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If you are finishing an HD project, and the offline project was done in SD, change the project

format and then change the sequence format. For more information, see “Changing the Project

Format” on page 1514 and “Changing the Sequence Format” on page 1515.

For information about working with shared projects and media in an Avid shared storage

environment, see “Transferring a Project Using Shared Storage” on page 1129.

Step 3: Measure the Video Signal

When you are working with analog material, measure the actual video signal during both input

and output to ensure the signal does not exceed the broadcast specification.

For SDI or HD-SDI formats, you cannot adjust input or output levels by using the video controls

in your Avid editing application. For HD media, you can calibrate only HD component output,

which is usually used for monitors.

For more information, see the following topics:

• Preparing to Capture Video

• Calibrating for Video Output

Step 4: Recapture Media

If you did not transfer media, or you need to recapture your media at a higher resolution, use one

of the options described in the following table.

Recapture Option Description

Recapture master clips This option offers complete flexibility to make revisions, but takes the most

time and disk space.

Recapture a sequence This option provides a one-step process, but limits your options during

capturing. You can make revisions using only assigned handle lengths.

Decompose the sequence and

recapture the new clips

This option captures only enough media to re-create the sequence. You can

specify the length of handles, which you can use for minor revisions. This

method is more flexible than capturing from the sequence because it creates

new clips that you can sort and selectively capture. This method uses

minimal storage and can be one of the fastest methods for recapturing.

In most cases, do not decompose clips created from imported graphics,

which is an option in the Decompose dialog box. These decomposed clips

might cause problems when batch importing, particularly if the sequence

uses only part of an imported animation.