Name: templateVideoClip

Type: keyword

Syntax: templateVideoClip

Summary: Used with the <set> <command> to set the <properties> of newly created <video clip|video clips>.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
set the scale of the templateVideoClip to 2.0 -- double size

Description:
Use the <templateVideoClip> <keyword> to set up <default> <properties> to be used for any new <video clip|video clips> you create.

The <templateVideoClip> can be thought of as a special, abstract <object>. It is not a actual <video clip>, but it has all the <properties> of a <video clip>. The <ID> <property> of the <templateVideoClip> is zero.

You can use the <set> command to set the <properties> of the <templateVideoClip> before creating a <video clip>. The new <video clip> has the <properties> of the <templateVideoClip>, by <default>. Changing the <properties> of the <templateVideoClip> does not affect existing <video clip|video clips>.

The properties of the <templateVideoClip> can be returned to the default settings using the <reset> command.

You can refer to the <templateVideoClip> using any of the following forms:
        templateVideoClip
        the templateVideoClip
        templateVideoClip()

>*Note:* The <templateVideoClip> <keyword> is implemented internally as a <function> and appears in the <functionNames>. However, it cannot be used as a <function> in an <expression>.

References: properties (property), ID (property), dontRefresh (property), functionNames (function), templateScrollbar (keyword), default (keyword), videoClip (object), object (object), keyword (glossary), property (glossary), command (glossary), video clip (glossary), expression (glossary), reset (command), set (command), function (control_st)
