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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
Index

Playing Clips in Script View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Rearranging Clips in Script View

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Printing Bins

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Gathering Format Elements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Preparing Digital Bars and Tone

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Importing Color Bars and Other Test Patterns

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Creating Leader

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Creating Video Leader

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Creating Audio Leader

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Storyboard Worksheet

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Chapter 7 Managing Media Files

Using the Media Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Basic Media Tool Features

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Opening the Media Tool

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Deleting Media Files with the Media Tool

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Freeing Storage Space

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Consolidating Media

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

About the Consolidate Feature

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Using the Consolidate Command

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Loading the Media Database

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Backing Up Media Files

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Finding a Related Media File

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Relinking Media Files

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Relinking to Selected Clips

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Relinking Consolidated Clips

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Relinking Moved Projects

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Unlinking Media Files

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Chapter 8 Using Script Integration

Line Script Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Explanation of Symbols

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Lining in the Digital Realm

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