User Manual

Using AMA Plug-Ins
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A typical workflow is as follows:
1. Make sure the GFCAM AMA plug-in is installed on your system.
2. Insert the GFPAK.
Your Avid editing system links the GFCAM clips automatically into a bin. The media itself
remains on the disk. The clips point directly to the high-resolution media on the disk.
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If you use multiple GFPAKs and you remove one of the GFPAKs, your media displays offline.
3. Use the master clips to edit the sequence.
4. (Option) Rename the clips to organize your material.
5. Consolidate or transcode your sequence or clips.
Consolidating your media helps when you work with multiple GFPAKs. If a GFPAK is
unplugged, consolidating lets you view your sequence with all the media online.
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When you consolidate, if you want to keep your AMA clips linked to the original source, select
the option “Keep Master clips linked to media on the original drive,” in the Copying Media Files
dialog box.
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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 GFCAM.
6. Disconnect the GFPAK.
Working with Shot Marks and Check Marks with GFCAM Media
GFCAM products use Shot Marks and Check Marks to store metadata about media clips.
Shot Marks allow GFCAM cameras to mark events such as clip start points or audio clipping.
Press the RET button on the GFCAM device while you record or playback to set a Shot Mark.
For a description of Shot Marks, see your GFCAM documentation.
In the AMA method, Shot Marks are brought over automatically and appear as markers in your
Avid editing application. There is no text associated with a Shot Mark, just a marked location (or
a marker). For information about editing markers, see “Using Markers” on page 523.
A Check Mark flags a “good shot.” The AMA method translates this good shot clip with the
word “true” in a new bin column named Check Mark. If there are no Check Marks associated
with a clip, a Check Mark heading does not appear.