User Manual

Considerations for International Character Support
1548
The RT-11 format that is sometimes used for disks that store EDLs has a very limited character
set: A-Z (capital letters only), 0-9, space, and $.
Traditional Chinese Big 5 Character Set
When using Traditional Chinese, set the Input Method Editor (IME) to use the Traditional
Chinese Big 5 character set.
(Windows) When setting the Input Locale in the Regional Options dialog box, click IME
Settings and select the bottom option, which translates to “Only show Big 5 characters.”
(Macintosh) When you select Traditional Chinese in the System Preferences > Language & Text
window, your system displays a menu with several options. Select Big 5.
Rebuilding the asifont.map File (Windows Only)
If you cannot display Chinese or Japanese characters in your Avid editing application, you might
need to regenerate the asifont.map file under the Japanese or Chinese locale. If you install your
Avid editing application after you set up your system for international character support, you
should not need to rebuild the asifont.map file.
To rebuild the asifont.map file, do one of the following:
• Navigate to Program Files\Avid\application name, locate the asifont.map file, and delete it.
Ensure you are in the Japanese or Chinese locale and restart your Avid editing application.
• Uninstall your Avid editing application and then reinstall it under the Japanese or Chinese
locale.
Note that your system uses the current locale to create the asifont.map file appropriate for that
locale.
Creating Vertical Text
To create a title with vertical lettering, such as on Japanese and Chinese Windows systems, use
the Marquee title tool, and use one of the fonts with an “@” symbol at the beginning of its name.
You can create a style or template for this kind of text box to make the titles easier to create.
1. Create a Text Box, then exit Text mode.
2. Select a font with an @ sign at the start of the name for the text box.
3. In the Transform pane, rotate the box by setting rotate Z to -90.
4. Enter Text mode, and type in your text.
The text appears moving down vertically.