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Avid Log Specifications
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Global Titles
The global Titles must come first in an Avid log file, and you must enter one value for each Title.
GLOBAL Titles: Global Titles are case sensitive and must be spelled exactly as shown. Include all required
Titles. Other Titles are optional but might be necessary for your project. The maximum number of combined
global, standard, and custom Titles in a log file is 64.
Title [Enter] or
[Return]
Required This marks the start of the global
Titles.
FIELD_DELIM [Tab] <TABS> [Enter] or
[Return]
Required Enter TABS to show that the file is
Tab delimited.
VIDEO_FORMAT [Tab] <NTSC>
<PAL>
[Enter] or
[Return]
Required
FILM_FORMAT [Tab] <16mm>
<35mm,3perf>
<35mm,4perf>
[Enter] or
[Return]
AUDIO_FORMAT [Tab] <22kHz>
<24kHz>
<44kHz>
<48kHz>
[Enter] or
[Return]
Audio sampling rate for catpure.
You can override this for
individual clips.
TAPE [Tab] <tape name> [Enter] or
[Return]
Required Name of the videotape reel you
log. If you omit this Title, the file
name becomes the global tape
name. You can override this for
individual clips.
FPS [Tab] <23.98>
<24>
<25>
<29.97>
[Enter] or
[Return]
Required Capture rate is 23.98 fps
(23.978 fps) for NTSC, 24 fps for
NTSC or PAL, 25 fps for PAL, or
29.97 fps for NTSC.
[Enter] or
[Return]
Press Enter (Windows) or Return
(Macintosh) a second time after
you enter the FPS value. This
marks the end of the global Titles.