6.1

Playing Back Footage
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The play rate, raster format, and progressive/interlaced modes are dictated by
the current project type.
4. If you are in an SD project, right-click the Video Quality button, and then
select Realtime Encoding.
- When you select Realtime Encoding, your Avid system functions in
real-time effects mode. The stream is encoded to the format selected
in the Video Quality menu. Enabling Realtime Encoding is helpful if
you have a faster processor because it allows you to bypass rendering
many of your effects to disk.
- When Realtime Encoding is not selected, your Avid system functions
in native play mode. All effects must be rendered and any media not
matching the selected format are played as black. The Video Quality
menu only allows for Full Quality (green) mode. Disabling Realtime
Encoding is helpful if your machine has a slower processor.
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Realtime Encoding applies only to playing to a DV device with DV 25 and
DV 50 media.
Optimizing Your Playback Performance
This section describes how to get the best performance from your Avid editor
when playing back at different video qualities and different projects. You can
play back media through either the Avid DNA hardware or directly through a
DV device connected to a separate 1394 card on your computer.
To play back media:
1. Select Special > Device, and then select Adrenaline, Mojo, or IEEE 1394.
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The options listed in the Device menu depend on your system hardware.
For information about the Device menu, see “Capturing DV 50 and
DVCPRO HD Media Directly from a DV Device” and “Outputting DV 50
and DVCPRO HD Media Directly from a DV Device” in the Help.
2. Right-click the Video Quality menu button, and select a quality (primarily
used for playback).
For information about the Video Quality menu, see “Playing Back at
Different Video Qualities” in the Help.