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Table Of Contents

Title Page
Contents
Using This Guide
- Symbols and Conventions
- If You Need Help
- Accessing the Online Library
- How to Order Documentation
- Avid Educational Services
Starting a Project
- Turning on Your Equipment
- Working with the Desktop
- Starting Your Avid Editing Application
- Working with Projects
- Ending a Work Session
  - Quitting Your Avid Editing Application
  - Turning Off Your Equipment
- Managing the Avid Projects and Avid Users Folders
  - Understanding the Avid Projects and Avid Users Folders
  - Changing Project and User Names
- Backing Up Your Project Information
  - Saving Your Project Information on a Drive or on Removable Media
  - Restoring from a Backup
- Working with the Avid Attic Folder
  - Understanding the Avid Attic Folder
  - Retrieving Files from the Avid Attic Folder
- Using Toolsets
Working with the Project Window
- Understanding the Project Window
- Controlling Project Window Display
- Using the Bins Tab in the Project Window
- Using the Settings Tab in the Project Window
- Using the Format Tab in the Project Window
Capturing Media
- Understanding Logging and Shot Logs
- Importing Shot Log Files
- Preparing the Hardware for Capture
  - Getting Information About Striped Drives
  - Establishing Sync for Audio-Only Input
- Selecting Settings for Capture
- Configuring Decks
  - Configuring a Deck or Multiple Decks
  - Deleting Deck Configuration Elements
- Capturing DV Media Directly from a DV Device
- Setting Up the Capture Tool
- Preparing for Audio Input
- Preparing for Video Input
- Capture Preparations Check List
- Capturing and Logging at the Same Time
- Capturing Audio from a Music CD
- Frame Chase Capture
- Batch Capturing from Logged Clips
  - Preparing to Batch Capture
  - Batch Capturing Clips
- Recapturing Your Material
  - Recapturing Master Clips and Subclips
  - Recapturing Sequences
Importing Files
- Preparing to Import Files
- Creating and Using Import Settings
  - Creating a New Import Setting
  - Modifying an Existing Import Setting
- Importing Files
- Importing Audio Files from a Music CD
- Using the Drag-and-Drop Method to Import Files
- Reimporting Files
  - Using the Batch Import Dialog Box
  - Starting the Reimport Process
Working with Bins
- Setting the Bin Display
- Understanding Object Icons in Bins
- Understanding Bin Highlight Colors
- Bin Views
- Basic Bin Procedures
- Conserving Screen Real Estate with the SuperBin
- Creating a Storyboard
Managing Media Files
- Working with Media Files in an Avid Interplay Environment
- Mounting and Unmounting Drives
  - Unmounting Drives
  - Mounting All Drives
- Using the Media Tool
- Consolidating Media
- Using the Transcode Command
  - Transcode Options
- Loading the Media Database
- Refreshing Media Directories
- Deleting Unreferenced Clips and Media
- Backing Up Media Files
Viewing and Marking Footage
- Viewing Methods
- Customizing the Source/Record Monitor
- Playing Video to the Client Monitor
- Selecting the Video Display Settings
- Playing Video to a Full-Screen Monitor
- Loading and Clearing Footage
- Controlling Playback
- Playing Back to a DV Device
- Optimizing Your Playback Performance
  - Understanding Video Quality for Playback
  - Setting the Video Quality for Playback
- Marking and Subcataloging Footage
- Finding Frames, Clips, and Bins
Creating and Editing Sequences
- Creating a New Sequence
- Making a First Edit
- Creating an Instant Rough Cut
- Undoing or Redoing Edits
- Editing Additional Clips into the Sequence
- Lifting, Extracting, and Copying Material
- Playing Back a Sequence
- Managing Sync Breaks
Using the Timeline
- Customizing Timeline Views
- Navigating in the Timeline
- Using Segment Mode
- Working with Multiple Tracks
Working in Trim Mode
- Understanding Trim Mode
- Entering and Exiting Trim Mode
  - Switching Between Quick Trim Mode and the Record Monitor
  - Exiting Trim Mode
- Using Basic Trim Procedures
Working with Audio
- Overview of Audio Tools
- Accessing Audio Effect Tools
- Audio Editing Aids
- Using the Audio Mixer Tool
- Using Clip Gain and Pan Mode
- Using Automation Gain and Pan
- Using Live Mix Mode
- Fine-Tuning Audio Transitions
  - Fading and Dipping Audio
    - Fading Audio
    - Dipping Audio
- Converting the Audio Sample Rate
  - Changing the Audio Sample Rate for Sequences and Audio Clips
- Mixing Down Audio Tracks
Working with Effects
- Types of Effects
- Understanding the Effect Palette
- Displaying and Adjusting the Effect Palette
- Applying Effects
- Deleting Effects in a Sequence
- Sizing Effects to Fit the Media
- Adjusting Effects
- Working with Effect Templates
  - Saving an Effect Template
  - Applying an Effect Template
- Working with Keyframes
- Playing Effects
- Real-Time Playback of Video Effects
- Basics of Effects Rendering
Working with Titles
- Opening the Title Tools
- Using Marquee
- Workflow for Creating Titles
- Understanding the Title Tool
- Using the Selection and Text Tools
- Setting Up the Drawing Environment
  - Previewing Titles with Anti-Aliasing
  - Displaying Safe Title and Safe Action Guidelines in the Title Tool
  - Selecting a Background for Titles
- Creating Text
- Sizing and Positioning Text Objects
- Editing a Text String
- Formatting Text
  - Setting Default Text Attributes
  - Selecting a Font
  - Changing Point Size
  - Making Text Bold or Italic
  - Justifying Text
  - Understanding Kerning
  - Kerning Text
  - Adjusting Leading
- Creating Graphic Objects
- Modifying and Manipulating Title Objects
- Adding Shadows to Title Objects
- Saving Titles
  - Saving a Title and Exiting the Title Tool
  - Saving Multiple Titles in a Session
  - Using a Keyboard Shortcut to Save a Title
  - Using the Fast Save Option
  - Revising a Title in a Bin
- Editing with Titles
- Title Effect Clips in the Bin
- Editing a Title into a Sequence
  - Setting Marks in a Rolling Title or a Crawling Title
  - Splicing or Overwriting a Title into a Sequence
  - Dragging a Marked Title into a Sequence
  - Dragging an Unmarked Title into a Sequence
  - Trimming the Duration of Rolling and Crawling Titles
- Removing a Title
- Replacing a Title
- Fading a Title
Color Correction
- How Avid Color Correction Works
- Reasons for Making Color Corrections
- Color Correction Mode Basics
- Making Basic Color Corrections
- Safe Color Basics
  - Managing Safe Color Warnings
  - Safe Color Warnings in the Monitor Window
Exporting and Transferring Material
- Understanding Export
- Preparing to Export a Sequence
- Exporting Frames, Clips, or Sequences
- Using the Drag-and-Drop Method for Export
- Using Avid Interplay Media Services
- Customizing Export Settings
- Transferring Project and Media Files
  - Methods for Transferring Files Between Avid Editing Systems
  - Using Nonshared Storage to Transfer Project and Media Files
Generating Output
- Preparing for Output
- Using the Digital Cut Tool
- Understanding Passthrough
Using the NRCS Tool
- Configuring the NRCS Tool
  - Configuring the ENPS Server for Avid Clients
  - Configuring the NRCS Settings
- Starting the NRCS Tool
- Understanding the NRCS Tool
- Using the Directory Panel
- Changing the Text Display
- Editing Story Text (iNEWS Only)
- Finding the Read Time of a Story
- Building a Sequence from a Story
  - Script-Based IN and OUT Points
  - Setting Timeline IN and OUT Points Based on Story Timing
- Associating a Sequence with a Story
- Adjusting the Story Timing (iNEWS Only)
  - Adjusting the Story Timing with a Time Marker (iNEWS Only)
  - Adjusting the Story Timing with a Time Pad (iNEWS Only)
- Using Associated Sequences
- Saving Changes to a Story (iNEWS Only)
- Using the Post to Web Feature
- Sending and Receiving NRCS Mail (iNEWS Only)
  - Sending NRCS Tool Mail (iNEWS only)
  - Receiving NRCS Tool Mail (iNEWS only)
- Disconnecting from Your NRCS Server
Working with the Avid Interplay Window
- Using Remote Assets
- Managing Remote Assets
- Editing with Remote Assets
- Finding Remote Assets
- Capturing Media to Interplay Folders
Using MultiRez and Dynamic Relink
- Understanding MultiRez and Proxy Editing
- Creating Multiple Resolutions of a Master Clip
  - Batch Capturing Multiple Resolutions
  - Batch Importing Multiple Resolutions
- Understanding How Clips and Media Are Associated
- Understanding Dynamic Relink
- Working with MultiRez and Dynamic Relink
Index

Selecting Settings for Capture

5. Select a video drive and an audio drive. To select the same drive for both video and

audio, click the Single/Dual Drives Mode button until only a single drive menu opens.

The drive that appears in boldface type has the most available space.

6. (Option) You can select drives and create a drive group. Click the Target Drive menu,

and select Change Group. For more information on selecting a drive group, see

“Targeting a Drive Group” on page 95.

Because there is no audio associated with titles or motion effects, you can select only a video

drive in the Titles or the Motion Effects tab of the Media Creation dialog box.

7. To apply your drive selection to all the Media Creation tabs and the rest of the

application, click Apply to All.

This sets your selected video and audio drives for all the Media Creation tabs. It also

sets them for any place in the application where you select drives.

Your settings are not saved until you click OK.

8. Click OK to save your settings.

For more information about options, see “Media Creation Settings” in the Help. You can

also view this information by clicking the dialog box and pressing the F1 key.

Setting Drive Filtering

Your Avid editing application lets you select any drive on your system to use for media

storage. However, high-quality resolutions require striped drives.For more information, see

“Getting Information About Striped Drives” on page 71.

Because media files are very large, you can remove from the list of available drives the drive

where the operating system is located, the drive where your Avid editing application is

located, and network drives that do not support the resolution you select. Filtering drives in

this way provides you with a convenient way to store media only on drives with sufficient

space.

Your Avid editing application does not prevent you from using non-Avid drives, but

their reliability cannot be assured.