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Avid Log Specifications
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Data Entries
The data entries come after the Custom column Titles. The table shows the format for entering
data. Enter a line of data in this format for every clip. Be sure to start the data section for each
clip with the word
Data [Enter] (Windows) or Data [Return] (Macintosh).
COMMENTS [Tab] Title for comments about clip.
<Your_Title> [Tab] Add any category of information you want.
Add as many Titles as you want, but do not
use more than a total of 64 global and column
Titles in the file. Press the Tab key between
each Title. Do not press the Tab key after the
last Title.
[Enter] or [Return] [Enter] or [Return] Press [Enter] (Windows) or [Return]
(Macintosh) twice (do not press Tab) after the
last Title.
DATA Titles: The word Data marks the start of the data for each clip.
Data [Enter] or
[Return]
Required Enter the word Data to mark the start of the logged clip entries.
DATA FOR EACH CLIP: Enter a line of data for each clip. Enter the data so it aligns with its column Title. (The
data that goes with the ninth column Title must be the ninth data entry.) Be sure to enter data for all the required
values. To leave a data position unfilled, press the Tab key instead of typing data. Press Enter (Windows) or
Return (Macintosh) at the end of each line. Your Avid system supports up to four audio tracks in imported and
exported logs.
<clip name> [Tab] Required Under Name Title. Enter a clip identifier (32 characters
maximum).
<V>
<VA1>
<VA2>
<VA1A2>
<A1A2>
<A1>
<A2>
<D>
[Tab] Required Under Tracks Title. Enter the tracks you want captured for the clip.
Enter V for MOS takes. Enter A1, A2, or A1A2 for wild sound.
Enter D for a data track.
<timecode> [Tab] Required Under Start Title. Enter the video timecode for the sync point, the
first frame of the clip. Use colons for non-drop-frame (for
example, 01:00:12:20). Use one or more semicolons for
drop-frame (for example, 01;18;00;02).