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Table Of Contents
- Avid MediaLog User’s Guide
- Contents
- Tables
- Using This Guide
- Understanding MediaLog
- Getting Started
- Working with the Project Window
- Exploring the Project Window
- Opening and Closing the Project Window
- Using the Bins Display
- Using the Settings Scroll List
- Using the Info and Usage Displays
- Changing Font and Point Size
- Customizing Your Workspace
- Viewing Keyboard Settings
- Using the Avid Calculator
- Using the Communications (Serial) Ports Tool
- Using the Console Window
- Logging Source Material
- Organizing with Bins
- Preparing to Work with Bins
- Understanding Bin Display Views
- Basic Bin Procedures
- Using Text View
- Creating MediaLog Output
- Avid Log Specifications
- Working with a Film Project
- Index
Contents
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Avid Educational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 1 Understanding MediaLog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
What Is MediaLog?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How Does MediaLog Work?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
What Are the Basic Logging Steps?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting Up the Hardware (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting Up the Hardware (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Supported Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Turning On the Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing MediaLog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installing MediaLog on a Windows System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installing MediaLog on a Mac OS X System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Starting MediaLog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Setting Up Project Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Identifying a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Creating a New User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32