User Manual

Using AMA Plug-Ins
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The following steps describe a typical workflow for editing AVCHD clips with AMA.
A typical workflow is as follows:
1. Install the AVCHD AMA plug-in on your system.
2. To link to an entire volume, attach the camera and insert a card, disc or drive.
The system links the AVCHD clips automatically into a bin.
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It is highly recommended for performance reasons, that you copy the entire media volume to an
external HD drive if you plan on copying media from a card. You may have to use the File >
AMA Link command if the files do not automatically link.
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If you use multiple AVCHD cards and you remove one of the cards, your media displays offline.
3. To link to an individual AVCHD file, with the camera and card, disc or drive inserted, select
File > AMA Link.
The Open dialog box opens.
4. From the AMA Plugin Filter menu, select AVCHD.
5. Locate and select the .mts file(s) you want to link. Ctrl+click or Shift+click to select multiple
files.
6. Click Open.
The clips appear in the active bin. A link icon appears next to the clips.
7. Use the master clips to edit and output a sequence.
8. (Option) Rename the clips to organize your material.
9. Transcode your sequence or clips.
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When you transcode a sequence, the system automatically defaults to convert both audio and
video. You cannot transcode video only with AVCHD.
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For information on transcoding your sequence, see “Using the Transcode Command” on
page 455.
Spanned clips are clips that extend from one card, disc or drive to another. Avid supports
working with spanned AVCHD clips in your Avid editing application.
For more information about spanned clips, see “Spanned Clips” on page 392.