11.7

Accessing and Setting Up the Logging Tool
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Selecting Active Tracks
The Logging tool captures information about the active tracks. MediaLog
automatically activates the tracks that were active in the previous session.
To change these settings:
t Click tracks in the Channel Selection area of the Logging tool to
activate or deactivate them.
Selecting the Target Bin
You select a target bin in which you want to organize your logged material.
To select a target bin:
t Click the Bin pop-up menu in the Logging tool and make a selection.
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Only opened bins appear in the Bin pop-up menu.
To open a bin, do one of the following:
For more information
on working with bins,
see the editing guide or
user’s guide for your
Avid editing system.
t For a bin created in the current project, double-click the bin in the
Project window.
t For a bin created in a different project, select File > Open Bin, and then
locate and open the bin in the Open dialog box (Windows) or Open a
Bin dialog box (Macintosh).
t Create a new bin by clicking the New Bin button in the Project
window.
Selecting the Source Deck
In some cases, your source material might not reside on a video deck. You
can also select other source devices, such as a digital audiotape (DAT). Be
sure the source material has readable timecode.