7.1
Table Of Contents
- Avid Liquid Installation
- Avid Liquid Reference Manual
- Contents
- Introduction
- Documentation
- Basics
- Signup
- High Definition
- Input
- EZ Capture
- Logging and Digitizing (Capture)
- Basics
- The Logging Tool and Its Functions
- Video Inlay, Timecode Fields and Status Field
- Player Source (D)
- Reels and Racks (E, F)
- Controls (Player and Edit Buttons, G)
- A/V Inputs (Selecting Source Tracks, H)
- Stereo or Mono (I)
- 4:3 or 16:9 (I)
- Selecting a Media Format/Codec Preset (J)
- Destination Volumes for Digitizing / Capture Volumes (K)
- Select Audio Monitor /Mute
- Video Tool / Calibration Control /IPB Settings
- Clip Tab: Naming and Numbering Clips
- Audio Tab
- Master Tab
- Media Tab
- Send Clips To Timeline (Direct Insert)
- Properties
- Methods
- File Ingest
- Importing Objects
- Copying/Pasting Objects from Other Projects
- Media Management and Object Import
- Creating Objects
- Voice-Over
- Importing EDL/AVID MediaLog Files
- Exchange
- Administration
- The Project
- The Object
- Media Management
- Edit
- Video Editing
- Audio in the Timeline
- Special Functions
- Finish
- Effects in Avid Liquid: The Basics
- Detailed Description of Classic Effect Editors
- Realtime FX
- Commotion Clip FX
- Special FX
- Timewarps and Color Correction
- Color Correction Editor
- Linear Timewarp
- Timewarp Editor
- Audio
- Titler
- DVD Authoring
- Export
- Record to Tape
- Export to File
- Burn to Disc (VCD, SVCD, DVD)
- Customize Avid Liquid
- Glossary
- Index
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Chapter 6 Input
What Can Be Imported?
The Import Media dialog box, which contains the same basic components as a typical Windows dialog
box, indicates the file formats that Avid Liquid can use. Click the Files of type list box to display a list of
compatible file formats.
You may have to convert a file to a compatible format before importing it.
Avid Liquid converts some external formats after import and prior to first playback respectively, auto-
matically to one of or the valid internal file format (video: depending on hardware; audio: always PCM
WAV). Some formats, such as Windows Media 9 or DivX can be played from the Timeline without prior
conversion.
Preview/Prelisten
In the Import dialog box, you can right-click a file and, for example, open the Windows Media Player if
the file is linked to this player. This allows you to have a quick preview/prelisten of video and audio files
before
the files are imported.
Video File Formats:
*.dif, *.dv, *.dvsd (DV, DVC & variants)
*.m2v (MPEG2 I-frame)
*.yuv, *.2yuv (uncompressed, SD and HD)
*.avi
*.mov (QuickTime)
*.dvd (Sony specific DV)
*.mxf (AV and metadata conforming to the MXF Exchange Format; MXF is not exclusively a
video format, contains meta data as well and can even be AV multiplex)
*.wmv (Windows Media Video)
*.mpeg, *.mpg, *.m1v, *.vob, *.ts, *.tsp, *.m2t, *.mp2, *.mp4, *.m4v (MPEG1/2/4 files)
*.dvr-ms (Windows Media Center recorded TV)
*.asf (Advanced Streaming Format)
*.3gp, *.3g2 (video for cell phones)
*.dtl (background graphics for Title Deko menu)
*.alp (video alpha plane)