8.3

Working with Projects
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(Macintosh only) If you use your Avid editing application as a standalone editor (and don’t plan
to move your bins or projects to another platform), you can extend bin and project names to 31
characters. You can also choose to accept or not accept the Windows compatible file naming
convention of special characters and spacing.
To use Windows compatible file names
1. Click the Settings tab in the Project window.
The Settings list appears.
2. Double-click General Settings.
3. Select Use Windows compatible file names.
This prevents your Avid editing application from accepting the restricted characters in a bin,
project, or user name.
To extend project and bin names to 31 characters (Macintosh only)
1. Click the Settings tab in the Project window.
The Settings list appears.
2. Double-click General Settings.
3. Select Allow files names to extend 27 characters.
This extends the names of projects and bins to 31 characters.
Avid Projects and Avid Users Folders
When you create a new project or user profile, your Avid editing application creates files and
folders in the Avid Projects and the Avid Users folders.
Locations of Avid Project Folders
By default, the system installs two Avid Projects folders:
Locations of Avid Users Folders
The Avid Users folder is located in the application folder:
Private Shared
Windows drive:\Documents and
Settings\Windows login
name\Documents\Avid Projects
drive:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Shared Documents\Shared Avid
Projects
Macintosh Macintosh HD/Users/Mac login
name/Documents/Avid Projects
Macintosh HD/Users/Shared/Avid editing
application/Shared Avid Projects