User Manual

Conforming Workflow

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For instructions on recapturing, see “Recapturing and Decomposing” on page 243.

When you recapture from SD source tapes, Avid recommends that you readjust the video levels.

You can transfer video input settings from another system, but the existing settings have been

calibrated to a different set of hardware and might not operate properly.

If you are capturing serial digital video (SDI) or DV, your Avid editing application ignores the

video input settings.

Step 5: Import and Lay in the Final Audio Mix

In most cases, the final audio mix is done either as part of the offline edit or on a digital audio

workstation such as Pro Tools. In either case, import the OMFI or the AAF file. For more

information, see “Transferring Audio Files” on page 1128, “Importing Files” on page 281, and

“Using Pro Tools and Interplay” in Avid Interplay Best Practices.

After importing the audio mix, calibrate the audio hardware and channels as described in

“Calibrating Audio Hardware for Avid Nitris DX and Avid Mojo DX” on page 208

Then use the Audio tool to monitor the audio levels (see “Understanding the Audio Tool” on

page 203).

You can quickly check the peak values of the sequence (see “Using the Console Window to

Check Audio Levels” on page 212).

Use the Show Reference Clips

option

This option lets you reveal the source clips of a sequence in a single bin by

selecting the “Show reference clips” option in the Bin Display dialog box,

and then recapturing the source clips. This method can be faster than

recapturing a sequence or decomposing if the lengths of the new audio and

video clips created differ from the original master clips. Because two passes

are necessary to capture audio and video from a single source if the lengths

are not the same, it is sometimes faster to capture a slightly longer master

clip than to capture the new clips once for audio and once for video. This

method also gives you more opportunity for revisions. However, this method

uses more disk space and capturing can take longer. It can be a good

compromise between capturing all the original clips and capturing only the

clips needed to re-create the source.

Recapture Option Description