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 3 Basics
The Timeline
The Timeline is the workspace in which you compile a film (in Avid Liquid known as Sequence) from the
individual objects in the Project. Objects are placed on Timeline Tr a c k s . You can select the number and
size of the Tra c k s . Other elements used with the Timeline include the toolbar, Playline, Timecode Display
and Timecode Bar.
For more information on the Timeline and on editing video, see “Timeline Layout” on page 354.
Timeline window
Zoom controller
Timecode bar
Timecode display Scroll bar
s
Clips
ToolbarPlayline
Tracks