1.5
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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The custom color appears in the Color column and on the clip
icon.
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After you assign a custom color, the color appears as Other in the Set Clip
Color submenu.
Limiting Color Choices
When assigning colors to bin objects, you can limit the color choices to
only the colors currently used in the bin.
To limit the colors available when assigning colors to bin objects:
1. With a bin in Text view, select the bin objects to which you want to
assign a color.
2. Alt+click in the Color column in the bin.
A menu of all the colors you are using in the bin appears. Any
custom colors you assigned are labeled Other.
3. Choose one of the colors.
The color appears in the Color column and on the clip icon.
Sorting by Color
To sort bin objects by color:
1. Click the Color column heading in the bin.
2. Choose Sort from the Bin Fast menu.
The objects in the bin are sorted by color.
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Colors are sorted by hue, saturation, and value.