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Chapter 6 Output Options
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Selecting Output and Timecode Formats for 23.976p and 25p Projects
When you are working in a 23.976p or 25p project, you can output multiple
formats for NTSC video, PAL video, and audio — all from the same
progressive media. You click the Output Format pop-up menu in the Digital
Cut tool to select the formats you want.
Depending on the format you select, you also need to:
Select the timecode to output (see “Selecting the Timecode Format for
Output” on page 268).
Indicate the Destination Timecode Rate (see “Indicating the Destination
Timecode Rate” on page 269).
Selecting Output Formats for 23.976p and 25p Projects
To output a particular format:
1. Select Output > Digital Cut.
2. Click the Output Format pop-up menu, and select a play rate.
A brief description of each output format is displayed in the Digital Cut tool.
“23.976p and 25p Project Output Options” on page 267 provides more
extensive descriptions.
The play rate you select determines how the digital cut is recorded. For
example, if you select 23.976, you tell the Avid system to slow down the play
rate to match the play rate used during an NTSC telecine transfer. When the
system records the digital cut, it adds the pulldown frames and re-creates a
telecine transfer to an NTSC videotape.
For NTSC output, the Avid system automatically sets the pulldown if
necessary and turns on an indicator on the Adrenaline DNA.