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Table Of Contents

Title Page
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Desktop Basics
- About the Media Composer Folder
- Managing Avid Project and Avid User Folders
- Retrieving Bin Files from the Attic Folder
- Starting the Media Composer Application
Starting a Work Session
- Opening a Project
- Backing Up Your Project Information
  - Saving Your Project Information
  - Restoring from a Backup
- Ending a Work Session
  - Quitting the Avid Application
  - Turning Off Your Equipment
- Mounting and Ejecting Media Drives
  - Ejecting Drives
  - Mounting All Drives
- Using Context Menus
- Using Help
- Session Check List
Working with the Project Window
- Opening and Closing the Project Window
- Using the Bins Display
- Using the Settings Display
- Using the Info Display
- Customizing Your Workspace
Using Basic Tools
- Using the Tools Menu
- Using the Deck Controller
- Using the Command Palette
- Using the Avid Calculator
- Using the Console
- Using the Hardware Tool
- Using the Serial Ports Tool
Logging
- Logging Tips
- Preparing Logs for Import
- Importing Shot Log Files
- Logging Directly into a Bin
  - Logging with an Avid-Controlled Deck
  - Logging with Non-Avid-Controlled Decks
- Modifying Clip Information Before Digitizing
  - Using the Modify Command
    - Modify Command Options
- Exporting Shot Log Files
Preparing to Digitize
- Preparing the Hardware
- Selecting Settings
- Entering Capture Mode
- Setting Up the Compression Tool
  - About the Color Rate Option
- Setting Up the Digitize Tool
- Preparing for Audio Input
- Preparing for Video Input
- Digitize Preparations Check List
Digitizing
- Before You Begin
- Special Digitizing Procedures
- Digitizing and Logging at the Same Time
- Digitizing to the Timeline
- Batch Digitizing from Logged Clips
- Redigitizing Your Material
  - Redigitizing Master Clips and Subclips
  - Redigitizing Sequences
Importing Files
- Preparing to Import Files
- Working with Mixed-Resolution Projects
- Creating and Using Import Settings
  - Import Settings Options
- Importing Files
- Using Drag-and-Drop Method to Import Files
- Reimporting Files
Organizing with Bins
- Before You Begin
- About Bin Display Views
  - Bin Fast Menu
- Basic Bin Procedures
- Using Text View
- Using Frame View
- Using Script View
  - Adding Text in Script View
  - Rearranging Clips in Script View
- Printing Bins
- Gathering Format Elements
- Storyboard Worksheet
Managing Media Files
- Using the Media Tool
- Freeing Storage Space
- Consolidating Media
- Backing Up Media Files
- Finding a Related Media File
- Relinking Media Files
- Unlinking Media Files
Using Script Integration
- Line Script Basics
- Script Window Basics
- Manipulating Script Text
- Searching Through Script
  - Using Page and Scene Numbers
  - Conducting a Text Search
- Linking Clips to the Script
- Interpolating Position for Script Integration
- Manipulating Slates
- Manipulating Takes
- Using Script Marks
- Finding Clips and Script
  - Finding Script
  - Finding Clips and Bins from the Script Window
- Editing with the Script Window
Viewing and Marking Footage
- Customizing the Composer Window
- Viewing Methods
- Loading and Clearing Footage
- Resizing Monitors
  - Hiding the Video in a Monitor
  - Resizing a Monitor
- Controlling Playback
- Marking and Subcataloging Footage
- Finding Frames, Clips, and Bins
Editing in Source/Record Mode
- Entering Source/Record Mode
- Setting Up a New Sequence
- Making an Edit
  - Creating an Instant Rough Cut
- Undoing or Redoing Edits
- Editing Additional Shots into the Sequence
- Using Phantom Marks
  - Setting One Mark
  - Adding a Second Mark
- Lifting, Extracting, and Copying Material
- Adding Comments to Sequence Clips
- Playing the New Sequence
- How to Fine-Tune the Sequence
Using the Timeline
- Customizing Timeline Views
- Restoring the Default Timeline View
- Navigating in the Timeline
- Using Segment Mode
- Using Advanced Timeline Techniques
- Working with Multiple Tracks
- Additional Offline Aids
  - Detecting Duplicate Frames
  - Tracking Color-Frame Shifts
- Printing the Timeline
Working in Trim Mode
- Customizing Trim Mode
  - Trim Settings Options
- Using Basic Trim Procedures
- Creating Overlap Edits
- Extending an Edit
- Slipping or Sliding Shots
- Maintaining Sync While Trimming
  - Adding Black When Trimming
  - Trimming with Sync-Locked Tracks
- Using the Transition Corner Display
Working with Audio
- About Audio Tools
- Accessing Audio Effect Tools
- Audio Editing Aids
- Using the Audio Mix Tool
- Using Audio Gain Automation
- Using the Audio EQ Tool
- Using Digidesign AudioSuite Plug-Ins
- Recording Voice-Over Narration
- Fine-Tuning Audio Transitions
  - Fading and Dipping Audio
    - Fading Audio
    - Dipping Audio
- Mixing Down Audio Tracks
Syncing Methods
- Autosyncing Clips
- Managing Sync Breaks
- Managing Sync with Multiple Tracks
- Using Sync Point Editing
- Ganging Footage in Monitors
- Using Match Frame
Multicamera Editing
- Developing a Postproduction Model
- Grouping and Multigrouping Clips
  - Creating Group Clips
  - Creating Multigroup Clips
- Multicamera Edit Modes
- Multicamera Editing Techniques
- Workflow Options
Output Options
- Preparing for Output
- Establishing Sync for Output
- Using the Digital Cut Tool
- Recording a Digital Cut to Tape (Remote Mode)
- Recording a Digital Cut to Tape (Local Mode)
- Accessing EDL Manager
- Using the Matchback Option
- VTR Play Emulation
Exporting and Exchanging Material
- About Exporting Files
- Creating and Using Export Settings
- Preparing to Export a Sequence
  - Mixing Down Video Tracks
- Exporting Frames, Clips, or Sequences
- Using Drag-and-Drop Method to Export Frames, Clips, and Sequences
- About OMF Interchange
  - Choosing an OMFI Transfer Method
- Using the Avid QuickTime Codec
- Transferring a Project Between Media Composer (Macintosh) Systems
Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins
- Supported AudioSuite Plug-Ins
  - Core AudioSuite Plug-Ins
  - Additional Supported Plug-Ins
    - Digidesign D-FX™ Plug-Ins
    - Digidesign D-Fi™ Plug-Ins
- Core Plug-In Descriptions
File Format Specifications
- Graphics (Image) Files
  - Preparing Graphics Files for Import
  - Graphics File Import Specifications
- Animation Files
- Audio File Formats
- OMF Files
- Two-Field Media Files and Field Dominance
Compression Ratios and Storage Requirements
- Screen Resolution
- Compression Ratios
- Storage Requirements
  - Estimating Drive Space Requirements
- Maximizing Drive Space
  - Managing Storage to Improve Playback Performance
Avid Log Specifications
- Understanding Avid Log Specifications
- Describing an Avid Log File
- Sample Avid Log
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4. Select the media objects that you want to delete:

• Audio media file (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8). The mas-

ter clip linked to that file is silent. Subclips and sequences cre-

ated from the master clip are affected in the same way.

• Video media file (V). The master clip linked to that file is

black, with the message “Media Offline” displayed. Related

subclips and sequences are affected in the same way.

• Precompute media file (V, A). The section of the sequence

with the effect is black, and the message “Media Offline” is

displayed.

• Audio mixdown file (A). The section of the sequence with the

mixdown is silent.

5. Click OK.

A confirmation dialog box appears.

6. Click Delete.

Freeing Storage Space

To quickly view remain-

ing storage on your

media drives at any

time, open the Hard-

ware tool as described

in “Using the Hard-

ware Tool” on

page 122.

Unlike the bin files stored in project folders, media files require consid-

erable storage space. When you finish either a rough cut or a final ver-

sion of a sequence, you can quickly free storage space by deleting the

media and clips that are not referenced by the sequence. This proce-

dure is performed on clips selected in bins only.

To delete all unreferenced clips and media files:

1. Select the sequence in the bin.

2. Choose Select Sources from the Bin menu. All source clips for the

sequence are highlighted in the bin.

3. Click the bin containing the highlighted clips to activate it.