User Manual

Importing Editcam Files
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A new subclip containing bars and tone appears in the bin.
13. Rename the clip as necessary.
Importing Editcam Files
You can import clips recorded with Ikegami
®
disk-based Editcam
™
or Editcam-station products.
The Editcam is a digital news-gathering (DNG) camera that uses Avid's CamCutter
®
technology.
For more information about Editcam, CamCutter technology, and how these systems operate
with nonlinear editors, see the Web site www.nltek.com.
Note the following restrictions:
• The CamCutter clips are not copied onto a media drive. The bin references clips physically
located on the FieldPak. If you remove the FieldPak, the referenced clips appear as Media
Offline.
• The FieldPak has limited performance and is used only to record and play back clips. If you
require multiple streams of video for advanced effects, the data might not be supplied fast
enough for proper operation. If this situation occurs, you can do one of the following:
- Render the effects. See “Rendering Effects” in the Help.
- Consolidate the sequence to a valid media drive. See “Consolidating Media” on
page 449.
- Import the CamCutter clips as OMFI files. This effectively copies the clips to a media
drive. See “Import Settings” on page 1414.
To import Editcam files:
1. (Option) Select File > Mount All.
If you previously mounted the drive or volume, or if you inserted the FieldPak
®
before
starting your Avid editing application, you do not need to perform this step.
2. Open a bin.
3. Select File > Import.
A dialog box opens.
4. Click the Files of Type menu (Windows) or the Show menu (Macintosh), select CamCutter,
and then select the CamCutter bin by doing the following:
a. From the desktop, select the FieldPak drive letter (Windows) or FieldPak volume name
(Macintosh).
b. Open the bin folder on the FieldPak.
c. Select the CamCutter bins or select the .spl files you want to import.