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Table Of Contents

Title Page
Contents
Figures
Tables
Editing Overview
- Editing Workflow
- Starting a Project
- Preparing to Edit
- Editing a Sequence
Desktop Basics
- Working with the Desktop
- About the Avid Media Composer Folder
- Managing the Avid Projects and Avid Users Folders
- Retrieving Bin Files from the Attic Folder
- Starting the Avid 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 (COM) Ports Tool
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
- 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
- Fast Frame Display in 24p Projects
- 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
- Fine-Tuning the Sequence
Using the Timeline
- Customizing Timeline Views
- Navigating in the Timeline
- Using Segment Mode
- Using Advanced Timeline Techniques
- Working with Multiple Tracks
- Additional Offline Aids
  - Detecting Duplicate Frames
    - Adjusting Handle Length in Dupe Detection
  - 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
- Digidesign AudioSuite Plug-Ins
- Recording Voice-Over Narration
- Fine-Tuning Audio Transitions
  - Fading and Dipping Audio
    - Fading Audio
    - Dipping Audio
- Mixing Down Audio Tracks
- Displaying Audio Formats in Bins
Syncing Methods
- Autosyncing Clips
- Using the AutoSequence Command
- Resyncing Subframe Audio
- Managing Sync Breaks
- Managing Sync with Multiple Tracks
- Using Sync Point Editing
- Ganging Footage in Monitors
- Using Match Frame
Multicamera Editing
- Grouping and Multigrouping Clips
  - Creating Group Clips
  - Creating Multigroup Clips
- Multicamera Edit Modes
- Multicamera Editing Techniques
- Workflow Options
Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins
- Supported AudioSuite Plug-Ins
- Core AudioSuite Plug-Ins
Connecting an External Fader Box to Your Avid System
- Using the FaderMaster Pro and MCS-3000X
- Using the Yamaha 01v Digital Mixing Console
Keyboard Shortcuts: Macintosh and Windows NT Equivalents
- Command Key = Control Key
- Option Key = Alt Key
- Macintosh Control Key
- Other Keys
- Add Alt Key Button in Command Palette
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To unlock previously locked items:

1. Select the items in the bin.

2. Choose Unlock Bin Selection from the Clip menu.

You can use the clip-locking feature along with archiving software to auto-

matically archive all locked media files. For more information on archiving

locked files, see your archiving software’s documentation.

Selecting Offline Items in a Bin

Offline items are clips, subclips, or sequences that are missing some or

all of their original media files or have never been digitized.

To identify offline items, choose Select Offline Items from the Bin

menu.

The bin highlights all items that are missing media files.

To identify offline items in the Timeline, see “Highlighting Offline Media

Clips” on page 365.

Selecting Media Relatives for an Object

When you identify the media relatives of a selected clip or sequence, the

system highlights all other clips linked to the selected clip, such as

subclips or other sequences.

To identify media relatives:

1. Open the bin that contains the chosen clip or sequence.

2. Open any other bins that might contain the media relatives that

you want to find.

3. Resize and position the bins so that you can see their contents. Text

view is best for viewing as many objects as possible.