User Manual

Using AMA Plug-Ins
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For information on consolidating your sequence, see “Consolidating Media” on page 449. For
information on transcoding your sequence, see “Using the Transcode Command” on page 455.
7. Remove the XDCAM disk or XDCAM EX card:
t (Windows) Select Safely Remove Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Safely
Remove XDCAM EX device name.
t (Macintosh) Click the device icon on your desktop and drag it to the Trash.
Using XDCAM Multiple Resolution Clips with AMA
The XDCAM AMA plug-in allows you to link to low-resolution (proxy) or high-resolution
audio or video media. The AMA multiple resolution feature supports specific XDCAM devices
which include a /PROAV folder. For example, the Sony PDWU1 Professional Disc Drive Unit.
See your Sony documentation for information on how to enable the /PROAV directory for your
device.
Avid editing systems do not support XDCAM proxy audio.
The following steps describe a typical workflow for editing XDCAM multiple resolution clips
with AMA.
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Do not mix AMA and traditional workflows. Either use AMA when you work with an XDCAM
device or use the traditional import/batch import workflow.
You should be aware of the following:
• Playback performance from an optical disk is very slow. To create a sequence with multiple
effects or layered tracks, Avid suggests that you consolidate the media to a local drive,
instead of working directly from the optical disk.
• Avid has turned off redrawing of waveforms in the Timeline when you link to XDCAM clips
that reside on a disk. This allows for a faster linking process. When the media is
consolidated, the waveforms redraw.
• When you link XDCAM clips from an optical disk, Avid recommends that you do not
display the bin in Frame view or Script view due to performance issues.
A typical workflow is as follows:
1. Use Sony’s PDZ-1 software to associate your low-resolution clips with metadata to identify
the clip in the Avid bin. This includes entering a User Disc ID in the Disc Properties
window.
2. The Sony XDCAM and XDCAM EX AMA plug-in should be installed on your system.
3. Install the appropriate Sony XDCAM drivers.
4. In the Project window, click the Settings tab.