User Manual
Changing the Default Pulldown Phase for Sequences
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If you perform an audio-only digital cut, your Avid editing application plays the video tracks in
the Client monitor to ensure the most accurate audio sync. A message appears at the bottom of
the Digital Cut tool.
Information on connecting decks and cabling varies depending on the Avid input/output
hardware you use. For more information, see “Connecting Cameras, Decks, and Monitors” in the
Help.
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If your sequence contains audio clips with different sample rates, use the Change Sample Rate
dialog box to ensure that all the clips have the same sample rate. For more information, see
“Changing the Audio Sample Rate for Sequences and Audio Clips” on page 834.
Changing the Default Pulldown Phase for Sequences
During a digital cut to 30-fps NTSC videotape, your Avid editing application defaults to an
A-frame pulldown conversion for sequences (subsequences are an exception). If you are
appending sequences to the same output tape on which continuous pulldown is required, you
might need to change the default pulldown phase (or pullin) to a B frame. A digital cut can begin
only on the first field of an A or B frame.
For example, if one cut ends on an A frame, before performing the digital cut of the next
sequence, change the pullin for the next sequence to the B frame. You can determine the frame
that ends a sequence by checking the Pullout column in the bin that holds the sequence.
If your sequence ends on a B or C frame, edit the sequence to end on an A or D frame to create a
continuous 2:3 pulldown.
For more information on film-to-tape transfers, see “Transferring Film to Tape” on page 1499.
To change the default pulldown phase for a sequence:
1. Open the bin that holds the sequence.
2. Check if the Pullin column appears. If not, do the following:
a. Click the Bin Fast Menu button, and select Title Onlys.
b. Ctrl+click (Windows) or Command+click (Macintosh) Pullin.
3. Type A or B in the Pullin column.
- Pullin A: The first frame of the sequence plays back as two fields, the second frame as
three fields, the third frame as two fields, and so on.