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Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Tables
- Desktop Basics
- Starting a Project
- Working with the Project Window
- Opening and Closing the Project Window
- Using the Bins Display
- Viewing a List of Bins
- Displaying Bins
- Creating a Folder in a Project
- Creating a New Bin
- Renaming a Bin
- Opening and Closing a Bin
- Deleting a Bin or Folder
- Viewing Contents in the Trash
- Emptying the Trash
- Managing Folders and Bins
- Saving Bins Automatically
- Saving Bins Manually
- Retrieving Bin Files from the Attic Folder
- Modifying the Creation Date
- Using the Settings Scroll List
- Using the Info Display
- Customizing Your Workspace
- Navigating in Dialog Boxes and Menus
- Using Basic Tools
- Logging
- Preparing to Record
- Understanding Digital Video (DV)
- Selecting Settings
- Setting Up the Record Tool
- Opening the Record Tool
- Selecting a Deck
- Selecting Audio Input
- Selecting a Tape
- Selecting Source Tracks
- Choosing a Resolution in the Record Tool
- Choosing a Target Bin
- Selecting the Target Drives
- Interpreting the Time-Remaining Display
- Recording to Multiple Media Files
- Recording Across Timecode Breaks
- Description of Record Settings
- Preparing for Audio Input
- Compression Resolutions and Storage Requirements
- Recording
- Importing Files
- Organizing with Bins
- Before You Begin
- About Bin Views
- Basic Bin Procedures
- Setting the Bin Font
- Selecting Clips and Sequences
- Duplicating Clips and Sequences
- Moving Clips and Sequences
- Copying Clips and Sequences
- Deleting Clips and Sequences
- Assigning Colors to Bin Objects
- Highlighting Offline Media Clips
- Sifting Clips and Sequences
- Selecting Offline Items in a Bin
- Selecting Media Relatives for an Object
- Using Text View
- Using Frame View
- Printing Bins
- Gathering Format Elements
- Managing Media Files
- Viewing and Marking Footage
- First Edits
- Using the Timeline
- Customizing Timeline Views
- Navigating in the Timeline
- Using the Position Indicator
- Using the Timeline Scroll Bar
- Displaying Detail in the Timeline
- Controlling Movement in the Timeline
- Selecting and Deselecting Segments
- Performing Segment Mode Edits
- Bin Editing into the Timeline
- Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in the Timeline
- About Effects Editing
- About Nesting
- Using the Track Selector Panel
- Selecting Tracks
- Monitoring Tracks
- Patching Tracks
- Sync Locking Tracks
- Deleting Tracks
- Adding an Edit (Match Framing)
- Removing Match-Frame Edits
- Backtiming Edits
- Printing the Timeline
- Working in Trim Mode
- Working with Audio
- About Audio Tools
- Accessing Audio Effect Tools
- Audio Editing Aids
- Multiple-Channel Audio Scrub
- 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
- Mixing Down Audio Tracks
- Syncing Methods
- Output Options
- Exporting and Exchanging Material
- About Exporting Files
- Preparing to Export a Sequence
- Mixing Down Video Tracks
- Exporting Frames, Clips, or Sequences
- Using the Drag-and-Drop Method to Export Frames, Clips, or Sequences
- About Exporting for Digital Distribution
- Customizing Export Settings
- About OMF Interchange
- About QuickTime Reference Movie
- About QuickTime Movie
- Exporting as an AVI File
- About the Avid QuickTime and Avid AVI Codec
- Transferring a Project Between Avid NewsCutter XP Systems
- Using the NRCS Tool
- Transferring Media by Using Baseband
- Transferring Media by Using a Network Connection
- Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins
- File Format Specifications
- Avid Log Specifications
- Glossary
- Index
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Understanding Digital Video (DV)
DV refers to digital video that is transferred through equipment
conforming to IEEE Standard 1394. This equipment (cameras, decks,
cables, connectors, and processing boards) is sometimes referred to as
FireWire® or I-Link™.
DV connections let you transfer digital data (both video and audio)
directly from a DV camera to a digital nonlinear editing system with
no conversion losses. DV technology simplifies the process of bringing
footage from your camera into your Avid NewsCutter XP system, and
gives you high-quality video at low lost.
What Is IEEE Standard 1394?
IEEE 1394 is an internationally standardized, low-cost digital interface
that integrates entertainment, communication, and computing
electronics into consumer multimedia. IEEE 1394 is a hardware and
software standard for transporting data at 100, 200, or 300 megabits
per second (Mb/s). Because it’s a digital interface, there is no need to
convert digital data into analog, resulting in a loss of data integrity.
What Is DV?
Digital Video (DV) is an international standard created by a
consortium of 10 companies to serve as a consumer digital video
format.
DV, originally known as DVC (Digital Video Cassette), uses a 1/4-inch
tape to record very high-quality digital video. The video is sampled at
the same rate as D-1, D-5, or Digital Betacam video (720 pixels per
scanline), although the color information is sampled at the D-1 rate
4:1:1 in 525-line (NTSC) and 4:2:0 in 625-line (PAL) formats.