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Table Of Contents

Title Page
Contents
Tables
Desktop Basics
- Working with the Desktop
- About the Avid NewsCutter XP Folder
- Managing the Avid Projects and Avid Users Folders
- Starting the Avid NewsCutter XP Application
  - Accepting Your Avid NewsCutter XP License Electronically
Starting a Project
- Opening a Project
- Backing Up Your Project Information
  - Saving Your Project Information on a Drive or Floppy Disk
  - Restoring from a Backup
- Ending an Edit Session
  - Quitting the Avid NewsCutter XP Application
  - Turning Off Your Equipment
- Mounting and Ejecting Drives
  - Ejecting Drives
  - Mounting All Drives
Working with the Project Window
- Opening and Closing the Project Window
- Using the Bins Display
- Using the Settings Scroll List
- Using the Info Display
- Customizing Your Workspace
- Navigating in Dialog Boxes and Menus
Using Basic Tools
- Using the Tools Menu
- Using the Avid Calculator
- Using the Console
- Using the Hardware Tool
  - Checking the Hardware Configuration
Logging
- Logging Tips
- Preparing Logs for Import
  - Creating Avid Logs
- Importing Shot Log Files
- Logging Directly to a Bin
  - Logging with an Avid-Controlled Camera or Deck
  - Logging with a Non-Avid-Controlled Camera or Deck
- Exporting Shot Log Files
Preparing to Record
- Understanding Digital Video (DV)
  - What Is IEEE Standard 1394?
  - What Is DV?
- Selecting Settings
- Setting Up the Record Tool
- Preparing for Audio Input
- Compression Resolutions and Storage Requirements
Recording
- Before You Begin
- Adding Clip Names and Comments On-the-Fly
- Recording and Logging at the Same Time
- Recording Audio from a Music CD
- Batch Recording from Logged Clips
  - Preparing to Batch Record
    - Resizing the Record Tool
    - Preparing Settings for Unattended Batch Recording
  - Batch Recording Clips
- Rerecording Your Material
  - Rerecording Master Clips and Subclips
  - Rerecording Sequences
    - Saving Two Versions of a Sequence When Rerecording
    - Rerecording the Sequence
Importing Files
- Preparing to Import Files
- Creating and Using Import Settings
- Importing Files
- Using the Drag-and-Drop Method to Import Files
- Reimporting Files
  - The Batch Import Dialog Box
  - Starting the Reimport Process
Organizing with Bins
- Before You Begin
- About Bin Views
- Basic Bin Procedures
- Using Text View
  - Arranging Bin Columns
  - Managing Clip Information in Text View
- Using Frame View
- Printing Bins
- Gathering Format Elements
Managing Media Files
- Using the Media Tool
- Consolidating Media
- Backing Up Media Files
- Finding a Related Media File
- Relinking Media Files
- Unlinking Media Files
Viewing and Marking Footage
- Customizing the Composer Monitor
- Viewing Methods
- Loading and Clearing Footage
  - Loading into the Source Pop-up and Composer Monitors
  - Using the Clip Name Menu
    - Switching Between Loaded Sequences
    - Clearing Sequences from Monitors
- Resizing Monitors
  - Hiding the Video in the Composer Monitor
  - Resizing the Composer Monitor
- Controlling Playback
- Playing Video to the Client Monitor
- Marking and Subcataloging Footage
- Finding Frames and Clips
  - Using Frame Offset Timecode to Cue a Frame
  - Using Timecode to Find a Frame
First Edits
- Setting Up a New Sequence
- Making the First Edit
- Editing Additional Clips into the Sequence
  - Performing a Splice-in Edit
  - Performing an Overwrite Edit
- Lifting, Extracting, and Copying Material
- Playing the New Sequence
- Proceeding With Editing
Using the Timeline
- Customizing Timeline Views
- Navigating in the Timeline
- Printing the Timeline
Working in Trim Mode
- Customizing Trim Mode
- Using Basic Trim Procedures
- Creating Overlap Edits
- Maintaining Sync While Trimming
  - Adding Black While Trimming
  - Trimming with Sync-Locked Tracks
Working with Audio
- About Audio Tools
- Accessing Audio Effect Tools
- Audio Editing Aids
  - Using Audio Scrub
    - Smooth Scrub Versus Digital Scrub
- 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
  - Fading and Dipping Audio
    - Fading Audio
    - Dipping Audio
- Mixing Down Audio Tracks
Syncing Methods
- Managing Sync Breaks
  - Editing to Avoid Sync Breaks
  - Fixing Sync Breaks
    - Fixing Sync in Trim Mode
    - Fixing Sync in Segment Mode
- Managing Sync with Multiple Tracks
Output Options
- Preparing for Output
- Preparing for Audio Output
- Using the Digital Cut Tool
  - Previewing a Digital Cut
  - Recording a Digital Cut to Tape
- Using EDL Manager
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
  - Creating a New Export Setting
  - Exporting as a Graphic File
- About OMF Interchange
  - Choosing an OMFI Transfer Method
- About QuickTime Reference Movie
  - Exporting as a QuickTime Reference Movie
- About QuickTime Movie
  - Exporting as a QuickTime Movie
  - Selecting QuickTime Codecs
- Exporting as an AVI File
  - AVI Settings
  - AVI Video Compression Dialog Box Options
- About the Avid QuickTime and Avid AVI Codec
- Transferring a Project Between Avid NewsCutter XP Systems
Using the NRCS Tool
- Configuring the NRCS Tool
- Starting the NRCS Tool
- Understanding the NRCS Tool
- Using the Directory Panel
- Editing Story Text
  - Changing the Text View
  - Entering Edit Mode
- Saving Changes to a Story
- Finding the Read Time of a Story
- Building a Sequence from a Story
  - Building a Sequence with a Specific Duration
- Sending and Receiving NRCS Mail
  - Sending NRCS Tool Mail
  - Receiving NRCS Tool Mail
- Disconnecting from the Avstar Server
Transferring Media by Using Baseband
- Setting Up a Video Server
- Transferring Media to a Video Server
- Transferring Media from a Video Server
Transferring Media by Using a Network Connection
- Transferring Media by Using Fibre Channel
- Starting the AvidNet Transfer Tool
Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins
- Accessing the AudioSuite Plug-Ins
- Core AudioSuite Plug-Ins
- Additional Supported Plug-Ins
  - Digidesign D-Fi
  - Digidesign D-Fx
- Description of Core AudioSuite Plug-Ins
File Format Specifications
- Graphic (Image) Files
  - Preparing Graphic Files for Import
  - Graphic File Import Specifications
- Animation Files
- Audio File Formats
- OMFI Files
Avid Log Specifications
- Log Formats
- Understanding Avid Log Specifications
- Describing an Avid Log File
- Sample Avid Log
Glossary
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Choosing a Resolution in the Record Tool

Choose a video resolution from the Resolution (Res) pop-up menu in

the Record tool.

Choosing a Target Bin

You select a target bin as the destination for the master clips created

when you record on-the-fly. You can also select a target bin containing

the logged clips you will use to batch record your media.

To choose a target bin, do one of the following:

t Choose an existing bin from the Bin pop-up menu in the Record

tool.

Resolution

pop-up menu

Bin pop-up