are generated. If Wiretap Central detects this before starting an export, a warning appears.
If any source or rendered clips are moved, modified or altered, the export will fail.