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Workflows for Editing with AMA
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To delete files on a local drive in your Avid editing application:
1. In a bin, select the clips you want to delete.
2. (Option) Right-click and select Unlock Bin Selection.
3. Press the Delete key.
The Delete dialog box opens.
4. Select Delete master clips and Delete associated media files.
5. Click OK.
Workflows for Editing with AMA
The following topics include high-level procedures of a typical workflow you might use when
you edit with a particular media type and AMA.
Workflow for Editing XDCAM and XDCAM EX Clips with AMA
The following steps describe a typical workflow for editing XDCAM and XDCAM EX clips
with AMA.
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Do not mix AMA and traditional workflows. Either use AMA when you work with an XDCAM
device or use the traditional import/batch import workflow.
You should be aware of the following:
• Playback performance from an optical disk is very slow. To create a sequence with multiple
effects or layered tracks, Avid suggests that you consolidate the media to a local drive,
instead of working directly from the optical disk.
• Avid has turned off redrawing of waveforms in the Timeline when you link to XDCAM clips
that reside on a disk. This allows for a faster linking process. When the media is
consolidated, the waveforms redraw.
• When you link XDCAM clips from an optical disk, Avid recommends that you do not
display the bin in Frame view or Script view due to performance issues.
A typical workflow is as follows:
1. The Sony XDCAM and XDCAM EX AMA plug-in should be installed on your system.
2. For XDCAM, install the appropriate Sony XDCAM drivers.
You do not need drivers for XDCAM EX.