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Creating an Avid Log
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Sample Avid log (Macintosh)
Creating an Avid Log
You can use any word processing application or text editor to create Avid logs. However, you
must save the file as a text document (ASCII format).
When log manually, you should do the following:
• Identify the source tape for each shot.
• Document each clip’s name, start timecode, and end timecode.
• For NTSC transfer tapes for film projects, you must supply pulldown information in the
Pullin column of the bin before you capture.
This is the minimum information required to capture successfully. You can also add other
information such as comments, auxiliary timecodes, or key numbers for film projects. You can
make a separate log file for each videotape, or log clips from several different videotapes in one
log.
Windows systems ship with a text editor called WordPad. Mac OS
®
X systems ship with a text
editor called TextEdit.
To open WordPad:
t Click the Start button, and select All Programs > Accessories > WordPad.
Heading [Return]
FIELD_DELIM [Tab] TABS [Return]
VIDEO_FORMAT [Tab] NTSC [Return]
AUDIO_FORMAT [Tab] 44kHz [Return]
TAPE [Tab] 001 [Return]
FPS [Tab] 29.97 [Return]
[Return]
Column [Return]
Name [Tab] Tracks [Tab] Start [Tab] End [Return]
[Return]
Data [Return]
CU Josh & Mary [Tab] V [Tab] 01:00:00:00 [Tab] 01:15:05:00 [Return]
CU Josh [Tab] VA1 [Tab] 01:15:06:00 [Tab] 01:20:00:00 [Return]