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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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Importing Color Bars and Other Test Patterns

To import a test pattern from a PICT file:

1. Open an existing bin, or create a new one for the test pattern.

2. Select the destination bin.

3. Choose Import from the File menu.

The Import File(s) into Bin dialog box appears.

4. Navigate to the Test_Patterns folder in the SupportingFiles folder

inside the Program Files\Avid\Avid NewsCutter XP folder.

5. Import any test pattern file to the Test_Patterns folder by

following the procedures in Chapter 8.

6. Create a clip of tone media by using the Audio tool. For more

information, see

“Creating Tone Media” on page 152.